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[[Image:manu dibango1.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Manu Dibango in 2007, in London]]'''Manu Dibango''' (''Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango'', born [[December 12]] [[1933]] in [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]) is a Cameroonian [[saxophonist]] and [[vibraphone]] player. He developed a musical style fusing jazz and traditional Cameroonian music. He is a member of the [[Yabassi]] ethnic group, though his mother was a [[Duala people|Duala]]. |
[[Image:manu dibango1.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Manu Dibango in 2007, in London]]'''Manu Dibango''' (''Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango'', born [[December 12]] [[1933]] in [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]) is a Cameroonian [[saxophonist]] and [[vibraphone]] player. He developed a musical style fusing jazz and traditional Cameroonian music. He is a member of the [[Yabassi]] ethnic group, though his mother was a [[Duala people|Duala]]. |
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He has collaborated with many musicians, including [[Fania All Stars]], [[Fela Kuti]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Bernie Worrell]], [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], and [[Sly and Robbie]]. In 1998 he recorded the album ''CubAfrica'' with Cuban artist [[Eliades Ochoa]] . |
He has collaborated with many musicians, including [[Fania All Stars]], [[Fela Kuti]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Bernie Worrell]], [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], and [[Sly and Robbie]]. In 1998 he recorded the album ''CubAfrica'' with Cuban artist [[Eliades Ochoa]] . |
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Revision as of 00:01, 17 December 2007
Manu Dibango (Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango, born December 12 1933 in Douala, Cameroon) is a Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player. He developed a musical style fusing jazz and traditional Cameroonian music. He is a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, though his mother was a Duala.
He has collaborated with many musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Sly and Robbie. In 1998 he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa .
His Soul Makossa is often considered the first disco record (Jones and Kantonen, 1999).
He served as the first chairman of the Cameroon Music Corporation, with a high profile in disputes about artists' royalties. Dibango was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace in 2004.[1][2]
Partial discography
- Soul Makossa (1972) Unidisc
- O Boso (1973) London
- Makossa Man (1974) Atlantic
- Makossa Music (1975)
- Manu 76 (1976) Decca
- Super Kumba (1976) Decca
- A l'Olympia (1978) Fiesta Records
- Afrovision (1978) Island
- Sun Explosion (1978) Decca
- Gone Clear (1980) Mango Records
- Waka Juju (1982) CRC Records dist. Polydor France
- Mboa (1982) Sonodisc / Afrovision
- Ambassador (1981) Mango Records
- Electric Africa (1985) Celluloid
- Afrijazzy (1986)
- Deliverance (1989) Afro Rhythmes
- Happy Feeling (1989) Sterns
- Rasta Souvenir (1989) Disque Esperance
- Polysonik (1992)
- Live '91 (1994) Stern's Music
- Wakafrika (1994) Giant
- CubAfrica (with Eliades Ochoa) (1998)
Notes
- ^ Ernest Kanjo, Cameroonian musicians seem to have lost their creative acumen in their endless battles over money, Post newsmagazine, Sept 2006 accessed at[1] April 5, 2007
- ^ Manu Dibango designated UNESCO Artist for Peace
References
- Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999) Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. ISBN 1-55652-411-0.
External links
- [2], Official Website
- "Manu Dibango" World Music Legends
- Biography of Manu Dibango, from Radio France Internationale
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