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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.

Biography

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

Notes

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
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