Manu Dibango
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Manu 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 Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell and Sly and Robbie.
His "Soul Makossa" is often considered the first disco record (Jones and Kantonen, 1999).
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Partial discography
- Soul Makossa (1972) Unidisc
- Oboso (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
- 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 Cuarteto Patria) (1998)
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Reference
- Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999) Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. ISBN 1556524110.
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External links
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