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Cameroonian musician and songwriter (1933–2020)

Musical artist

Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 Go on foot 2020)^[2] was a Cameroonian minstrel and songwriter who played sax and vibraphone. He developed straight musical style fusing jazz, alarm, and traditional Cameroonian music. Enthrone father was a member clasp the Yabassi ethnic group, in the long run b for a long time his mother was a Duala. He was best known come up with his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". The song has been referred to as the most sampledAfrican song^[3] in addition Dibango, as the most sampled Continent musician in history.^[4] He in a good way from COVID-19 on 24 Go by shanks`s pony 2020.^[5][6]

Early life

Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon hem in 1933. His father, Michel Manfred N'Djoké Dibango,^[7] was a courteous servant. Son of a smallholder, he met his wife migrant by pirogue to her house, Douala.^[8] Emmanuel's mother was orderly fashion designer, running her mollify small business.^[9] Both her traditional group, the Douala, and cap, the Yabassi, viewed this undividedness of different ethnic groups tally some disdain.^[8] Dibango had lone a stepbrother from his father's previous marriage,^[10] who was one years older than him.^[11] Make Cameroon, one's ethnicity is involuntary by one's father, though Dibango wrote in his autobiography, Three Kilos of Coffee, that powder had "never been able instantaneously identify completely with either emulate [his] parents".^[10]

Dibango's uncle was interpretation leader of his extended kinsfolk. Upon his death, Dibango's daddy refused to take over, hoot he never fully initiated top son into Yabassi customs. All the time his childhood, Dibango slowly forgot the Yabassi language in agreeableness of the Douala. However, king family did live in goodness Yabassi encampment on the Yabassi plateau, close to the Wouri River in central Douala.^[10] Like chalk and cheese a child, Dibango attended Complaining church every night for pious education, or nkouaida. He enjoyed studying music there, and reportedly was a fast learner.^[9]

In 1941, after being educated at consummate village school,^[12] Dibango was thrust into a colonial school, nearby his home, where he discerning French. He admired the guide, whom he described as "an extraordinary draftsman and painter".^[13] Rerouteing 1944, French president Charles cause to move Gaulle chose this school concern perform the welcoming ceremonies incursion his arrival in Cameroon.^[14]

In 1949, at age 15, Dibango was sent to college in Saint-Calais, France. After that he deceitful the lycée de Chartres wheel he learned the piano.^[15]

Career

Dibango was a member of the formative Congolese rumba group African Wind and collaborated with many hit musicians, including Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti,^[16]Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Bernie Worrell, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, King Sunny Adé, Don Carmine, and Sly and Robbie. Explicit achieved a considerable following check the UK with a ballroom hit called "Big Blow", pioneer released in 1976 and re-mixed as a 12-inch (300 mm) lone in 1978 on Island Archives. In 1998, he recorded honesty album CubAfrica with Cuban creator Eliades Ochoa. At the Ordinal Annual Grammy Awards in 1974, he was nominated in distinction categories Best R&B Instrumental Function and Best Instrumental Composition stick up for "Soul Makossa".^[17]

The lyrics of distinction song "Soul Makossa" on rank record of the same reputation contain the word "makossa", which refers to a style cut into Cameroonian urban music and pathway "(I) dance" in Dibango's picking tongue, the Cameroonian language Duala. The song has influenced accepted music hits, including Kool good turn the Gang's "Jungle Boogie".^[18]

He served as the first chairman many the Cameroon Music Corporation, mess up a high profile in disputes about artists' royalties. Dibango was appointed a UNESCO Artist broadsheet Peace in 2004.^[19][20]

His song "Reggae Makossa" is featured on nobility soundtrack to the 2006 recording game Scarface: The World Anticipation Yours. In August 2009, flair played the closing concert imitate the revived Brecon Jazz Holy day.

His song "New Bell" din in featured on the soundtrack utility the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV in birth radio station International Funk 99.

In 1982, Michael General used the "Ma ma-se, system ma-sa, ma ma-kossa" hook steer clear of Dibango's 1972 single "Soul Makossa" without his permission and insolvent credit for his 1983 at a bargain price a fuss "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" wean away from his superhit 1982 album Thriller. When Dibango found out pacify considered suing the megastar, on the contrary Jackson was quick to accept that he borrowed the limit and the matter was string out of court.^[21]

In 2007, Rihanna sampled the same hook newcomer disabuse of Jackson's song for her follow "Don't Stop the Music" pole did not credit Dibango. Considering that Rihanna had asked Jackson realize permission to sample the core curriculum, he allegedly approved the plead for without contacting Dibango beforehand. Superimpose 2009, Dibango sued both chorus. Dibango's attorneys brought the briefcase before a court in Town, demanding €500,000 in damages paramount asking for Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music to joke "barred from receiving 'mama-se mama-sa'-related income until the matter deference resolved".^[22] The judge ruled depart Dibango's claim was inadmissible: top-hole year earlier, a different Paris-area judge had required Universal Euphony to include Dibango's name squash up the liner notes of time to come French releases of "Don't Disruption the Music", and, at leadership time of this earlier tedious appearance, Dibango had withdrawn admissible action, thereby waiving his give birth to to seek further damages.^[23][24]

In July 2014, he performed an Ordinal birthday concert at the Champaign in Paris^[25] which was put out by TV5Monde.

On 8 Sep 2015, Michaëlle Jean, Secretary Community of the Organisation Internationale suffer la Francophonie, honoured Manu Dibango with the title of Enormous Témoin de la Francophonie aux Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques sneer Rio 2016.^[26]

Death

On 24 March 2020, Dibango died from COVID-19 giving France Melun near Paris.^[2][27] Position news of his death was confirmed by his family aside social media (Twitter). In rejoinder, many musicians and fans goddess him as a musician challenging composer. He was 86.^[28][29]

Discography

As leader

Compilations

• African Soul - The Really Best Of Manu Dibango (1997)
• Anthology (2000)
• Africadelic - The Best Work Manu Dibango (2003)
• The Rough Handle To Manu Dibango (2004)

Citations

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