Manu Dibango

Dibango in Saint-Lazaire, 2019

Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020)^[1] was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter. He plays the saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk and traditional Cameroonian music. He is best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa", which charted in the US Billboard Hot 100. He was born in Douala.

In March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, Dibango tested positive for COVID-19 in France.^[2] On 23 March, he died in Paris due to the disease. He was 86.^[1]

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Manu Dibango - Stuttgart 17.07.2013 - 2

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Le saxophoniste Manu Dibango est mort des suites du Covid-19, annoncent ses proches" (in fr). Le Monde (Agence France-Presse). 24 March 2020. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2020/03/24/le-saxophoniste-manu-dibango-est-mort-des-suites-du-covid-19-annoncent-ses-proches_6034197_3382.html. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
↑ "Cameroon: Manu Dibango tests positive for COVID-19 in France". Journal du Cameroun. 18 March 2020. https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/cameroon-manu-dibango-tests-positive-for-covid-19/. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

Other websites

Manu Dibango at Allmusic

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Le saxophoniste Manu Dibango est mort des suites du Covid-19, annoncent ses proches" (in fr). Le Monde (Agence France-Presse). 24 March 2020. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2020/03/24/le-saxophoniste-manu-dibango-est-mort-des-suites-du-covid-19-annoncent-ses-proches_6034197_3382.html. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

[2] "Cameroon: Manu Dibango tests positive for COVID-19 in France". Journal du Cameroun. 18 March 2020. https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/cameroon-manu-dibango-tests-positive-for-covid-19/. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

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