Legendary French producer Cerrone has released a new track, "Funk Makossa," which features Cameroonian jazz saxophonist Manu Dibango. (The title is a play on Dibango's 1972 hit "Soul Makossa," which ...

The Cameroonian musician who became an international star with his song "Soul Makossa" died Tuesday at age 86 in Paris. His music helped fuel... One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist ...

The post R.I.P. Manu Dibango, Afro-Jazz Saxophonist Behind “Soul Makossa”, Dies at 86 Due to COVID-19 appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Cameroonian afro-jazz saxophonist Manu Dibango has died ...

It’s not easy to cover four decades in a 13-song collection, particularly one that’s meant to emphasize the eclecticism of a composer-arranger-vocalist- multi-instrumentalist whose recordings range ...

The 1960’s and 1970’s were a time of political and social turmoil in the U.S. and also a time of transition and change. The era saw the rise of Malcolm X and MLK, afros and dashikis, blackploitation ...

Manu Dibango, who brought African rhythms to Western popular music through his 1972 hit Soul Makossa, died from complications of the coronavirus, according to his official Facebook page. “It is with ...

'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri As a style, makossa predated Dibango’s single. Born in Cameroon, it fused musical genres from the region and further afield. The ...

One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist Manu Dibango, has died of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, and died in Paris. Internationally, he was best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa," ...