Cameroonian musician and composer Manu Dibango passed away on March 24, 2020 at his home in France, an early victim of Covid 19. This episode is a tribute to the exceptional man who, by chance, as he says, gave us the famous Soul Makossa, a tune that opened the Disco era.
Tribute to Manu Dibango – EPK – Témoignages. Conception et Réalisation du Projet : Stéphane MANGA Alias KOOL BASS Bassiste, Auteur-Compositeur, Arrangeur et Producteur. Label : UNIVERSOULJAZZ MUSIC. Montage et Réalisation : SHERRICK KINGUE
In this episode of Afropop Worldwide, Georges Collinet goes back in time to recollect his friendship with his fellow Cameroonian.
He explores the many ways their lives paralleled and intersected after they were sent to France by their parents for an education. This musical journey is enhanced by the wisdom and sonorous laughter of Manu Dibango and by the mesmerizing music culled from over 200 records that Manu produced over a 60 year career. We’ll sample some Maxi Voom Voom – as Georges Collinet on the Voice Of America was known – and have a taste of Andouillette and Suya in Yaoundé, Cameroon. And we’ll finally know how to correctly say « Ma Ma Ko, Ma Massa, Ma Ma Makossa. » This episode is definitely a multi-sensory delight!
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MANU DIBANGO
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Cameroon
2022—-Bientôt trois ans sans toi. Tu m’as pris sous ton aile, tu m’as fait grandir, et tu m’as ouvert la voie Tu m’as invité à partager la scène avec toi, à Jazz à Vienne, à Marciac, et même pour tes 50 ans de carrière au Casino de Paris. Soul Makossa et moi abons 50 ans cette année et il n’y a pas de hasard. C’est ta chanson, elle a fait rêver toute une génération et je suis fière de la reprendre aujourd’hui. Merci Papa Dibango pour ton sourire, pour ta gentillesse et ton humour Manu Dibango Almost three years since you left us. You took me under your wing, you made me grow and paves the way for me. You invited me to share the stage with you at Jazz à Vienne, at Marciac, and even at the Casino de Paris to celebrate your 50 years career. Soul Makossa and I are both 50 this year, and so it’s no coincidence. It was your song, it made a whole generation dream and I’mproid to civer it today. Thank you, Papa Dibango, for your smile, your kindness and your great sense of humour.
MANOU GALLO tribute to MANU DIBANGO SOUL MAKOSSA
