Manu Dibango

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Manu Dibango

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Cameroonian saxophonist born on December 12, 1933 in Douala, and died on March 24, 2020 in France. Originally trained in classical piano, his musical career began in Brussels and Paris in the 1950s. In 1960 he was found in Congo as a member of African Jazz directed by Joseph Kabasele (Le Grand Kalle). He formed his own band in Cameroon in 1963, moving to Paris in 1965. His international breakthrough came in 1972 with Soul Makossa.

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Soul Makossa

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Groovy Flute

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The Panther

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Coconut

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New Bell

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July 26, 2019

Le Petit Maroc

Saint-Nazaire, Pays de la Loire, France


August 25, 2018

Donauinsel

Vienna, Vienna, Austria


July 30, 2016

Molenveld

Boechout, Antwerp, Belgium


July 23, 2016

Rencontres Jacques Brel

Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


July 18, 2016

Théâtre Fairmount

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Cameroonian saxophonist born on December 12, 1933 in Douala, and died on March 24, 2020 in France. Originally trained in classical piano, his musical career began in Brussels and Paris in the 1950s. In 1960 he was found in Congo as a member of Africa... Read the full biography on this page.

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