'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri The Cameroon-born Dibango had been making records under his own name since 1961 and “Soul Makossa” was his breakout track. So much ...

The musical artist best known for his 1972 hit “Soul Makossa,” has died of COVID-19, according to Music Times. One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, saxophonist Manu Dibango died at the age of 86 in ...

Cameroonian singer-songwriter Manu Dibango has died while suffering from Covid-19. He was 86 years old. Dibango’s death was announced on his Facebook page: “It is with deep sadness that we announce ...

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 ...

Manu Dibango, the acclaimed Cameroonian saxophonist whose 1972 hit, “Soul Makossa,” would later be sampled by Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and dozens of other musicians, died Tuesday due to ...

I was always deeply influenced by Afro-Rock music. This is because of the great artistic fingerprint of my first band, Kongas, in which I spent four years before starting my solo career with Love in C ...

Released just days before the death of pioneering mandolin maestro U. Srinivas, Bombay Makossa assumes an added poignancy as one of his last recorded ventures in a career that began as a child prodigy ...

Eine ganz besondere Art der Weihnachtsbäckerei präsentiert die Veranstaltungsreihe „aaachterbahn“ in ihrer diesjährigen Weihnachtsausgabe: „Baking Bad“ heißt es am Weihnachtsfeiertag, 25. Dezember ...

'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri The Cameroon-born Dibango had been making records under his own name since 1961 and “Soul Makossa” was his breakout track. So much ...

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 ...