Personal Info
Emmanuel N'Djoké Manu Dibango
Manu Dibango
Sound
Biography
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020.
Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1933. His father, Michel Manfred N'Djoké Dibango, was a civil servant. Son of a farmer, he met his wife travelling by pirogue to her resi…
Filmography
Movies
Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995
as sax/vocals
The Rumba Kings
as Self - Musician
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Femme Noire
Thomas Ngijol - 2
as Self
Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris
Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
as Self
Sounds Like Nino Ferrer
as Self
Black Dju
