Manu Dibango
Birthday
1933/12/12
Day of death
2020/03/24 (86 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Douala, Cameroon
Also know as
Emmanuel N'Djoké Manu Dibango
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'Dj...Read more
Acting
(2013) Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995
as sax/vocals
(1976) Salsa
as ---
(2009) Soul Power
as Self
(2019) Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(1992) Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
as Himself
(2014) Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris
as ---
(2004) On dirait Nino Ferrer
as Self
(1997) Black Dju
as ---
(2021) The Rumba Kings
as Self - Musician
(1990) Paris Black Night
as Lui même
(1985) Victoires de la musique
as Self
(1986) Ambitions
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(1998) Vivement dimanche
as Self
(1987) Téléthon
as ---