Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19

[babylonsister]

Manu Dibango: African saxophone legend dies of Covid-19

The African saxophone legend Manu Dibango has died in Paris after catching coronavirus.

Dibango - best known for his 1972 hit Soul Makossa - is one of the first global stars to die from Covid-19.

The 86-year-old fused jazz and funk music with traditional sounds from his home country, Cameroon.

He collaborated with numerous artists over a long career, including US pianist Herbie Hancock and Nigeria's Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

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[Fullduplexxx]

1. Like Jackson's mama say mama saw mamakossa

[BeckyDem]

2. Rest in peace.

[marble falls]

3. I always thought it was American musicians sounding African.

[Withywindle]

4. RIP

[eleny]

5. So sad

[musette_sf]

6. Back in the early 70s in downtown Brooklyn

Soul Makossa was blasting from every little record store on Fulton Street. It's still one of my fave jams today. RIP.

[bdamomma]

7. Very sad

I remember that song well. RIP.

[Midnight Writer]

8. Sad. I only recently discovered his music.(Thank you, YouTube). Great stuff.

[malaise]

9. Soul Makossa was special for my age group

He also worked with several Jamaican musicians including Jimmy Cliff