- Known For
- Sound
- Born
- December 12, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Douala, Cameroon
- Died
- March 24, 2020
Manu Dibango
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 residence, Douala. Emmanuel's mother was a fashion designer, running her own small business. Both her ethnic group, the Douala, and his, the Yabassi, viewed this union of different ethnic groups with some disdain. Dibango had only a stepbrother from his father's previous marriage, who was four years old…
Filmography
movieSoul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995
2022 · sax/vocals
movieThe Rumba Kings
2021 · Self - Musician
movieAfrica Rising
2019 · Self - Musician (archive footage)
movieFemme Noire
2017
movieThomas Ngijol - 2
2015 · Self
movieManu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris
2014
movieNos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
2013 · Self (archive footage)
movieSoul Power
2009 · Self
movieKirikou and the Wild Beasts
2005 · Original Music Composer
Sounds Like Nino Ferrer
movieSounds Like Nino Ferrer
2004 · Self
movieHollow City
2004 · Music
movieKounandi
2004 · Music
movieThe Silence of the Forest
2003 · Original Music Composer
movieSeptember 11
2002 · Original Music Composer
movieMy Voice
2002 · Original Music Composer
tvVivement dimanche
1998 · Self
movieBlack Dju
1997
movieBlack Light
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieChanga Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
1992 · Himself
movieParis Black Night
1990 · Lui même
movieHow to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieLady Cops
1987 · Original Music Composer
tvTéléthon
1987 · Self
tvAmbitions
1986 · Self
tvVictoires de la musique
1985 · Self
movieForty Deuce
1982 · Original Music Composer
tvChamps-Elysées
1982 · Self
movieCeddo
1978 · Original Music Composer
movieSalsa
1976
movieCountdown at Kusini
1976 · Original Music Composer
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972 · Self
movieThe Tam Tams Are Silent
1972 · Original Music Composer