Manu Dibango, one of pioneers of Afro-funk music, passed away on Tuesday at age 86 in Paris, France. Representatives for the artist, best known for his 1972 hit “Soul Makossa,” announced on his social ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just after the World War II, in 1948, a gangly youth arrived in Strasbourg, France, after a long trip from Douala in Cameroon. He had 3kg of coffee in his luggage and a burning desire to be a ...

Musician who influenced Michael Jackson dies in Paris hospital from Covid-19 infection Manu Dibango, the Cameroonian musician celebrated for his blend of jazz, funk and traditional west African styles ...

Veteran Afro-jazz legend Manu Dibango died Tuesday after contracting coronavirus, one of the first worldwide stars to succumb to the disease. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit ...

The work of the jazz artist who died after contracting Covid-19 established a lingua franca for modern African popular music. "I have always been the product of mixtures, from the beginning," declared ...