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<h1 id="title">Manu Dibango</h1>
<p>The legend saxophonist</p>
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<img id="image"
src="https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/manu-dibango-performs-on-stage-at-the-womad-festival-at-charlton-park-picture-id452672724?s=2048x2048"
alt=" Manu Dibango playing from his favorite instrument">
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Manu Dibango at a concert playing some good makosa for the pleasure of his fans
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<h3 id="header">His Life:</h3>
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<li><strong>1933</strong> -Born in Douala, Yaounde
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<li><strong>1941</strong> -after being educated at his village school, Dibango was accepted into a colonial
school, near his home, where he learned French.
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<li><strong>1944</strong> -French president Charles de Gaulle chose this school to perform the welcoming
ceremonies upon his arrival in Cameroon
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<li><strong>1972</strong> -Single soul Makossa
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<li><strong>1974</strong> -he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa. At the 16th
Annual Grammy Awards. He was nominated in the categories Best R&B Instrumental Performance and Best
Instrumental Composition for "Soul Makossa"
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<li><strong>1976</strong> -He achieved a considerable following in the UK with a disco hit called "Big Blow"
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<li><strong>2004</strong> -He served as the first chairman of the Cameroon Music Corporation, with a high
profile in disputes about artists' royalties. Dibango was appointed a UNESCO Artist for Peace
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<li><strong>2009</strong> -He played the closing concert at the revived Brecon Jazz Festival. Also he filed
a lawsuit claiming that Rihanna's and Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop the Music" and "Wanna Be Startin'
Somethin'" used the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" hook without his permission. According to Dibango,
the line is from his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". Agence France-Presse reported that Jackson admitted
that he borrowed the line for "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and settled out of court
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<li><strong>2014</strong> -He made an 80th anniversary concert at Olympia, France which was broadcast by
TV5Monde
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<li><strong>2015</strong> -Michaëlle Jean, Secretary General of the Organisation Internationale de la
Francophonie, honoured Manu Dibango with the title of Grand Témoin de la Francophonie aux Jeux
Olympiques et Paralympiques de Rio 2016
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<li><strong>24<sup>th</sup> of March 2020</strong> -Dies at the age of 86
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<blockquote cite="https://www.tsfjazz.com/jazznews/breve/emmanuel-macron-reagit-au-deces-de-manu-dibango">
<p>"Il se riait des frontières pour créer une musique universelle, qui était à la fois africaine et
caraïbéenne, américaine et européenne, mais qui était surtout chaloupée, entraînante et joyeuse"</p>
<cite>--France president EMMANUEL MACRON</cite>
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The information on this page are from <a href="https://www.wikipedia.org/" target="_blank"
id="tribute-link"> Wikipedia</a>
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The image on this page is from <a
href="https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/manu-dibango?family=editorial&phrase=manu%20dibango&sort=mostpopular"
target="_blank" id="tribute-link">Gettyimages</a>
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In case you want to know more about this legend, you can go to his <a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Dibango" target="_blank" id="tribute-link"> Wikipedia Page</a>
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