Manu Dibango

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Dibango is Cameroon's, and perhaps Africa's, best-known jazz saxophonist. Starting in the 1950s, he became a globe-trotting musician, living and performing in France, Belgium, Jamaica, Zaire, and Cote d'Ivoire, as well as in Cameroon. In 1960, Dibango was one of the founding members of the Zairean band African Jazz, with whom he spent five years. World attention came to Dibango with the release in 1972 of Soul Makossa, a work that actually had precious little of the makossa sound in it, and scored later hits with Seventies and Ibida. Dibango's output has been prodigious and multi-faceted. He has worked with musicians as diverse as Fela Kuti, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Don Cherry, and the Fania All-Stars. In addition to being one of the leading jazz saxophonists of his generation, Dibango has also run nightclubs, directed orchestras, and started one of the first African musical journals. A later release, Polysonik -- featuring English rapper MC Mello, Cameroonian singer Charlotte M'Bango leading a choral section, and sampled pygmy flutes -- shows that Dibango is continuing to flourish and expand in challenging new directions. ~ Leon Jackson, Rovi

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  • May 25 Saturday
    Lyon, France La Sucrière
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  • Jun 13 Thursday
    Zürich, Switzerland Moods
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  • Jun 16 Sunday
    Creil, France Ile St Maurice
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Nîmes, France Les Jardins De La Fontaine
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  • Jun 22 Saturday
    Bordeaux, France Casino Theatre Barriere De Bordeaux
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  • Jul 16 Tuesday
    Stuttgart, Germany Marktplatz Stuttgart
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    Crozon, France Presquile De Crozon - Finistère
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    Crozon, France Presquile De Crozon - Finistère
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Crozon, France Presquile De Crozon - Finistère
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  • Aug 3 Saturday
    Crozon, France Presquile De Crozon - Finistère
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Discography

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  • Ballad Emotion (2011)
    Manu Dibango
    Ballad Emotion (2011)
    Wagram
  • Lion of Africa [CD/DVD] (2008)
    Manu Dibango
    Lion of Africa [CD/DVD] (2008)
    Global Mix
  • Africavision, Vol. 3: The Cinema of Manu Dibango (2007)
    Manu Dibango
    Africavision, Vol. 3: The Cinema of Manu Dibango (2007)
    Buda Musique
  • Hommage À La Nouvelle-Orléans: Joue Sidney Bechet (2007)
    Manu Dibango
    Hommage À La Nouvelle-Orléans: Joue Sidney Bechet (2007)
    Cristal (France)
  • Essential Recordings (2006)
    Manu Dibango
    Essential Recordings (2006)
    Manteca
  • Sax & Spirituals Lamastabastani (2006)
    Manu Dibango
    Sax & Spirituals Lamastabastani (2006)
    Soul Makossa
  • La Jamaique (2006)
    Manu Dibango
    La Jamaique (2006)
    Soul Makossa
  • Soft and Sweet (2006)
    Manu Dibango
    Soft and Sweet (2006)
    Soul Makossa
  • From Africa (2003)
    Manu Dibango
    From Africa (2003)
    Soul Makossa
  • Kamer Feeling (2001)
    Manu Dibango
    Kamer Feeling (2001)
    jps* Records
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