The most widely known musician from the African nation of Cameroon, Manu Dibango was one of the pioneers of world music in the early 1970s and remained one of the most internationally celebrated ...

A weekly round-up of must-hear music music, as chosen by the pop staff of The Times. This week’s picks include a new EP from Americana artist Margo Price, a coming reissue from Manu Dibango and Justin ...

I was heartbroken to learn that the great saxophonist Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango, known as the Lion of Cameroon, succumbed to Covid-19 a few days ago in France. The African music titan was 86 and ...

Nuits D'Afrique in downtown Montreal is the biggest African music festival in North America. This year, it's celebrating its 31th anniversary. As... Jul 21, 2017 — Nuits D'Afrique in downtown Montreal ...

Last week, 86-year-old Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango died of COVID-19. Dibango’s music shook the world: His discography spans six decades and at least as many genres, with forays into jazz, ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world ...

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 coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele, the king of Congolese soukous music. While ...

PARIS — Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved “Papy Groove” who served as an inspiration and pioneer in his art, died on Tuesday with the coronavirus, his official Facebook page ...

Famed African saxophonist Manu Dibango, who came to worldwide fame with the Grammy-nominated hit “Soul Makossa” in the early 1970s, died in Paris on March 24 after contracting the coronavirus. He was ...

Manu Dibango, who brought African rhythms to Western popular music through his 1972 hit Soul Makossa, died from complications of the coronavirus, according to his official Facebook page. “It is with ...

PARIS - Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday with the coronavirus, according to his music publisher. He ...