'Pop Makossa' stars Eko on stage in 1978 at Douala's Cinéma Le Wouri As a style, makossa predated Dibango’s single. Born in Cameroon, it fused musical genres from the region and further afield. The ...

Legendary French producer Cerrone has released a new track, "Funk Makossa," which features Cameroonian jazz saxophonist Manu Dibango. (The title is a play on Dibango's 1972 hit "Soul Makossa," which ...

On a Saturday night at the Stade Omnisports in the Douala neighbourhood of Bepanda, concert-goers bristle as they wait for their artist. Four men walk arduously onto the hall’s stage, carrying an ...

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 ...

Cameroonian singer-songwriter Manu Dibango has died while suffering from Covid-19. He was 86 years old. Dibango’s death was announced on his Facebook page: “It is with deep sadness that we announce ...

First popularised in the west by saxophonist Manu Dibango with his unexpected 1970s hit Soul Makossa, makossa is one of the great dance styles of west Africa. It’s the national music of Cameroon, and ...

His 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” arrived at the dawn of the disco era and made its way to dance floors across the United States, Europe and Africa. By Jon Pareles This obituary is part of a series about ...

‘Saka Makossa’ appears on the surface as a vain song about two self-indulgent young people who want to have fun, and show off while doing so. But in reality, it pays tribute to a genre of music known ...