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Manu Dibango

Cameroon

Manu Dibango is a Cameroonian musician and song-writer who plays saxophone and vibraphone.

He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music.

His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, though his mother was a Duala. He is best known for his 1972 single, "Soul Makossa".