Manu Dibango
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Acting Credits
Biography
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played 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, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020. Emmanuel "Manu" Dibango was born in Douala, Cameroon in 1933. His father, Michel Manfred N'Dj...
Known For
Filmography
Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995
2022
as sax/vocals
The Rumba Kings
2021
as Self - Musician
Africa Rising
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Femme Noire
2017
Thomas Ngijol - 2
2015
as Self
Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris
2014
Nos plus belles années 80 : La Compil !
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
2009
as Self
Sounds Like Nino Ferrer
2004
as Self
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Black Dju
1997
Changa Changa, rythmes en noirs et blancs
1992
as Himself
Paris Black Night
1990
as Lui même
Téléthon
1987
as Self
Ambitions
1986
as Self
Victoires de la musique
1985
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Salsa
1976
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self