Product Overview
Manu Dibango – African Soul / The Very Best Of - Mercury Audio CD 1997 / 5347662
UPC 731453476622
Product Details:
Label: Mercury – 534766-2
Format: CD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 1997
Genre: Electronic, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Acid Jazz, Jazzdance, Disco
Song-list:
1. Dikalo
2. Soul Makossa
3. Big Blow
4. Wakafrika
5. Soul Machine
6. Je Veux Etre Noir
7. Hot Chicken
8. Sunday Morning
9. From Congo
10. Wouri
11. Douala Serenade
12. Bayam Sellam
13. Goro City
14. Choc 'N' Soul
15. Senga Abele (Lion Roar)
2. Soul Makossa
3. Big Blow
4. Wakafrika
5. Soul Machine
6. Je Veux Etre Noir
7. Hot Chicken
8. Sunday Morning
9. From Congo
10. Wouri
11. Douala Serenade
12. Bayam Sellam
13. Goro City
14. Choc 'N' Soul
15. Senga Abele (Lion Roar)
Editorial Review:
This retrospective of the legendary Cameroon saxophonist Manu Dibango includes 10 prime examples of his eclectic style, including his internationally successful hit, "Soul Makossa," the percolating percussion and layered brass of "Africadelic," and the '80s disco of "Sun Explosion."
Manu Dibango: Primary Artist,Piano,Hammond Organ,Saxophone
Gwen Guthrie: Vocals
Carolyn Franklin: Vocals
Simon Booth: Guitar
Lucien Dobat: Drums
Sly Dunbar: Drums
Manu Katché: Drums
Jerry Bokilo Malekani: Guitar
Andre Manga: Bass
Francis Mbappe: Percussion
Dieudonne Nkanza: Percussion
Slim Pezin: Guitar
Robbie Shakespeare: Bass
Jean-Christophe Vilain: Horn
Tom Yoms: Background Vocals
Lokua Kanza: Vocals
Vicky Edimo: Bass
Moriba Koïta: Ngoni
Kaïssa Doumbé: Background Vocals
Gwen Guthrie: Vocals
Carolyn Franklin: Vocals
Simon Booth: Guitar
Lucien Dobat: Drums
Sly Dunbar: Drums
Manu Katché: Drums
Jerry Bokilo Malekani: Guitar
Andre Manga: Bass
Francis Mbappe: Percussion
Dieudonne Nkanza: Percussion
Slim Pezin: Guitar
Robbie Shakespeare: Bass
Jean-Christophe Vilain: Horn
Tom Yoms: Background Vocals
Lokua Kanza: Vocals
Vicky Edimo: Bass
Moriba Koïta: Ngoni
Kaïssa Doumbé: Background Vocals
Tracklist:
| 1 | Dikalo (Salt Pop Corn) (Remix)
Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Piano – Vincent Minja, Remix – Gotcha! (3), Saxophone, Organ [Hammond] – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
4:08 |
| 2 | Soul Makossa
Bass – Manfred Long, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Horns – Tony Brenez, Saxophone – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
4:27 |
| 3 | Big Blow
Bass – Vicky Edimo, Drums – Patrick Francfort, Guitar – Torreli, Jerry Malekani, Saxophone – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
5:42 |
| 4 | Wakafrika
Backing Vocals – Florence Titty-Dimbeng, Kaissa Doumbé, Tom Yoms, Balafon – Lansina Kouiate, Bass – André Manga, Drums – Manu Katche, Guitar – Jerry Malekani, Kora – Amadou Doumbouîa, Percussion – Assane Thia, Mbaye Gueye, Producer – George Acogny, Saxophone – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango, Xalam [N'goni] – Morita Koîta |
4:48 |
| 5 | Soul Machine
Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums, Percussion – Robert Ben's, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Saxophone, Organ [Hammond] – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
3:03 |
| 6 | Je Veux Être Noir
Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Piano – Vincent Minja, Saxophone, Organ [Hammond] – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Nino Ferrer |
3:01 |
| 7 | Hot Chicken
Bass – Jojo Etongo, Drums – Ben's Ndine, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Percussion – Willy "Le Diable", Saxophone, Organ [Hammond], Piano – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Joseph Ekambi, Manu Dibango |
4:25 |
| 8 | Sunday Morning
Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Saxophone, Organ [Hammond] – Manu Dibango, Trumpet [Big Band Trumpet Lead] – Yvan Julien, Vocals – Carolyn Franklin, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
4:18 |
| 9 | From Congo
Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Organ [Hammond] – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
2:32 |
| 10 | Wouri
Alto Saxophone, Piano – Manu Dibango, Bass – Dikoto Mandengue, Drums – Lucien Dobat, Guitar – Slim Pezin, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
3:17 |
| 11 |
Douala Serenade
Vocals – "Sissi" Catherine Elolongue, Bebey Manga, Florence Titty Dimbeng, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
6:24 |
| 12 | Bayam Sellam
Bass – Vicky Edimo, Drums – Patrick Francfort, Guitar – Torreli, Jerry Malekani, Saxophone – Manu Dibango, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
5:56 |
| 13 | Goro City
Bass – Robby Shakespeare, Drums – Sly Dunbar, Vocals – Gwen Guthrie, Ullanda McCullouch, Written-By – Manu Dibango |
8:35 |
| 14 | Choc'N'Soul
Bass – Robby Shakespeare, Drums – Sly Dunbar, Written-By – Geoffrey Chung, Manu Dibango |
5:15 |
| 15 | Senga Abélé
Bass – André Manga, Drums – Felix Sabal-Lecco, Guitar – Jerry Malekani, Simon Booth, Horns – Jean-Christophe Vilain, Peter Segona, Percussion – Dieudonné Nkanza, Francis Mbappe, Saxophone – Manu Dibango, Vocals – "Sissi" Catherine Elolongue, Florence Titty Dimbeng, Pascal Lokua Kanza, MC Mello, Written-By – M.C. Mello, Manu Dibango, Simon Booth |
8:06 |
More Details:
- Artwork – Autrement Le Design
- Management – Couleurs Manu, Georgia Dibango
- Mastered By – Mike Marsh
- Photography By – Hugues Roussas
About the Artist:
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.
