Manu Dibango(1933-2020)

Composer
Actor
Music Department

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A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

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Soul Power (2008)

Manu Dibango was born on 12 December 1933 in Douala, Cameroon. He was a composer and actor, known for Colors (1988), Mise à l'épreuve (2014) and Parole de flic (1985). He died on 24 March 2020 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France.

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Known for

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)

6.7

Soundtrack("Makossa '87")

1988

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Mise à l'épreuve (2014)

Mise à l'épreuve

6.1

Soundtrack("Soul Makossa")

2014

Alain Delon in Parole de flic (1985)

5.6

Soundtrack("Abele Dance")

1985

Spike Lee, Delroy Lindo, Alfre Woodard, and Zelda Harris in Crooklyn (1994)

7.0

Soundtrack("Soul Makossa")

1994

Credits

Composer

Cerrone Feat. Manu Dibango: Funk Makossa
Music Video
- Composer
- 2016
FestiBal de Jablines '14: Face au monde (Cie Existence)
Short
- Composer (original music by)
- 2014
Strain Hunters Malawi I
Short
- Composer (Wakafrika)
- 2010
Kirikou découvre les animaux d'Afrique
Video
- Composer
- 2007
Kirikou et les Bêtes sauvages
6.6
- Composer
- 2005
Kounandi
8.7
- Composer
- 2004
Na Cidade Vazia
6.7
- Composer
- 2004
Le silence de la forêt
6.5
- Composer
- 2003
11'09''01: Onze minutes, neuf secondes, un cadre
6.8
- original music composer (segment "Burkina-Faso")
- 2002
Nha Fala
6.4
- Composer
- 2002
3000 scénarios contre un virus
6.1
TV Series
- Composer
- 1994
Lumière noire
6.3
- Composer
- 1994
Children of Africa
6.7
TV Special
- Composer
- 1993
Kimboo
TV Series
- Composer
- 1989–1990
Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer
4.7
- Composer
- 1989

Actor

Music Department

Videos1

Soul Power

Personal details

Official sites
- Facebook
- Last.fm
Alternative name
- Manu Dibongo
Born
- December 12, 1933
- Douala, Cameroon
Died
- March 24, 2020
- Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France(complications from COVID-19)
Other works
Had a #1 song in 1973, "Soul Makossa" (Atlantic)
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
Has supported Lionel Jospin's 2002 presidential campaign.

Quotes
I play different kinds of music before playing my own. I think that that's very important, to play other people's music. As you are African they expect you always to play African. Forget that. You're not a musician because you're African. You're a musician because you are musician. Coming from Africa, but first, musician.

Nickname
- Papy Groove

FAQ

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When did Manu Dibango die?
March 24, 2020
How did Manu Dibango die?
Complications from COVID-19
How old was Manu Dibango when he died?
86 years old
Where did Manu Dibango die?
Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
When was Manu Dibango born?
December 12, 1933

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