Manu Dibango – Ma Marie (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-live-marie/
“Ma Marie,” by Manu Dibango, is an instrumental tribute to his wife, Marie-Josée (aka Coco), model then photographer, who died in 1995. It appears on his album “Waka Juju” released in 1982. She was his muse, his guardian angel since 1957.
There’s another song dedicated to Coco, the love of his life: “Mouna Maria” on […]
Manu Dibango – Elolombe / Afreedom
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-elolombe-kof/
From the album Past Present Future, released in 2011, “Elolombe” means “dove” (colombe) in Duala language, and refers to the bird that symbolises peace.
“A forward-in-all-directions effort from the masterly Manu Dibango, who at 78 is still committed to trying out new ideas, still experimenting and collaborating on what happens to be his thirtieth album. […]
Manu Dibango – Africadelic
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-africadelic/
“The Panther” is the main AfroFunk track found on “Africadelic,” an album released in 1973 by “Manu Dibango And His African Pop Group”.
In fact, this album was released a year before as part of the Mondiophone collection, a “library of recorded background music”…
Music design by Papa Manu, what else?
Dibango 82 (live)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/dibango-82-live/
“Dibango 82” an unreleased live recording by Manu Dibango, taped in Marseilles, Dec 1982 and remastered with INA‘s help. [INA is the acronym of Institut national de l’audiovisuel, a repository of all French radio and television audiovisual archives.]
The electrifying live performance features the African legend alongside his stellar 8-piece group, blending funk, jazz, and […]
Manu Dibango – Ah! Freak sans fric
https://amf.didiermary.fr/manu-dibango-afrique-sans-fric/
Ah! Freak sans fric…
Afrique sans fric…
Un très bon morceau, bien dansant de Manu Dibango.
"This album is dedicated to all brothers for a better vibration." [sleeve note]
L’album “Home Made” de 1979, enregistré au Nigeria, puis remixé et mastérisé à Paris, contient […]
Francis Bebey – Idiba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/francis-bebey-idiba/
“Idiba” (face B : Madonna Verona) est un 45T sorti par Francis Bebey en 1970, qui est certainement le premier titre d’inspiration Makossa diffusé en disque. La chanson sera ensuite reprise par de nombreux autres artistes.
#70smusic #Cameroon #Cover #FrancisBebey #Makossa #ManuDibango
Biko – Peter Gabriel, Manu Dibango & Playing For Change
https://amf.didiermary.fr/biko-peter-gabriel-playing-for-change/
Today in September 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko was murdered in police custody.
#RememberSteveBiko ✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿
