The loss of “Papa Dibango”, who died from COVID-19 on 24 March at the age of 86, has left a large void. His fans could not even console themselves with his music, as no tribute concert could be ...

The musician Manu Dibango, who has died aged 86 after contracting Covid-19, covered a vast spectrum of styles, from traditional African roots music to jazz, soul, Afrobeat, reggae, gospel, French ...

Nuits D'Afrique in downtown Montreal is the biggest African music festival in North America. This year, it's celebrating its 30th anniversary. As... Jul 20, 2016 — Nuits D'Afrique in downtown Montreal ...

Last week, 86-year-old Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango died of COVID-19. Dibango’s music shook the world: His discography spans six decades and at least as many genres, with forays into jazz, ...

The coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele, the king of Congolese soukous music. While ...

Cameroonian singer-songwriter Manu Dibango has died while suffering from Covid-19. He was 86 years old. Dibango’s death was announced on his Facebook page: “It is with deep sadness that we announce ...

The work of the jazz artist who died after contracting Covid-19 established a lingua franca for modern African popular music. "I have always been the product of mixtures, from the beginning," declared ...

Nicknamed "Pappy Grove", Manu Dibango was a musical innovator whose work over six decades inspired some of the greatest artists of our time. The Cameroonian saxophonist, who died at 86 this week after ...

Luanda — Cameroonian renowned saxophonist Manu Dibangu will start this Thursday, in Luanda, a series of three shows under a contract with the Africa Today magazine, ANGOP learnt. Considered as a ...

The most widely known musician from the African nation of Cameroon, Manu Dibango was one of the pioneers of world music in the early 1970s and remained one of the most internationally celebrated ...

Cameroonian sax player and composer Manu Dibango broke through to an international audience in 1972 with his afrobeat hit, Soul Makossa. The infectious drive on this dance classic came from the happy ...