The musical artist best known for his 1972 hit “Soul Makossa,” has died of COVID-19, according to Music Times. One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, saxophonist Manu Dibango died at the age of 86 in ...

Manu Dibango, the pioneering Cameroonian jazz musician whose song “Soul Makossa” inspired a famous refrain in Michael Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Starting Something” and one of the most popular break ...

The Cameroonian musician who became an international star with his song "Soul Makossa" died Tuesday at age 86 in Paris. His music helped fuel... One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist ...

Famed African saxophonist Manu Dibango, who came to worldwide fame with the Grammy-nominated hit “Soul Makossa” in the early 1970s, died in Paris on March 24 after contracting the coronavirus. He was ...

Manu Dibango, who brought African rhythms to Western popular music through his 1972 hit Soul Makossa, died from complications of the coronavirus, according to his official Facebook page. “It is with ...

Manu Dibango, the acclaimed Cameroonian saxophonist whose 1972 hit, “Soul Makossa,” would later be sampled by Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and dozens of other musicians, died Tuesday due to ...

Manu Dibango passed away today in France at the age of 86 from COVID-19. The iconic musician played a variety of genres and is known for one of his most popular songs, “Soul Makossa,” which was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A message on his Facebook page reads, “His funeral service will be held in strict privacy, and a tribute to his memory will be ...

Manu Dibango, the afro-jazz great behind hits including “Soul Makossa,” died Tuesday morning (March 24) from COVID-19, the BBC and AFP report. He was 86. “A voice raises from far away,” a statement on ...

Ten years ago, a group of friends calling themselves The Latin Soul Brothers got together at a small bar in Oakland to create an experience they named Makossa for aficionados of Latin and Afrobeat ...

Manu Dibango, who brought African rhythms to Western popular music through his 1972 hit Soul Makossa, died from complications of the coronavirus, according to his official Facebook page. “It is with ...

One of the pioneers of Afro-funk music, the saxophonist Manu Dibango, has died of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, and died in Paris. Internationally, he was best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa," ...