Africadelic: Best of

i enjoyed it plan on purchasing more

I had been looking for this CD for a long time and finally found it on Amazon. "Soul Makossa" is a great tune that was sampled by Michael Jackson, but the cut that I really like is "New Bell". Just a great vibe!!

Brought specifically for New BellHaven't heard that since the 70s. Soul Makossa is a classic.

Smooth, cruisey beats - love, love, love it!

Manu Dibango was one of the early pioneers to fuse African sounds with that of American soul and funk. Most people have heard his amazing "Soul Makossa", but not much else. I was also one of those who hadn't heard anything else by Dibango, so I decided to rectify that situation when I saw this collection in the racks of a shop in Kuala Lumpur. Overall, I'm very happy with this collection. It offers a good overview of Dibang's recordings from the 70s and 80s. Oddly, after his early big hit, he never enjoyed much success or acclaim. Perhaps he was pigeonholed as "too pop" or mainstream for some world music enthusiasts, but most of this material is very powerful and uplifting, showing an artist who was passionate about his music.

I like Soul Makossa, but the jam that I love is New Bell! It's a rock dance classic from the early 70's! Breakdance evolved from what we called "rock"! And this jam is so bad! This man plays an unbelievable sax and it keeps you going!

Add to my library.

I have have just gone online to search for more releases from Manu, I am sad to say that Manu passed away on 24th March this year, after contracting this insidious virus that is with us all. When I saw the page online saying Manu had passed away, I cried,not for myself but for his family and friends. In this review, I hope I can do the great man justice in the way that he showed me another world and a continent of music.Back in the day when there was music that everyone could actually dance to. Along came Manu and his unique flavours of music.My introduction to Manu came in the form of "Big Blow", in 1977/78. I have mentioned this before in a previous review of Manu's music, so please forgive the repetition. That single was the most requested track in all the clubs and discos,yes I did say disco. Shows you what an old geezer I am.At that time Manu's music was considered "niche ",so youcould only get his music on import,which ofcourse had a prohibitive premium price. When I was fortunate to get hold of some of Manu's music, I paid a small fortune. That did not matter, all I wanted was to have some of the great man's music.Manu had that unique ability to incorporate so many different styles of music. There is a description of Manu's music "afro soul", that is only part of the story. His love of music and listening to music, in my humble observation, had a profound effect on him. Because of this, when you listen to any of Manu's music you just want to get up and dance and boogie.I hope this next line will not sound stupid as it is my personal observation, I think Manu opened up the continent of Africa to show the world the many beautiful facets of music in Africa.We have lost a legend in Manu, but his name and legacy to music will live on.

This is a choice Album of Manu Dibango, We thank this guy for his prolific music production for many already enjoying and many hearing these popularly used in movie soundtracks from then through the now, (may take time to catch up with who's the genius musicians creating these clever instrumental pieces ... ) all of these are enjoyable over & over ... So much of this established talent influences & inspires so many ... Good influences and inspirations are the best ...

A compilation containing less well known early recordings from the Cameroon's number 1 Jazz muscian. I bought it for the track -New Bell, its a funky tune featuring Manu Dibango on Soprano sax, top tune.

Il aura fallut qu'un sale virus, une saleté de rien du tout, vienne lui casser les pieds, coronavirus de peccadille, tueur en grandes séries, l'indésirable, l’inattendu, le .....ce que vous voulez, a abattu le Géant de deux mètres à un pouce prés : Manu Dibango n'est plus. Un coup de massue, il s'est effondré sous nos pleurs. "Papagrove" mais nous n'ignorerons pas son vrai nom de Baptême : Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango. et quelques surnoms comme papa Groove et bien d'autres.Sa ville natale est Douala. Si la capitale administrative du Cameroun est Yaoundé , Doula est la capitale économique. Je vous donne quelques exemples. Le Bénin, sa capitale économique est Cotonou mais la vraie capitale est Porto Novo (vielle ville espagnole et oui comme Besançon en France "voir ce siècle avait deux ans" de Victor Hugo). Abidjan est la capitale économique de la Côte d'Ivoire mais la capitale administrative est au coeur du pays ; Yamoussoukro avec sa superbe Basilique !. Ce n'est pas compliqué, il suffit de voyager un peu !!! Mais quand on y pense, ma ville Orléans ce n'est loin pour personne ! Bien sûr qu'il y est venu et non pas pour rien... Pour inaugurer le Zénith d'Orléans ce n'était pas un détail en fait un disque est sorti en petit nombres et j'en possède un exemplaire. Il s’intitule tout simplement le Zénith ouvre ses portes, puis sans doute guidé par le maire de l'époque, sénateur qui fut trés médiatisé dans les interrogatoires d'un individu... Ce maire l'envoya dans un lieu ou je travaillais (aussi)... Ce géant d'un mètre quatre-vingt dix, me surplombait tel un menhir. Un saxo qui joue Soul Makossa en chantant, ce serait presque suffisant mais il n'est pas radin Manu.Manu Dibango Africadéclic est le vrai nom (au dos) de l'album.Sa formation préférée pour l'accompagner était "Le Sout Makoussa Gang"Ce disque que je vous présente contient :1) " Soul Makossa" 4'07"2) "Hot Chicken" 4'22"3) "Wouri" 3'16"4) "New Bell" 6'21"5) " Pepe Soup " 3'53"6) "Dikalo" 4' 07"7) "Afrivan Carnaval" 2'26"8) "Night In Zeralda" 4'35"9) "Soul Machine" 3'01"10) "Sun Explosion" 4'00"11) "Africadéclic" 2'15"12) "Iron Wood" 2'43"13) "Je veux être Noir" 3'02"14) Abelley Sphere" 5'46"Et pour terminer : 15) un superbe "Soul Makossa" 6'07"Ce disque se nomme aussi "The Very Best Of" Mais des "very Best" c'est l'ensemble de son ouvre à Manu.Tears......

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