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Manu Dibango ~ Soul Makossa 1972 Funky Purrfection Version Makossaplus 3 Views • 7 months ago

Influential disco DJ David Mancuso was born in 1944 and was then given up to a Catholic orphanage in Utica, New York. He moved to NYC in 1965 and shared his love of music with others in an illegal loft apartment by having invitation only parties of 100 patrons or so. In 1970 he formalized these parties and ran them from a DJ booth that looked like an old Wurlitzer jukebox. His innate talent for creating hot peaks of music and then ebbing to some downtempo tunes and then building the energy up again with all kinds of music he would dig up in the local record stores. He found "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango in a local West Indian record shop and the slinky and mesmerizing rhythms fit right into his style. The shop only had a few copies and as soon as the clubbers heard it, bought up the last copies and then everyone was in this mad rush to find the song. As a result, there was a flood of covers by Afrique, The Gaytones, The Mighty Tomcats, Babatunde Olatunji, the Nairobi Afro Band, Simon Kenyatta, the Ventures and All Directions. Atlantic Records got around to licensing "Soul Makossa" but it was too late as the ersatz copies of the song were readily available and the song peaked at #35 on the pop charts. Manu Dibango was born December 12, 1933 in Cameroon. He joined African Jazz band and after 1966 went solo and collaborated with many different artists until he recorded "Soul Makossa" in 1972. The utterly hypnotizing funky bass line joined with his energetic sax playing was underlined with the Makossa chant, (ma ma ko ma ma sa ma ma makossa) made this one a club favorite, but came two years too early to be rated on the Billboard Disco chart which began in November of 1974. Everyone was trying to co-opt the groove, and Michael Jackson did the best using a chant based on "Soul Makossa" for "Wanna Be Startin' Something". Rihanna also used the groove on her "Don't Stop The Music" in 2007, after asking Jackson to use the chant from "Wanna Be Startin' Something". In 2009 Dibango sued both of them for copyright infrigement and Jackson immediately retreated and settled with Dibango. He was less successful with Rihanna as he received no financial recompense but did get his name put on the song as a writer and now he gets royalties for the sale of the Rihanna song in France.

Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa (Full Album) Makossaplus 2 Views • 7 months ago

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Vinyl Rip From The Original LP (1972)

01.NEW BELL [0:00]
02.NIGHTS IN ZERALDA [6:43]
03.HIBISCUS [11:17]
04.DANGWA [17:34]
05.LILY [23:33]
06.SOUL MAKOSSA [26:35]
07.OBOSO [31:00]

JOBY JOBS : drums
MANU RODANET : toumba
MALEKANI GERRY : guitar
FREDDY MARS : percussion
LONG MANFRED : bass
PIERRE ZOGO : acoustic guitar
PATRICE GALAS : piano
GEORGES ARVANITAS : piano
MANU DIBANGO : tenor sax, alto sax, vocals

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Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Original) Makossaplus 2 Views • 7 months ago

A true musician never dies, he just stops performing live. Manu Dibango, the Lion of Africa.

I am at peace, my soul at rest
There are no need for tears
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years.
December 12, 1933 – March 24, 2020

With deep sadness and this world's loss, Manu Dibango (the Lion of Africa), has made his transition into the Light at 86 years of age to covid 19, in a hospital near Paris, according to his Facebook post. RIP Manu and thank you for the gift of your music.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManuDibangoOfficiel/

Soul Makossa meaning: "I will dance." The lyrics are written phonetically and not in the actual language intended.

Makoosa...Akeela
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa

Heyyyy soul makoosa........Su maiyea
Heyyyy soul makoosa........Atteele

Heyyyy soul makoosa........Mosoma Mosoma
Heyyyy soul makoosa........coma coma coma coma coma coma coma coma coma coma coma

Tunga debo ombo e tunga nailso makosa

anaamoona sisi aooo yasal makosa

amona yeayea amona yeayea coma saou makosa

Tunga tunga umbo te tunga nesa makosa

Nikaso

Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa
Mama ko mama sa maka makoosa

Vido...he he

Nadea

Heyyyy soul makoosa...... Makine
Heyyyy soul makoosa......Mangola wakina

Heyyyy soul makoosa......MOSAMA!
Heyyyy soul makoosa............ynot domo

MOODOK!
mmmmm hmmmm
Tunga tunga umbo te tunga nesa makosa now

makoosa makoosa makoosa makoosa makoosa Bathaso mosoon

Yonse yonse batha yonse makoosa

Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa

Heyyyy soul makoosa...........Ahfray way bali de salinglay makoosa
Heyyyy soul makoosa...........Mondiday oak amoon oohenga akyeah
Heyyyy soul makoosa...........Nadamo ahne money money
Heyyyy soul makoosa...........Musik ohano amoo

SONG FACTS: A native of Cameroon, Manu Dibango has enjoyed a long career as a musician and songwriter, developing a fusion of Jazz and African musical styles. This song which was released in 1972, came early in Dibango's career, and was introduced to American listeners by the legendary New York City radio DJ Frankie Crocker on FM's WBLS radio station.

This song made the US Top 40 only briefly, but later became notable for 3 reasons. The first is its refrain, "Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-sa, ma-ma-kossa," which Michael Jackson borrowed for his 1983 hit "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," but without Dibango's permission. Dibango eventually reached an out-of-court settlement with Jackson over the lyrics. Dibango also had filed a lawsuit against Rihanna. When Rihanna came calling in 2007, asking to sample Jackson on her song "Don't Stop the Music," Jackson agreed – allegedly without contacting DiBango. https://www.theguardian.com/mu....sic/2009/feb/04/riha The third reason is the genré, and the pop culture phenomenon, that the song set in motion.

"Soul Makossa" was so popular as a dance song that its style began to be emulated and further developed by American dance musicians - and eventually took on a life of its own. As a result, this is now widely regarded as the first Disco record. Whenever it was dropped on Dance floors in New York it lead to "dance battles." Blacks, Italians, Latino's and Whites couldn't get enough of this groove and strutted their stuff when this monster tune came on.
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This video is for entertainment and so good for exercise, roller skating, dancing and the Soul. The dance clips in this video are the property of other users on youtube that I downloaded to create dancing entertainment instead of just an album cover. Soul Makossa means: "I Will Dance." Contact AquarielCharm at: https://www.youtube.com/user/AquarielCharm

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And the Last dance are the Koori People of Australia.

Thank you to all the dancers for the best entertainment! And thank you the viewers for watching and comments!! And all glory to Manu Dibango, his music lives on forever!

Be well, stay safe and much Love - AC

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