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 ...

His 1972 hit “Soul Makossa” arrived at the dawn of the disco era and made its way to dance floors across the United States, Europe and Africa. By Jon Pareles This obituary is part of a series about ...

PARIS — Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday of an illness linked to the coronavirus, according to his ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PARIS (AP) — Manu Dibango, who fused African ...