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Manu Dibango
African Soul > The Very Best Of <
Compil. FR 1997 on Mercury label
Electronic, Folk, World and (Acid Jazz, Jazzdance, Disco)
Mastered at The Exchange Studio / London. 1: published by Warner Chappell. Remixed for Fuas Music. (P) 1967 - remix (P) 1997 Mercury. 2: published by Grande Avenue. Appears courtesy of Musidisc Records. (P) 1972 Musidisc. 3, 12: published by Chicago 2000. Appears courtesy of Soul Makossa Records. (P) 1977 Soul Makossa Records. 4: produced for Ultimate Groove Ltd. Published by Soul Makossa / EMI Virgin. Appears courtesy of WMD / Arcade Music Company. (P) 1994 WMD / EMI Virgin. 5: published by Soul Makossa / EMI Virgin. (P) 1969 Mercury. 6: published by Paul Beuscher. (P) 1967 Mercury. 7: published by Emilhenco. (P) 1969 Mercury. 8: published by Micro SARL. (P) 1969 Mercury. 9, 10: published by Warner Chappell. (P) 1967 Mercury. 11: published by Chicago 2000 / Radio Music France. Appears courtesy of Soul Makossa Records. (P) 1986 Soul Makossa. 13, 14: published by Chicago 2000. Appears courtesy of Soul Makossa Records. (P) 1979 Soul Makossa Records. 15: published by Soul Makossa / EMI Virgin / Delabel. (P) 1990 Soul Makossa. Compilation (P) 1997 Mercury (France) (C) 1997 Mercury (France), a PolyGram company.
Musicians
 | Manu Dibango sax, *1933 CM album by, saxophone, organ, hammond, written by, saxophone, piano, organ, hammond, alto saxophone, piano |
 | Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue b, perc, *1948 bass |
 | Lucien Dobat dr, FR drums |
 | Slim Pezin g, voc, perc, FR guitar |
 | Vincent Minja , piano |
 | Manfred Long b, FR bass |
 | Tony Brenes tr, FR horns |
 | Vicky Edimo b, voc, bass |
 | Patrick Francfort dr, FR drums |
 | Bernard Torelli g, FR guitar |
 | Jerry Malekani g, voc, guitar |
 | Lansiné Kouyaté , ML balafon |
 | André Manga b, key, bass |
 | Manu Katché dr, *1958 FR drums |
| Amadou Doumbouïa , kora |
 | Assane Thiam perc, percussion |
 | Serigne Gueye perc, djm, *1963 NL percussion |
 | Moriba Koïta fl, ML xalam, n'goni |
| Robert Ben's , drums, percussion |
| Jojo Etongo , bass |
 | Benn's Ndine acg, drums |
| Willy "Le Diable" , percussion |
 | Ivan Jullien tr, 1934-2015 FR trumpet, big band trumpet lead |
 | Carolyn Franklin voc, 1944-1988 US vocals |
| "Sissi" Catherine Elolongue , vocals |
 | Bébé Manga voc, 1948-2011 CM vocals |
 | Florence Titty Dimbeng , vocals |
 | Robbie Shakespeare b, *1953 JM bass |
 | Sly Dunbar dr, *1952 JM drums |
 | Gwen Guthrie bvoc, voc, 1950-1999 US vocals |
 | Ullanda McCullough voc, bvoc, US vocals |
 | Felix Sabal-Lecco dr, drums |
 | Simon Booth , GB guitar, written by |
 | Jean-Christophe Vilain tb, FR horns |
 | Segona Peter Tholo tr, horns |
| Dieudonne Nkanza , percussion |
 | Francis Mbappe eb, b, *1962 percussion |
 | Lokua Kanza voc, *1958 CD vocals |
 | MC Mell'O' voc, GB vocals, written by |
Producers
| Autrement Le Design* artwork |
| Couleurs Manu management |
| Georgia Dibango management |
| Mike Marsh mastered by |
| Hugues Roussas photography by |
| Gotcha! remix |
| Florence Titty Dimbeng backing vocals |
| Kaïssa Doumbé backing vocals |
| Tom Yoms backing vocals |
| George Acogny producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dikalo (Salt Pop Corn) (Remix) | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 4:08 |
| 2 | Soul Makossa | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 4:27 |
| 3 | Big Blow | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 5:42 |
| 4 | Wakafrika | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 4:48 |
| 5 | Soul Machine | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 3:03 |
| 6 | Je Veux Être Noir | Manu Dibango | Nino Ferrer | 3:01 |
| 7 | Hot Chicken | Manu Dibango | Joseph Ekambi, Manu Dibango | 4:25 |
| 8 | Sunday Morning | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 4:18 |
| 9 | From Congo | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 2:32 |
| 10 | Wouri | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 3:17 |
| 11 | Douala Serenade | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 6:24 |
| 12 | Bayam Sellam | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 5:56 |
| 13 | Goro City | Manu Dibango | Manu Dibango | 8:35 |
| 14 | Choc'N'Soul | Manu Dibango | Geoffrey Chung, Manu Dibango | 5:15 |
| 15 | Senga Abélé | Manu Dibango | MC Mell'O', Manu Dibango, Simon Booth | 8:06 |
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