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A sizzling unissued 1982 live performance by Manu Dibango mixing african music with funk and jazz, recorded live at Thatre La Crie in Marseille. Remastered from the original INA tapes. Wewantsounds is delighted to releaseDibango 82, the electrifying live performance features the African legend alongside his stellar 8-piece group, blending funk, jazz, and African rhythms. Manu Dibango, who passed away five years ago at 86, is one of the most celebrated African musicians alongside Fela, Miriam Makeba and Youssou Ndour. In a career spanning six decades, Dibango revolutionised African music and had a worldwide hit in the process in the form Soul Makossa in 1972. This live album, recorded during a French tour in 1982 came at a critical time when France, after the election of Francois Mitterrand, was embracing its multi-ethnic sensitivity. Through the rise of FM radios such as Radio Nova, an offshoot of cult magazine Actuel, the French music scene suddenly got much more opened. The Sono Mondiale as Nova would call World music, was born.
Organised by French producer Martin Meissonnier, the sold-out tour created a stir in France bringing together two legends, Manu Dibango and his group plus iconic jazz traveller Don Cherry, which Meissonnier had closely worked with in the late 70s (Cherry doesnt appear on this set but will soon in a 2nd volume). Highlights include Africa Boogie and Waka Juju. This album released in partnership with INA and Soul Makossa, Dibangos label captures the African legend at the top of his game. Remastered from the original tapes with liner notes by Graeme Ewensand concert organiser ChristianDucasse, it features a front cover photo by key African paris-based photographer Bill Akwa Btot. via Label
Label:Wewantsounds
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered
Released:2025
Genre:Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:Afrobeat, Jazz-Funk
File under: Soul-Jazz / Jazz-Funk
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