MUSICIAN

Manu Dibango

1933 - 2020

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Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Manu Dibango has received more than 706,603 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Manu Dibango is the 316th most popular musician (down from 293rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Cameroon (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Cameroonian Musician.

Manu Dibango is a Cameroonian saxophonist and singer. He is most famous for his song "Soul Makossa" which helped introduce African music to the world.

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  • 710k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Manu Dibango ranks 316 out of 3,175. Before him are Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Richard Z. Kruspe, Jacques Dutronc, Robby Krieger, Don Airey, and Fats Domino. After him are Stevie Young, Per Gessle, Joe Zawinul, Lee Soo-man, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Friedrich Gulda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Manu Dibango ranks 100. Before him are David Hamilton, Hisataka Okamoto, Sacha Distel, Renato Salvatori, Tomas Milian, and Lea Massari. After him are Elem Klimov, Elizabeth Montgomery, Narriman Sadek, Joan Rivers, Juanita Castro, and Tom Courtney. Among people deceased in 2020, Manu Dibango ranks 90. Before him are Moussa Traoré, Chuck Yeager, Maj Sjöwall, Jānis Lūsis, Honor Blackman, and Lorenzo Sanz. After him are Roger Scruton, George Blake, Wim Suurbier, Chadwick Boseman, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, and Shin Kyuk-ho.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Manu Dibango ranks 7 out of 156. Before him are Paul Biya (1933), Roger Milla (1952), Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696), Samuel Eto'o (1981), Ahmadou Ahidjo (1924), and Issa Hayatou (1946). After him are Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), Marc-Vivien Foé (1975), Achille Mbembe (1957), and Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cameroon

Among musicians born in Cameroon, Manu Dibango ranks 1. 

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