Manu Dibango

Mm-hmm

... is the 1972 Manu Dibango song, Soul Makossa.

[singing] Mama ku, mama sa, ma ku makusa.

Mama ku, mama sa, ma ku makusa.

I don't mind that.

However-

When Manu Dibango found out.

Yeah, when [laughs] in 2009 Dibango did file a lawsuit against both of the songs.

I'd love to get your comments about this episode, so feel free to send me an email at tracking, T-R-A-C-K-I-N-G-E-W-F, at gmail.com. And be sure to check out this episode's playlist to hear songs from such great artists such as Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Billie Holiday, and The Temptations, and several tunes by the Salty Peppers.

and one of my personal favorite recordings, Solmacosa by Manu Dibango.

And you don't want to miss next episode's deep dive into the musicians and music of the Salty Peppers.

Until then, keep your head to the sky.

But Cameroon has a huge jazz, jazz man stories.

Uh, uh, especially Manu Dibango, maybe Makossa, Ma Massi, Ma Massa, Mama Makossa, which was, uh, taken by Michael Jackson, Rihanna as well take this, this phrase, and it's, it's a, a very famous, uh, jazz song from Cameroon, from Manu Diba-

Wow

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