{"id":24131,"date":"2020-03-24T10:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T10:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/?p=24131"},"modified":"2020-03-25T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T10:30:31","slug":"covid-19-kills-cameroon-saxophone-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricajournal.com\/covid-19-kills-cameroon-saxophone-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Kills Cameroon Saxophone Legend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

YAOUNDE\n– Cameroon is mourning the loss of legendary saxophonist and singer Manu\nDibango, who died of COVID-19 in France. Family members and lovers of his music\nhave been visiting the iconic musician\u2019s relatives in his country of origin to\nexpress their condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family\nmembers and fans of music icon Manu Dibango have been weeping at his Douala\nresidence in Cameroon since news of the 86-year-old\u2019s death broke Tuesday\nmorning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirty-year-old\nOlive Njock, speaking through a messaging app from Douala, says Africa has lost\na talent and peace maker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\nsays she feels devastated that a man who is known to have used music to make\nCameroon and Africa smile and forget about challenges like famine, wars and\ndiseases has unexpectedly succumbed to COVID-19. She says souvenirs bearing\nManu Dibango\u2019s constant smile will always remain in the minds of\nAfricans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameroon\nstate radio announced that Dibango died from COVID-19 complications in Paris,\nwhere he had lived for close to 40 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dibango rose to\ninternational fame when he released this tune, Soul Makossa, a blend of\nCameroonian and Congolese rhythms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was used as the\ntheme of the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament, and became one of\nthe few African songs to reach the top 40 charts in the United States.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2009,\u202f Dibango\n\u202ffiled a lawsuit asserting that Michael Jackson stole a hook from the song for\nJackson\u2019s hit \u201cWanna Be Starting Something.\u201d Jackson settled the case out of\ncourt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a career that\nlasted more than six decades, Dibango released 70 albums and worked with\nartists such as South Africa\u2019s Ladysmith Black Mombazo and American jazz\ncomposer Herbie Hancock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cameroonian singer and\ncomposer Adeline Mbehnkum says Dibango\u2019s works will always be remembered. She\nsays the saxophonist was a blessing to Cameroon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are going to\nmiss his simplicity, his positive attitude towards constructing and his love\nfor country,” she said. “Despite his long stay in France, Manu\nDibango has remained very attached to this country. We will miss him a lot, but\nI know that his works will live and will continue to guide the younger\ngeneration that is coming up.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A message on Dibango\u2019s\nofficial Facebook page adds that his funeral service will be held in strict\nprivacy, and a tribute to his memory will be organized when possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His fans say they\nregret that they will not be able to bury their icon back at home<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Voice of America<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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