Manu Dibango is probably the most famous musician from Cameroon and quite possibly one of the most internationally well-known African musicians ever. As a most versatile musician, he had played and recorded almost every style of music you care to mention – Soul, Reggae, Jazz, Spirituals, Blues, African, Electro. Etc…Originally trained in classical piano, his musical career began in Brussels and Paris in the 1950s. The 1960s finds him in Congo as a member of African Jazz led by Joseph Kabasele (Le Grand Kalle). He formed his own band in Cameroon in 1963 and then moved to Paris in 1965.
Issued for Record Store Day 2024.
Tracklisting:
| A1 | Cielito Lindo | 3:14 |
| A2 | Promesa | 3:34 |
| A3 | Rumba Makossa | 4:35 |
| A4 | Son De La Loma | 4:18 |
| A5 | Cerisiers Roses Et Pommiers Blancs | 4:24 |
| A6 | Yerberito | 4:58 |
| B1 | Quizas, Quizas, Quizas | 6:35 |
| B2 | Carnaval | 5:50 |
| B3 | El Manicero | 5:44 |
| B4 | El Paralitico | 4:51 |
| B5 | Cosita Linda | 3:06 |
