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Title: Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1973, Afro-Funk, Makossa Jazz-Funk, Douala, Cameroon 8/26
Matrix #: SD 7267
Condition: VG+, sounds great, lots of very light marks (CC) | Members: Manu D (33' - 20')
Cultural Facts:

1. Community Ties: Dibango wrote “Soul Makossa” after being asked to create music around Cameroon hosting the 1972 African Cup of Nations, turning a local national moment into a global dance-floor explosion.
2. Scene Ecology: The song reportedly broke in New York after DJs like David Mancuso chased down imported copies, making it a rare African record that moved through underground disco before becoming a pop hit.
3. Legal Trouble: Dibango later fought over the famous “ma-ma-ko, ma-ma-sa” chant after Michael Jackson used a similar phrase on “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’,” one of pop’s most famous Afro-diasporic borrowings.

8/11/2026 CC