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Artist: Manu Dibango
Author: Manu Dibango
Label: African Sonodisc
Year: 1971
To mark the final leg of the Africa Football Cup in his Cameroon in 1971, Dibango wrote a special song, with (instrumental) Soul Makossa on the B-side.
Covers:
Michael Olatunji [generating a dozen cover versions, including a vocal version by Dibango]
Michael Jackson [rhythm and vocal finale of Wanna Be Starting Something]
Dibango sued Michael Jackson successfully for his "Mama Se Mama Se Mama Makossa" at the end of Wanna Be Starting Something.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)