{"title":"Artist: Manu Dibango","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"manu-dibango-ceddo-lp-vinyl-record","title":"Ceddo Movie Soundtrack","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReleased by Africa Seven\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePressed on 140g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes 6 tracks from the movie \"\u003cem\u003eCeddo\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor our second release, we brought back to life African movie soundtrack \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCeddo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\" - composed by one of our favorite African artists, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManu Dibango\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. 6 tracks full of Funk. With a great story behind it.... now it's getting a full vinyl re-issue!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe film takes place during the 17th century period of slave trading and of the introduction of Christianity and Islam in West Africa. The adherents of these religions all desired and hoped to pack their buildings, mosques, or churches, by whatever means necessary. Arms and alcohol began to appear, as well as shoddy goods--gadgets from another era. Anyone with a rifle tracked down and traded men, women, and children. Man became money. After having converted the royal family and government dignitaries, the Imam encounters the refusal of the \"Ceddo\". For the Ceddo, adhering to Islam or to Catholicism would mean renouncing African spiritualism, and giving up being themselves. To accomplish his goals, the Imam usurps the throne with the complicity of the dignitaries--similar to the coups d'Etat of our days. Combining spiritual and temporal power, the Imam reduces the recalcitrant to slavery in exchange for rifles. He obliges the others by force of arms to accept Islam. Ceddo is a film of reflection, bringing together bits and pieces of facts and authentic events that took place in a period spanning the centuries up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Ceddo\u003cbr\u003e2. Les Cavaliers\u003cbr\u003e3. La Reve De Dior\u003cbr\u003e4. La Boisson\u003cbr\u003e5. Morabout\u003cbr\u003e6. Ceddo (Cenerique De Fin)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e \u003ciframe height=\"380\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7wmjmbkOHW95VrDUZGdZE8?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manu Dibango","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":41703274938559,"sku":"ASVN043-BK","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/products\/cover_c6ce7111-fe98-4d41-9064-8fcfb59d1416.jpg?v=1698615062"},{"product_id":"manu-dibango-electric-africa-lp-vinyl-record","title":"Electric Africa [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited 180-Gram Blue Vinyl edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeaturing original 1985 artworks \u0026amp; OBI strip\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll-Star line-up featuring Herbie Hancock, Mory Kante \u0026amp; Bernie Worrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManu Dibango\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e needs little introduction, born in Cameroon in 1933, Manu developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. He’s definitely among the best-known African artists outside of Africa. Collaborations were numerous and include top acts like \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Sly \u0026amp; Robbie, Don Cherry, and Bernie Worrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the albums he recorded, he played such huge venues as Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1972, at 40 years of age, Manu Dibango did something almost unheard of for an African artist – he had a pop hit. His song “\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoul Makossa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e” became an enormous hit that influenced popular music for decades to follow. First picked up by David Mancuso (The Loft), “Soul Makossa” took New York dance floors by storm \u0026amp; in July 1973 it became the first disco record to enter the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBillboard Top 40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—an early instance of Western pop experiencing a paradigm shift thanks to Africa. The song’s chant of “ma-mako ma-ma-sa mako-mako sa” echoes through the greatest-selling pop album of all time, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Jackson’s Thriller, and it’s in the DNA of the music of Kanye West, Rihanna, A Tribe Called Quest, Akon, and The Fugees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1985, Dibango was back in Paris, one of the most successful African artists in the world, to start on the recordings for the Electric Africa album. This album hooked Manu and the Soul Makossa Gang up with New York avant-garde producer \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Laswell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, jazz pianist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParliament-Funkadelic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e keyboard player \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernie Worrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Pan African synthesist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally Badarou\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, New York guitarist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicky Scopelitis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, African drummer \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAiyb Dieng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and Malian kora virtuoso\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Mory Kante\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. This means of working gave Manu and Laswell the license to fuse synthesizers and kora, talking drums and samples, ngoni, and electric guitar. What it all boils down to is world beat in its truest sense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElectric Africa remains one of Manu’s strongest albums. His deep growl of a honey and sandpaper voice and the energetic honk of his saxophone merge with the seamless samples and the myriad hand percussion and overt funkiness of his band. Herbie Hancock plays on three tracks, contributing an amazing electric piano solo on the title track and interacting with Manu’s sax while weaving to the warp of Mory Kante’s kora during “L’arbre a Palabres.” Similarly but more subtly, Laswell, Badarou, and Worrell play dueling synthesizers in and around the band throughout ”Pata Piya.” All of this makes the album a hypnotic \u0026amp; upbeat Afro-Funk classic that will rock every part of your body (and mind).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePata Piya\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectric Africa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEchos Beti\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eL’Arbre A Palabres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manu Dibango","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Blue","offer_id":41902480064703,"sku":"TWM10-BL","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/products\/large_550_tmp_2F1502140128465-9nc5apfnu6r-4e83c0356f51e58e77de03268e54166a_2F092624999433.jpg?v=1661965252"},{"product_id":"manu-dibango-afrovision-lp-vinyl-record","title":"Afrovision [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e** This is a BACKORDER item. Please read our policies before ordering. Check our website for Est. Ship Date.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissue edition pressed on Red Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on Classic Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncludes Extended Version to \"Big Blow\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissue of the 1976 album by \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManu Dibango\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfrovision\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, with its groovy fusion of Afrobeat, funk, and jazz, is considered Dibango's contribution to the disco wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManu Dibango\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e needs little introduction, born in Cameroon in 1933, Manu developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. He’s definitely among the best-known African artists outside of Africa. Collaborations were numerous and include top acts like \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell, Sly \u0026amp; Robbie, Don Cherry, and Bernie Worrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. In addition to selling hundreds of thousands of copies of the albums he recorded, he played such huge venues as Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1972, at 40 years of age, Manu Dibango did something almost unheard of for an African artist – he had a pop hit. His song “\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoul Makossa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e” became an enormous hit that influenced popular music for decades to follow. First picked up by David Mancuso (The Loft), “Soul Makossa” took New York dance floors by storm \u0026amp; in July 1973 it became the first disco record to enter the \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBillboard Top 40\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e—an early instance of Western pop experiencing a paradigm shift thanks to Africa. The song’s chant of “ma-mako ma-ma-sa mako-mako sa” echoes through the greatest-selling pop album of all time, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Jackson’s Thriller, and it’s in the DNA of the music of Kanye West, Rihanna, A Tribe Called Quest, Akon, and The Fugees\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy 1985, Dibango was back in Paris, one of the most successful African artists in the world, to start on the recordings for the Electric Africa album. This album hooked Manu and the Soul Makossa Gang up with New York avant-garde producer \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Laswell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, jazz pianist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParliament-Funkadelic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e keyboard player \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBernie Worrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, Pan African synthesist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWally Badarou\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, New York guitarist \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicky Scopelitis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, African drummer \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAiyb Dieng\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and Malian kora virtuoso\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Mory Kante\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. This means of working gave Manu and Laswell the license to fuse synthesizers and kora, talking drums and samples, ngoni, and electric guitar. What it all boils down to is world beat in its truest sense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Big Blow\u003cbr\u003e2. Dakar Streets\u003cbr\u003e3. Aloko Party\u003cbr\u003e4. Bayam Sell'am\u003cbr\u003e5. Baobad Sun 7\u003cbr\u003e6. Afrovision\u003cbr\u003e7. Big Blow Extended version\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2VS5qtVnp4Ce0U8Klil9cL?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Manu Dibango","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":41902527873215,"sku":"SMV03-BK","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP \/ Red","offer_id":42116009558207,"sku":"SMV03-RD","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/products\/large_550_tmp_2F1615583315728-0nm1gg8b5tsq-002a8e813d817cd74c51ac690ec3ea23_2FManu.jpg?v=1701210723"},{"product_id":"sun-explosion-manu-dibango-lp","title":"Sun Explosion [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1xLP pressed on Classic Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally released in 1978\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan't miss the blend of Soukouss beats, Afro Boogie Jazz, and Afro-Funk soul!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the Sun Explosion album, we are off to 1978 in Paris. Six years after his international breakthrough with the track Soul Makossa, Manu Dibango is on a roll after scoring a couple of films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe previous year Manu returned to the studio with long-term collaborator and producer Roland Le Couviour and the engineer Claude Achallé to work on an artist album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Sun Explosion album features four tracks, which are all lengthy, straddling a series of styles from the lazy, reggae-jazz of opener Anty, to the more traditional afro-funk-jazz sound of Matumba for the A-side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeeping in mind that Disco was in the air in 1978, it’s now time to spin the records over to the B-side and to hear the sounds of the times that have made their way into the epic-funky strings of Motapo and the driving brass and funky xylophone of Sun Explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA record that sounds surprisingly at home in today's current musical climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatumba\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMotapo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSun Explosion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"352\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/3QyB0bQGWdWGt9MgmBfVgc?utm_source=generator\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"Manu Dibango","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":42474069131455,"sku":"SMVLP07-BK","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/SMVLP07-ManuDibango-SunExplosion.jpg?v=1693811261"}],"url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/collections\/artist-manu-dibango.oembed","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}