Editing Manu Dibango (section)

==Career==
Dibango was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group [[Grand Kalle et l'African Jazz|African Jazz]] and collaborated with many other musicians, including [[Fania All Stars]], [[Fela Kuti]],<ref>[https://tonyallen.bandcamp.com/track/mojo-feat-manu-dibango  Mojo f Manu Dibango] Retrieved 18 April 2022</ref> [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Bill Laswell]], [[Bernie Worrell]], [[Ladysmith Black Mambazo]], [[King Sunny Adé]], [[Don Cherry (jazz)|Don Cherry]], and [[Sly and Robbie]]. He achieved a considerable following in the UK with a disco hit called "Big Blow", originally released in 1976 and re-mixed as a {{convert|12|in|adj=on}} single in 1978 on Island Records. In 1998, he recorded the album ''CubAfrica'' with Cuban artist [[Eliades Ochoa]]. At the [[16th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1974, he was nominated in the categories [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance|Best R&B Instrumental Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition|Best Instrumental Composition]] for "Soul Makossa".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/manu-dibango|title=Manu Dibango|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref>

The lyrics of the song "Soul Makossa" on the record of the same name contain the word "[[makossa]]", which refers to a style of Cameroonian urban music and means "(I) dance" in Dibango's native tongue, the Cameroonian language [[Duala language|Duala]]. The song has influenced popular music hits, including [[Kool and the Gang]]'s "[[Jungle Boogie]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hamilton|first=Andrew|title=Wild and Peaceful - Kool & the Gang|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-and-peaceful-mw0000181827|work=Allmusic|access-date=16 January 2020}}</ref> 

He served as the first chairman of the Cameroon Music Corporation, with a high profile in disputes about artists' [[royalties]]. Dibango was appointed a [[UNESCO Artist for Peace]] in 2004.<ref>Ernest Kanjo, "We Want Bread! Cameroonian musicians seem to have lost their creative acumen in their endless battles over money", ''Post Newsmagazine'', September 2006, accessed at {{cite web |url=http://www.postnewsmagazine.com/pages/art03.htm |title=Post newsmagazine |access-date=5 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070326142252/http://www.postnewsmagazine.com/pages/art03.htm |archive-date=26 March 2007}} 5 April 2007.</ref><ref>[http://portal0.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25547&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html Manu Dibango designated UNESCO Artist for Peace] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014100807/http://portal0.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID%3D25547%26URL_DO%3DDO_TOPIC%26URL_SECTION%3D201.html |date=14 October 2006 }}</ref>

His song "Reggae Makossa" is featured on the soundtrack to the 2006 video game ''[[Scarface: The World Is Yours]]''. In August 2009, he played the closing concert at the revived Brecon Jazz Festival.

His song "New Bell" in featured on the soundtrack to the 2008 video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' in the radio station ''International Funk 99''.

In 1982, [[Michael Jackson]] used the "Ma ma-se, ma ma-sa, ma ma-kossa" hook from Dibango's 1972 single "Soul Makossa" without his permission and without credit for his 1983 song "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin']]" from his superhit 1982 album ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]''. When Dibango found out he considered suing the megastar, but Jackson was quick to admit that he borrowed the line and the matter was settled out of court.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa |title=Michael Jackson |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/07/06/michael-jackson |access-date=14 April 2020 |magazine=The New Yorker |date=26 June 2009}}</ref>[[File:Manu Dibango - Stuttgart 17.07.2013 - 2.jpg|thumb|Manu Dibango - Stuttgart 17.07.2013 - 2]]In 2007, [[Rihanna]] sampled the same hook from Jackson's song for her track "[[Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)|Don't Stop the Music]]" and did not credit Dibango. When Rihanna had asked Jackson for permission to sample the line, he allegedly approved the request without contacting Dibango beforehand. In 2009, Dibango sued both singers. Dibango's attorneys brought the case before a court in Paris, demanding €500,000 in damages and asking for [[Sony BMG]], [[EMI]] and [[Warner Music]] to be "barred from receiving 'mama-se mama-sa'-related income until the matter is resolved".<ref name="lawsuit">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/feb/04/rihanna-michael-jackson-manu-dibango?INTCMP=SRCH|title=Rihanna and Michael Jackson sued by African singer|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Michaels|first=Sean|date=4 February 2009|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref> The judge ruled that Dibango's claim was inadmissible: a year earlier, a different Paris-area judge had required Universal Music to include Dibango's name in the liner notes of future French releases of "Don't Stop the Music", and, at the time of this earlier court appearance, Dibango had withdrawn legal action, thereby waiving his right to seek further damages.<ref name="rfi">{{cite news|url=http://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20090218-dibango-recale-face-jackson-rihanna|title=Dibango recalé face à Jackson et Rihanna|last=Lavaine|first=Bertrand|date=18 February 2009|publisher=[[Radio France Internationale]]|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212183303/http://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20090218-dibango-recale-face-jackson-rihanna|archive-date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="lapresse">{{cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/vie-de-stars/200902/18/01-828531-laction-de-manu-dibango-contre-michael-jackson-et-rihanna-irrecevable.php|title=L'action de Manu Dibango contre Michael Jackson et Rihanna irrecevable|date=18 February 2009|work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212183200/http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/vie-de-stars/200902/18/01-828531-laction-de-manu-dibango-contre-michael-jackson-et-rihanna-irrecevable.php|archive-date=12 February 2017|access-date=12 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2014, he performed an 80th birthday concert at the Olympia in Paris<ref>{{cite web |last1=J. |first1=Caroline |title=Manu Dibango en concert à l'Olympia de Paris pour ses 80 ans |url=https://www.sortiraparis.com/scenes/concert-musique/articles/69966-manu-dibango-en-concert-a-lolympia-de-paris-pour-ses-80-ans |website=Sortiraparis.com |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=fr |date=24 February 2014}}</ref> which was broadcast by TV5Monde.

On 8 September 2015, [[Michaëlle Jean]], Secretary General of the [[Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie]], honoured Manu Dibango with the title of Grand Témoin de la Francophonie aux Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques de Rio 2016.<ref>[http://www.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/communique_51_nomination_grand_temoin_francophonie_08-09-2015.pdf ''Francophonie.org''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125052522/http://www.francophonie.org/IMG/pdf/communique_51_nomination_grand_temoin_francophonie_08-09-2015.pdf |date=25 November 2015 }}</ref>