Editing Manu Dibango (section)

==Death==

On 24 March 2020, Dibango died from [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] in France [[Melun]] near Paris.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Somalia's ex Prime Minister dies of corona virus |url=https://www.pulselive.co.ke/news/somalias-ex-prime-minister-nur-hassan-hussein-nur-adde-dies-of-corona-virus/ez6rn4k |access-date=1 April 2020 |publisher=Facebook |date=1 April 2020}}</ref> The news of his death was confirmed by his family via social media (Twitter). In response, many musicians and fans praised him as a musician and composer. He was 86.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bossi |first=Andrea |title=Lost To COVID-19, African Jazz Icon Manu Dibango Passes Away At 86 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreabossi/2020/03/24/lost-to-coronavirus-african-jazz-icon-manu-dibango-passes-away-at-86/ |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Afrique |first=Jeune |date=March 24, 2020 |title=Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango dies of coronavirus |url=https://www.theafricareport.com/25017/cameroonian-saxophonist-manu-dibango-dies-of-coronavirus/ |website=theafricareport}}</ref>