MANU DIBANGO - AFRO-SOUL MACHINE

A solid and decades spanning double dose set of classic and less canonized gems from African sax legend Manu Dibango on 2-CDs with material recorded from the mid 70s to early 00s. For 50 years, Manu Dibango has been on the frontline of popular music. This is an amazing achievement, and even more so when you realize he can still simply be described as an 'instrumentalist from Africa'. How he's achieved this and some of the fruits he's given us along the way, is the subject of this release. Manu Dibango has never stayed still; whether on marimba, keyboard or saxophone and usually with his distinctively gruff vocals half-talking, half-singing, he makes his mark. It's got blueprint level 70s Afro Soul, timeless African boogie, sultry, kinda jazzy groovers with Afro percussive elements, European dancefloor influenced numbers and more – well chosen to highlight his stylistic sprawl over the years! 30 tracks on 2CDs: "Bessoka (Version Courte)", "Lagos Go Slow", "A La Claire Fontaine", "Waka Juju", "The Panther", "Soul Makossa (Manu Version)", "Ambiance Tropika", "Aloko Party", "Reggae Makossa" "Negropolitaines", "Gombo Sauce", "Mboa", "Tek Time" and many more

Manu Dibango - Afo-Soul Machine tracklist:
Disc 1

1.Bessoka [Version Courte]

2. Lagos Go Slow

3. Africa Boogie

4. A La Claire Fontaine

5. Waka Juju

6. Super Kumba

7. Manga Bolo

8. Du Bush a Bush

9. Blowin' Western Mind

10. Mboa

11. Gombo Sauce

12. Negropolitaines

13. Pour Une Poignee De Cfa

14. The Panther

15. Mpuli Mwa Moni

Disc: 2

1. Soul Makossa [Manu Version] 
2. Ambiance Tropika
3. Mincalor
4. Pavane Pour Une Melodie
5. Images De Famille
6. Soul Fiesta [Remix Version Lounge] 
7. Tek Time
8. Aloko Party
9. Kango
10. Ngosso
11. Chock 'n' Soul
12. Qui Est Fou De Qui
13. Black Beauty
14. Reggae Makossa
15. Un Soir Au Village