Dec 22, 2025
Marie Maria - Manu Dibango
1964
Early Dibango, warm and spellbinding
One of those tracks that doesn’t rush you.
“Marie Maria” drifts, circles, and settles — guided by Manu Dibango’s unmistakable touch.
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Marie Maria - Manu Dibango
1964
Early Dibango, warm and spellbinding
One of those tracks that doesn’t rush you.
“Marie Maria” drifts, circles, and settles — guided by Manu Dibango’s unmistakable touch.
MANU DIBANGO, SOUL MAKOSSA
albums i listened to today. 6/23/26
【sweeney todd: the demon barber of fleet street (original broadway cast recording)】 stephen sondheim // 【paris】 supertramp // 【everything that happens will happen today】 david byrne & brian eno // 【bad brains】 bad brains // 【the home inside my head】 real friends // 【protest songs】 prefab sprout // 【otherness】 alexisonfire // 【twilight of the thunder god】 amon amarth // 【africadelic】 manu dibango
Jablonski “Soul Makossa (Part 1 and 2)” 1973
I know nothing about Jablonski but I do know the magnificent original “Soul Makossa” by Manu DiBango”! This is a weird cover with some soulful backing vocals thrown in. It’s Jamaican I think this arrangement owes more to Isaac Hayes than reggae. It’s fun and will have a spot the next time I have the opportunity to pretend I’m a DJ.
And the original…
Manu Dibango
December 12, 1933 – March 24, 2020
Omega Radio for May 14, 2025; #405.
Minority Band: “Journey To The Shore”
Bobby Hutcherson: “Nocturnal”
Camille Sauvage: “Declic”
Herb Ellis & Remo Palmer: “Wildflower”
Ian Carr’s Nucleus: “Capricorn”
Jim Lawless: “Lovely Ballade”
Ferrante & Teicher: “Lady Love”
Paz: “Time Stood Still”
Jasmine: “Being Together”
Jeannie Reynolds: “The Fruit Song”
Marcos Resende & Index: “Nergal”
Bud Shank w/ The Bob Alcivar Singers: “A Famous Myth”
Roly Kovak: “Bottle Ghost”
Vince Evans: “Speak Ghetto Speak”
Salt: “Hung Up”
Manu Dibango: “New Bell”
Tony Newman: “Soul Thing”
B.T. Express: “Once You Get It”
Joe Tex: “I Gotcha”
Lee Moses: “Got That Will”
Willie Bobo: “Dindi”
Windy City: “I Still Love You”
Houston Person: “Pretty Please”
Lesiman: “Padmina”
Song To The Source: “Did You Ever Fly”
Bonus crate-digging, vinyl treasures, and sampling (jazz, soul, R&B, fusion, and funk).
Manu Dibango – Electric Africa (1985)
Five for Friday
I love playing requests! For my mutual, @thaliawashere ,these five songs have been in heavy rotation at my home this week.