CULTURETECHLENSSoul Makossa
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Combined Graph record U-01329 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0836. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Artist: Manu Dibango (Cameroonian Afro-funk saxophonist). Title: 'Soul Makossa'. Year: the fetched NPR obituary states he was 'best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa"' — matches stored year 1972; the obituary also notes the song was originally the B-side of a Dibango 45 RPM single.
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Artist: Manu Dibango (Cameroonian Afro-funk saxophonist). Title: 'Soul Makossa'. Year: the fetched NPR obituary states he was 'best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa"' — matches stored year 1972; the obituary also notes the song was originally the B-side of a Dibango 45 RPM single.
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- Year: 1972
- Work type: song
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- Manu Dibango — authored by
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- https://www.nprillinois.org/arts-life/2020-03-24/afro-funk-saxophonist-manu-dibango-dies-of-covid-19 (verification source · master store)
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Artist: Manu Dibango (Cameroonian Afro-funk saxophonist). Title: 'Soul Makossa'. Year: the fetched NPR obituary states he was 'best known for his 1972 song "Soul Makossa"' — matches stored year 1972; the obituary also notes the song was originally the B-side of a Dibango 45 RPM single.
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