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“Emma” feat. Salif Keita

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”0c2a4ab79d44e0ccf35676fc167f31c3″><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q9a4PTMdqYw?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>”Emma” is an upbeat and vibrant track that sees the meeting of legends. Dibango collaborated with veteran Malian musician <strong>Salif Keita</strong> to create a bold and vocally-rich classic that has remained a favorite among many fans till today. </p>

“Ah! Freak Sans Fric”

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”c7978aa8ba7c50a0ae528c18b6ec50ac”><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/k0VLEFCLP30?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>Released in 1979, “Ah! Freak Sans Fric” has an undeniably nostalgic feel to it that transports the listener back to the 70s, a time where many people turned to music as a source of strength and hope especially after the colonial era which, for Cameroon, came to an end in 1972.</p>

Biko feat. Alex Brown, Peter Gabriel, Ladysmith Black Mambazo & Geoffrey Oryema

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”54c0b8f4262afbf8a3b529a032c3d159″><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/r7X9zeK0zyQ?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>While rock musician <strong>Peter Gabriel</strong> originally composed this song, it was Dibango’s rendition featuring <strong>Ladysmith Black Mambazo</strong> and <strong>Geoffrey Oryema</strong> that was arguably more popular. The track is an anti-Apartheid song, and musical eulogy of sorts, that was inspired by the South African struggle hero, <strong>Steven Biko</strong>, following his death. </p>

Echos Beti

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”a5dba23758a53975703a3c04eb009f84″><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/OtZUHQMsqY8?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>”Echos Beti” is a quirky number that exemplifies Dibango’s seamless fusion of Afro-jazz with elements of funk and traditional sounds with the consistent use of drums making the rhythm of the song infectious. </p>

“Africadelik” 

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”88dff28bd65203d1fe87fa3d528ba20a”><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/u7oNGnViluY?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>”Africadelik” leans towards a more classic Afro-jazz feel and while originally released in 1973, certainly has a contemporary feel to it especially in Dibango’s 2018 performance at the Jazzwoche Burghausen in Germany. </p>

“Bao Bao”

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”1488a1c2c41c3850c8a76dfa52399402″><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/KGOyjBu21lI?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>In “Bao Bao”, Dibango manages to achieve an exquisite balance of vocals, traditional sounds including the marimba as well as use of guitar, woodwind instruments and saxophone. </p>

“Ekedi”

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”2ba243f79c9e4c02a1302fed22e7741d”><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/0ilXlYM_mfU?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>Released in 2006, “Ekedi” is a soulful and mellow track with a consistent mid-tempo rhythm that allows Dibango to showcase his mastery of the saxophone—a markedly simple yet powerful number. </p>

“Wilderness”

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”7e96673013c3ebc14bfb1e18ad2d9e3d”><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/JRbD50BRnRU?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>Dibango ditches the vocals in this purely instrumental track and goes wandering in the wilderness. It’s a contemplative piece, as most jazz numbers often are, that manages to do so in a lighthearted manner. </p>

“Ngolowake”

<span style=”display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;” class=”rm-shortcode” data-rm-shortcode-id=”feabca7668ef083d3821d8372551f744″><iframe lazy-loadable=”true” src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/dmQY85LHhJc?rel=0″ width=”100%” height=”auto” frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” style=”position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;”></iframe></span><p>”Ngolowake” makes for easy and enjoyable listening with almost lazy-sounding instrumentals which give the track an overall relaxed feel. </p>

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