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Legendary saxophonist Manu Dibango dies from coronavirus

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He was best known for 1972's 'Soul Makossa.' Legendary Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango has died in Paris after contracting coronavirus.

A message on his official Facebook page confirmed his passing with “deep sadness”, and said: “His funeral service will be held in strict privacy, and a tribute to his memory will be organised when possible.” The African musician – who was best known for 1972’s ‘Soul Makossa’ – was born in Douala, which is Cameroon’s biggest city, in 1933.

He attended school in France, where he learnt instruments including the piano and saxophone. As The Guardian reports, Dibango’s love of jazz was cemented after spending time at concerts held in the French capital. “The blacks that we saw [in France] were either boxers

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