African Soul: The Very Best Of

~ Release by Manu Dibango (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Some of these credits may not be entirely correct.
This is how they appear in the liner notes.

Tracklist

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1Dikalo (Salt Pop Corn)
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ and saxophone:
Manu Dibango
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
piano:
Vincent Minja
4:09
2Soul Makossa
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1973)
acoustic guitar:
Pierre Zogo (in 1973)
bass:
Long Manfred (in 1973)
bass guitar:
Manfred Long
drums (drum set):
Joby Jobs (in 1973)
guitar:
Slim Pezin
horn [horns]:
Tony Brenes
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
percussion:
Freddy Mars (in 1973)
percussion [tumba]:
Small "Manu" Rodanet (in 1973)
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
recording of:
Soul Makossa (in 1973)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Manu Dibango
publisher:
Editions Musicales Fantasia
4:28
3Big Blow
bass:
Vicky Edimo
guitar:
Jerry Malekani and Bernard Torelli
membranophone:
Patrick Francfort
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
5:43
4Wakafrika
producer:
George Acogny
balafon:
Lansiné Kouyaté
bass:
André Manga
guitar:
Jerry Malekani
kora:
Amadou Doumbouïa
membranophone:
Manu Katché
ngɔni [n'goni]:
Moriba Koïta
percussion:
Serigne Gueye and Assane Tham
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
background vocals:
Florence Titty Dimbeng, Kaïssa Doumbé and Tom Yoms
4:49
5Soul Machine
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ and saxophone:
Manu Dibango
membranophone and percussion:
Robert Bens
3:03
6Je veux être noir
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ and saxophone:
Manu Dibango
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
piano:
Vincent Minja
cover recording of:
Je veux être noir
lyricist and composer:
Nino Ferrer
3:02
7Hot chicken
bass:
Jojo Etongo
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ and saxophone:
Manu Dibango
membranophone:
Benn's Ndine
percussion [percissons]:
Willy "Le diable"
4:25
8Sunday morning
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ and saxophone:
Manu Dibango
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
trumpet [Big Band trumpet lead]:
Ivan Jullien
guest vocals:
Carolyn Franklin
4:18
9From Congo
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
Hammond organ:
Manu Dibango
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
2:33
10Wouri
alto saxophone [sax alto] and piano:
Manu Dibango
bass guitar:
Jean Mandengue
guitar:
Slim Pezin
membranophone:
Lucien Dobat
3:18
11Douala serenade
vocals:
Florence Titty Dimbeng, “Sissi” Catherine Elolongue and Bébé Manga
6:24
12Bayam Sellam
bass:
Vicky Edimo
guitar:
Jerry Malekani and Bernard Torelli
membranophone:
Patrick Francfort
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
5:56
13Goro City
bass guitar:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
membranophone:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
vocals:
Gwen Guthrie and Ullanda McCullough
8:36
14Choc'n'soul
bass guitar:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
membranophone:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
5:15
15Senga Abélé
producer:
Simon Booth
mixer:
Simon Booth and Arabella Rodriguez
bass:
André Manga
bass clarinet:
Francis Cournet
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Félix Sabal Lecco
guitar:
Simon Booth and Jerry "Bokilo" Malekani
horn [horns]:
Segona Peter Tholo and Jean-Christophe Vilain
keyboard:
Justin "Bowen" Tchounou
percussion and percussion [percussions]:
Francis Mbappe and Dieudonné Nkanza
saxophone:
Manu Dibango
trombone:
Jean-Christophe Vilain
trumpet:
Peter Segona Tholo
vocals:
Sylvie Belhassen, Assitan Dembelé, Florence Titty Dimbeng, “Sissi” Catherine Elolongue, Groupe Palata, Véronique Kone, MC Mell'O', Pascal Lokua Kanza and Tom Yoms
mixed at:
Swanyard Studios in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Senga Abele (Lion Roar)
composer and arranger:
Manu Dibango
8:06