Three Kilos of Coffee: An AutobiographyUniversity of Chicago Press, 3 okt. 1994 - 146 sidor In 1948, at the age of fifteen, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This book chronicles Manu Dibango's remarkable rise from his birth in Douala, Cameroon, to his worldwide success—with Soul Makossa in 1972—as the first African musician ever to record a top 40s hit. Composer, producer, performer, film score writer and humanitarian for the poor, Manu Dibango defines the "African sound" of modern world music. He has worked with and influenced such artists as Art Blakey, Don Cherry, Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and Johnny Clegg. In Africa, he has helped younger musicians, performed benefit concerts, and transcribed for the first time the scores and lyrics of African musicians. The product of a "mixed marriage" (of different tribes and religions) who owes allegiances to both Africa and Europe, Dibango has always been aware of the ambiguities of his identity. This awareness has informed all of the important events of his life, from his marriage to a white Frenchwoman in 1957, to his creation of an "Afro-music" which joyfully blends blues, jazz, reggae, traditional European and African serenades, highlife, Caribbean and Arabic music. This music addresses the meaning of "Africanness" and what it means to be a Black artist and citizen of the world. This lively and thoughtful memoir is based on an extensive set of interviews in 1989 with French journalist Danielle Rouard. Richly illustrated with photographs, this book will be a must for readers of jazz biographies, students of African music and ethnomusicology, and all those who are lovers of Manu Dibango's unique artistry and accomplishments. |
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Foreword by Danielle Rouard ix | 1 |
Indépendance ChaCha | 23 |
The TamTam of Léopoldville | 41 |
Soul Party | 59 |
Idiba | 77 |
Soul Makossa | 85 |
Douala Sérénade | 105 |
Black Resonance | 119 |
Discography | 133 |
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Abidjan African Jazz African music album Alpha Blondy Anges Noirs Apollo arrived artists back home band bandleader became began Belgian black American blues Brussels called Cameroon Cameroonian CFA francs club Coco concert Congo continent contract Côte d'Ivoire create dance Decca Dibango Douala dream Europe famous father French friends gave guitar Harlem Hervé Bourges Houphouët-Boigny instrument Ivoirian Jerry Kabasele kind Kinshasa knew later Léopoldville lived look managed Manu Manu Dibango Manu's Michel Miles Davis month Mory Kanté musicians never night Nino Ferrer owner parents Paris piano plane play president radio record rehearsed Reims rhythm rhythm and blues Saint-Calais sang singer singing song Soul Makossa Soumahoro sound star started stay studio Tabou talk Tam-Tam television thing took tour Touré traditional trip trumpet village voice wanted week Yabassi Yaoundé Zaire Zairean Zéralda
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