French Disco Part 4: Manu Dibango

**Videoskooter** · August 25th, 2006, 05:25 PM

The saxfunker had some incredible stuff. "Abele Dance" and of course

"Soul Makossa" (I never get tired of it)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62HXA6Sa7OU

**tony98** · August 25th, 2006, 05:35 PM

Although "Soul Makossa " was a big track on my floor what really got the crowd going was "Big Blow".

**QUINNY** · August 25th, 2006, 05:57 PM

Originally Written by tony98

Although "Soul Makossa " was a big track on my floor what really got the crowd going was "Big Blow".

Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah. I always thought that Manu's (original) version of Soul Makossa was the least danceable and played Afrique's (it was just that bit harder I suppose). However, Big Blow was an incredible slice of top drawer Jazz-Funk. Certainly in my top 25 all time faves.

BTW: Does this mean, for example, that Gino Soccio could be in a future Brit Disco thread, as Manu was from a French colony (independant by the time Makossa came out?)?

**tony98** · August 25th, 2006, 06:34 PM

I did play the Afrique version as well. The albums still in my collection somewhere. I seem to remember that Afrique consisted of session men .with the great David T.Walker on guitar.