# Manu Dibango — Every Record We Rank

Manu Dibango appears 2 times in our Afrobeat and The Waxonia Desk — One Subject lists, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Afrobeat and The Waxonia Desk — One Subject
- **Year:** 1972
- **Highest placing:** No. 5 in Afrobeat
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/manu-dibango/

## Appears on

### [Soul Makossa](https://waxonia.com/track/manu-dibango--soul-makossa/)

*1972 · Fiesta · No. 5 in [Afrobeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/afrobeat/)*

A Cameroonian B-side that a New York DJ found in a Brooklyn record shop and turned into a disco hit. The first African record to cross over on a dancefloor rather than in a concert hall.

Also on: [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Manu%20Dibango%20Soul%20Makossa) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PblSmVR7hCk)

### [Soul Makossa](https://waxonia.com/track/manu-dibango--soul-makossa/)

*1972 · Fiesta · Picked by [The Waxonia Desk — One Subject](https://waxonia.com/selection/the-desk-one-subject/)*

A Cameroonian B-side that a New York DJ turned into a disco hit. The clearest single case for the argument this list is making: the route mattered more than the origin.

Also on: [Afrobeat](https://waxonia.com/genre/afrobeat/).

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Manu%20Dibango%20Soul%20Makossa) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=PblSmVR7hCk)

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