Artist
Manu Dibango
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
Appears on
Soul Makossa
1972 · Fiesta
Ranked No. 5 in 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
Soul Makossa
1972 · Fiesta
Picked by The Waxonia 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