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Soul MakossaManu Dibango

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released
1972
Label
Fiesta
On
Afrobeat and The Waxonia Desk — One Subject
Updated
2026-08-29
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  1. 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.

  2. 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.