{"id":11608,"date":"2025-03-28T12:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/?p=11608"},"modified":"2025-03-28T12:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T19:56:06","slug":"manu-dibango-soul-makossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/?p=11608","title":{"rendered":"Manu Dibango; &#8216;Soul Makossa&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\">&#8220;His epic 1972 release &#8216;Soul Makossa,&#8217;\u00a0 meaning &#8216;I will dance&#8217; in the native Cameroonian dialect of Douala in which it was written, was one of the first songs by an <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/intro.africa\/story\/soul-makossa-is-the-most-sampled-african-track-of-all-time\/#:~:text=His%20epic%201972%20release%20\u201cSoul,be%20the%20first%20disco%20record.\"> to gain global popularity and was believed by some to be the first disco record.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"838\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1121-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1121-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1121-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1121-768x938.jpg 768w, https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_1121.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/neuroticattorney.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/soulmak.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Manu Dibango; 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