Youssou N'dour: the death of Manu Dibango "is a great loss"

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Youssou N'Dour. © RFI / Pierre René-Worms

By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow

The death of a giant, the Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango died on Tuesday March 24, near Paris, from the consequences of the coronavirus. He was 86 years old. The creator of "Soul Makossa" was a source of pride for all of Africa and a link between the continent and the West. Youssou N'dour was one of his disciples. Online from Dakar, the famous Senegalese artist answers questions from Christophe Boisbouvier.

  • Cameroon
  • Coronavirus
  • Health and Medicine
  • Senegal

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