--- name: "Manu Dibango" canonical: "https://film.one/person/manu-dibango" fi1m_id: "manu-dibango" imdb_id: "nm0225073" tmdb_id: 937639 wikidata_id: "Q445829" roles: ["Composer"] born: "12 December 1933" died: "24 March 2020" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-26T00:18:24.735445+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Manu Dibango ## Identity Manu Dibango - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/manu-dibango - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** manu-dibango - **IMDb ID:** nm0225073 - **TMDB ID:** 937639 - **Wikidata ID:** Q445829 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Dibango, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445829, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937639 Composer. Born 12 December 1933 in Douala, Cameroon. Died 24 March 2020. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 12 December 1933, Douala, Cameroon - **Died:** 24 March 2020 - **Also known as:** Emmanuel N'Djoké Manu Dibango - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manu_Dibango, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445829, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/937639 ## Biography Manu Dibango was a Cameroonian musician and composer. Born Emmanuel N'Djoké Dibango on 12 December 1933 in Douala, he died on 24 March 2020 in France. He studied music in France and Belgium before establishing a career fusing jazz, funk and Cameroonian traditions. Dibango composed the soundtrack for Ousmane Sembène's *Ceddo* (1977) and is known for film scores including *Kirikou and the Wild Beasts* (2005) and *September 11* (2002). His 1972 single 'Soul Makossa' brought international recognition. *Sources: wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, allmusic.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Ceddo* (1978), Fi1m 79, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/ceddo.md) ## Complete filmography (19) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Soul Makossa Manu Dibango jazz Open Stuttgart - 1995* (2022), as sax/vocals - *Femme Noire* (2017), Actor - *Manu Dibango fête ses 80 ans à l'Olympia de Paris* (2014), Actor - *Kirikou and the Wild Beasts* (2005), Original Music Composer - *Hollow City* (2004), Music - *Kounandi* (2004), Music - *The Silence of the Forest* (2003), Original Music Composer - *September 11* (2002), Original Music Composer - *My Voice* (2002), Original Music Composer - *Black Dju* (1997), Actor - *Black Light* (1994), Original Music Composer - *Paris Black Night* (1990), as Lui même - *How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired* (1989), Original Music Composer - *Lady Cops* (1987), Original Music Composer - *Forty Deuce* (1982), Original Music Composer - *Ceddo* (1978), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/ceddo.md) - *Salsa* (1976), Actor - *Countdown at Kusini* (1976), Original Music Composer - *The Tam Tams Are Silent* (1972), Original Music Composer ## Gallery - ![Le 30 juin 2006, Manu Dibango, en concert sur la grande plage de Saint-Nazaire à l'occasion du festival «Plages arrière».](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-2f94d1151ad5.jpg) Le 30 juin 2006, Manu Dibango, en concert sur la grande plage de Saint-Nazaire à l'occasion du festival «Plages arrière». — Stanislas Fonlupt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Le_30_juin_2006%2C_Manu_Dibango%2C_en_concert_sur_la_grande_plage_de_Saint-Nazaire_%C3%A0_l%27occasion_du_festival_%C2%ABPlages_arri%C3%A8re%C2%BB.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Manu Dibango](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-615e03ea0b4c.jpg) Manu Dibango — Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/LesEscales2019ManuDibango_03_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-LesEscales2019ManuDibango_03_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Manu Dibango (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-e40c4b2b0c99.jpg) Manu Dibango (2019) — FestivaldeSully, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2019_Manu_Dibango.jpg/1280px-2019_Manu_Dibango.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![a photo of the singer Manu Dibango, in London (2007)](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-aa948d37f874.jpg) a photo of the singer Manu Dibango, in London (2007) — N@ldo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Manu_dibango1.jpg/1280px-Manu_dibango1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Manu Dibango at the Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart - 17.07.2013](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-3d769a2a6186.jpg) Manu Dibango at the Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart - 17.07.2013 — Vonvon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Manu_Dibango_-_Stuttgart_17.07.2013_-_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Manu Dibango at the Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart - 17.07.2013](https://film.one/media/person/3921048/gallery-0fcba0c605d8.jpg) Manu Dibango at the Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart - 17.07.2013 — Vonvon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Manu_Dibango_-_Stuttgart_17.07.2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Other awards — 3 won, 2 nominated - honorary doctorate of Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France 2024: honorary doctorate of Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France (won) - All African Music Legend Award 2016: All African Music Legend Award (won) - Knight of the Legion of Honour 2010: Knight of the Legion of Honour (won) - Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition 1973: Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (nominated), for *Soul Makossa* - Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance 1973: Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance (nominated), for *Soul Makossa* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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