Cameroon-born saxophonist Manu Dibango brought warm and groovy afrobeats and afrojazz to the whole world, as he crossed many geographical and musical borders. Musically active since the 1950s, he will forever be remembered for his 1972 hit ‘Soul Makossa’,

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A Zanzibar Story by NÝOKO

A groove-heavy ritual of rhythm, brass and soul – where the desert breathes and the dust dances.
Snakes in the Sand is not just music. It’s movement. It’s tension. It’s trance.
Midtempo funk collides with tribal drums, vintage horns, and hypnotic Swahili chants – all flowing through raw analog textures.

Born under Zanzibar’s sun, shaped by heat, rhythm, and shadow.
Each track slithers through sound – low, bold, dangerous.
The groove never shouts – it coils, strikes, and pulls you in.

Let the rhythm bite.

Joto la Usiku (The Heat of the Night)

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The Very Best of Manu Dibango: Afro Soul Jazz from the Original Makossa Man

Soul Makossa

Gone Clear

Tek Time

Africadelic

The Panther

Robson Jorge e Lincoln Olivetti

Ginga

African Voodoo

Groovy Flute

Out of Score

Modiehi

Khomo Tsaka Deile Kae?

Jurakan

Parisienne

Tek Time

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