Manu Dibango: The Originator Of 'Soul Makossa'
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 31 August 1973
THERE IS absolutely a no contest when it comes to the most recorded song of the year in soul circles. It is simply 'Soul Makossa' and though it took a little time for its originator — Manu Dibango — to assert his chart supremacy, his was finally the version which climbed highest in the American charts.
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