Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (Original)

[@angusmaclean7420]

In future I'm going to get all my music recommendations from The Rest is History.

[@darconner]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@oskar5724]

can't wait for Tom's Top 10 Byzantine chant remixes

[@angusmaclean7420]

@@oskar5724 Now That's What I Call Sacral

[@mangojulie123]

This timeless music from Cameroon is over 50 years old! In the Douala dialect, it means, "I will dance". Prophetic! If you're still rocking to it in 2024, smash the I ❤Manu Dibango button below: 👇🏾👇🏾

[@ILUVLUCY4EVR]

I loved this song but can't get over it's like 50 years old??? Talk about making you feel old! LOL

[@dangcoppock7362]

Did not about him but love it.and the children are the great dancers..! AMAZING….!

[@williamforrestroberson3579]

I am, BIG-TIME🤝

[@SaintVodou]

“Still”? I just found this! Couldn’t believe it came out in the 1970s. Hey, I admit it: your music was awesome, ours more or less sucks. At least we have music files. They don’t get grooves worn in them like vinyl, or become dog frisbees like CDs…

[@craigb.franklin7046]

With that beat, it will never die.

[@moseshamlett3887]

The rest is history sent me here

[@brkatimachor]

Damn! I thought I was their one listener.

[@CDOG14515]

Same 😂

[@Elitist20]

@@brkatimachor Imagine my astonishment when I saw them in Sydney back in November and they filled the Enmore Theatre (capacity 1700).

[@carolewelburn9675]

Me too 🙄

[@brkatimachor]

@@Elitist20 a) Lucky you! b) Well done Australians for your enthusiasm for history! c) Are you absolutely sure all those people didn't show up for some other show that was cancelled at the last minute?

[@hatefanclub]

Here to check Rest is History podcast on disco music - good beat

[@ozbryster001]

Ditto 🕺🏽

[@robokeeffe3889]

Same 🎉

[@Cranky301]

Same.

[@Jerry-hm9xq]

A lot of people don't know this, but Soul Makossa is the very song that started the Disco era!

[@empire7179]

Teenagers in Brooklyn back in the Seventies was rocking to the Soul Makossa before Hip Hop,, Manu Dibango was the Man,, Rest in Peace my African Brother.

[@northernking6610]

Somethings are wired into your DNA you cant help it

[@michelekearse9939]

@@northernking6610 .p

[@bebebrez-kal9136]

Same here on long ny in early 70s it was great in school and on soul train

[@jimlees8734]

And, before Michael Jackson ripped it off

[@jeanettewylie1804]

@@jimlees8734 what did he do with it though?......

[@miguelinglesserrano1777]

i am physically disabled by a car accident 18 years ago since then, music is my support, thanks :-))

[@Zhuzhenka123]

❤Great love to you from me

[@BSsssssy]

From me too❤

[@ElsyNgwe]

I just came across this masterpiece❤ just want to send much approval from South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦 🫶 to my Cameroonian people 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲

[@kochilired]

This song brings back the Black Power days in early 1970’s. I played this all the time. At 13

[@andrewsteinberg7728]

same here and same age

[@darrylowens59]

This song WILL ALWAYSBETHEJAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMM!!!!!!!

[@taylordottie5858]

This song is still hot in 2023. And those kids can DANCE! Me and my cousins used to do The Bump to this one. Rest in Peace, Manu!

[@daniellescott477]

Literally started doing the Bump 2 seconds in😊😊😊😊❤❤❤💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾!!!!

[@seanbeukman9563]

I rediscovered this track last night. I am trying to distract myself with Netflix but I keep playing this song the WHOLE DAY. Like I am in a trance. IT IS UNBELIEVABLY BRILLIANT!!! WOW!!

[@elvischairman6880]

I am from Trinidad And Tobago ,i partied to that nonster jamm in the1970s it was a wonderfull era of soul MUSIC ,ThankYou MANU.

[@janath9118]

Very good memories for you!

[@lokendraannamunthodo7857]

Elvis Chairman.... I'm also from Trinidad & Tobago and just 💕 loves Manu and Soul Makossa. Nice video with the kids and the Zaouli dancer.

[@mangojulie123]

Trini in da house! 🎉

[@beverlygannon4141]

@@elvischairman6880 yes my friend it certainly was. Great day n that era was brilliant 👍👍

[@SaintVodou]

So ahead of its time, not just because it was African music playing on American AM radio, but because of the editing, sound quality, etc. Could have come out yesterday.

[@bobbybogs6864]

IT is amazing to me, that despite what I would consider crushing poverty, that people seem to be happy. Take note you America haters. Africa has a lot to teach us....

[@shailendrasingh2016]

Fuk USA UK Spain Brazil Holland Portugal France Italy Russia Canada

[@stevencoardvenice]

I can only have that good of time in America at raves, back when i used to go 20 years ago. Similar vibe

[@christine85571]

R.I.P. Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango. ❤️ (12 December 1933 - 24 March 2020)

[@silviasantos4890]

I didn't know he passed🙏🙏

[@miltonboyd2092]

That little girl demonstrated great artistry and interpretation of this classic piece of music. Very talented and the best dancer in the bunch. She deserves some kind of sponsorship.

[@conradsunkiojack2538]

One thing NOBODY can take away from African children, they can rock in spite of the perennial social, human and political blights they have to contend with daily. God bless them and the great Continent of 🌍 Africa.

[@felixking6634]

Great insight!

[@gigirf3022]

Their spirits is breathing in the air of their ancestors, their feet is in direct contact with the earth, that’s what give them so much energy ❤️

[@MrTPain]

Oh yes!! GOD BLESS AFRICA and BLESS you for feeling AFRICAN VIBRATIONS!👍🏿✌🏿👏🏿💥

[@shailendrasingh2016]

Fukc Europe USA Australia

[@ea4935]

I agree to that

[@haraffanaff2224]

I never knew that Manu was from Cameroon!!!!! I was 2 years old when this song came out. I always went crazy (as everybody did at the time) when this banger played on the radio. Back then before there was anything such as a Google Search I was told that Manu was from Zimbabwe and I always believed it without any verification to tell me otherwise. I recently got my African ancestry DNA results and found that my mother's DNA lineage is in Cameroon. It"s not an epic realization but a great coincidence for me. Now I'm gonna bop this s!*t even harder.

[@Acokeek]

LEAVING 2023 AND IAM ROLLING OVER INTO 2024 SND STILL LISTENING. MAKOSSA/MANU DEBANGO

[@horscaste]

Still here in 2024, always come back… that sound, these kids dancing, animals! AFRICA IS SO VIBRANT !

[@karlmeadows4986]

These kids might be poor in money but there rich in moves

[@decoloniz_afro]

POOR? WESTERN NATIONS ARE POOR...THEY LOOT TO SURVIVE.....WE AFRICANS ENJOY OUR NATURE..NEXT TIME FIND OUT WHO IS POOR AND WHO IS RICH FOR TEMPORARY LOOTING

[@filsdejeannoir1776]

Why poor? I didn't see it.

[@JukeHighwalker]

@@decoloniz_afro Hahahahahahahaha! Enjoy that and all the AIDS you can if you believe that child...

[@decoloniz_afro]

@@JukeHighwalker poor idiot ...GMO 😭 chemical ice people

[@user-lo1wd6nh8r]

Rich people are poor; We only got money on our mind or bank•account. Soulfood is Richness & universal joyfull language from above & beyond. That is Music in my ear. That is in fact a huge part of why life is worth Living. Soul addiction is astonishing healthy. Addiction to money is a disease from invention of capitalistic society. Alternative Lifestyle is hard to imagine. Music might allow us to get closer. Money often tear more apart than what music in fact get enough Credit to heal

[@jacktack77]

My people are peculiar and unique unlike any other!!! HalleluYAH 🔥👑👈🏾

[@FreshRose-z3s]

Music is not just a cultural thing, it's universal.

[@michealroebuck683]

Facts!.

[@eddyotty1859]

@@michealroebuck683 yep

[@ernestscribbler-Inyenga]

First heard this epic in the Babalou Club , Seel street, Liverpool , what times, what vibes, what joy and sheer pleasure, what an age to be young , unrepeatable times , so so lucky ….

[@kushkagirl]

Killed by Covid in 2020. May he rest in peace knowing this eternally badass song will live on forever!

[@lisafairclough8122]

Sad I didn't know that.Fab music c

[@pauloalves5665]

Adgjl

[@PurnimaThakerDhorajiwalapRTd]

The joy of dancing without being judged and inhibited by the worry of perfection . I am with them...so natural and straight from the heart.

[@traceyscott5957]

This was the 1st worldwide African Club Music hit, this was big when it came out in the early 1970s. R.I.P. King Manu Dibango.

[@paulodelorios8482]

It was blasting on the radios everywhere! 1971!!

[@traceyscott5957]

@@paulodelorios8482 Exactly, Mr. Paulo, We Were There with our Battery Operating Transistor Radios back then Jamming and Dancing off this record. Respect to you and thank you for your support of GR8 1970s Music.

[@michellejones2416]

I love “ Soul Makoosa”!!!!! Loved it in “73”: love it today 2021💝♾!!!!

[@AlineSanchezRamirezBaruc-xm6qb]

⛓💍🦁🐯

[@chrisfolchetti9894]

Yes it was.

[@joeeaton2422]

Manu. You have left us with a biblical piece of blessedness. This song changed a planet.

[@rivabenzikri77]

Oh

[@randiruiz1368]

I remember the Soul Makossa song.. It bring backs memories when I used to hear it.

[@tangabiang5282]

Manu Dibango used to say that Michael Jackson had not been fair enough with him, as this was plagerized by the latter in the first song "Wanna be starting Somethin", the opening tube of his magnum album "Thriller", released in 1982, and which is still to date the world most sold album...Manu released his "Soul Makossa" in 1972, as the hymn to the African Cup of Nation, a football event that Cameroon, his country, was hosting in 1972...so this song as just strike 50 years...had Manu its author not passed away last year due to Covid, he would certainly had celebrated it at the opening of the last African Cup...help in January in Cameroon! In brand new stadium, just as in 1972 Cameroon had just got its first stadium!

[@Somnivore7]

The little kid who gets knocked over and the bigger kid who helps him up... Very wholesome. I love this video.

[@misticmoon115]

that part distracted me so much lol. yes, it was great how the older kid helped

[@henryshockem9242]

That little one is probably dancin up a storm by now and the other big kids are now the older masters of the dance...

[@aquaria227]

I came here due to MJ slander and I stayed because I loved everything about this!!!

[@jdenino6022]

MJ knew that he was sampling this line for his song....

[@henryhawkins1194]

I remember when this song debut on WJIZ in Albany Georgia in 1973 I think. I was just 13 years old then, but remember how I couldn't help but moving to the beat. Truly one of the most inspiring songs in my life. I somehow could feel the African in me " if that makes sense". And at 61 years old I still can't help but dance when I hear this song. Thanks for posting. RIP Manu 🙏.

[@mynameisyumyumgivemesum1412]

Wasnt even born until 74 but I grew up listening to this beautiful song 🤗🌹 love from Philadelphia

[@IrwinNoel]

At 66 and it feels like in the 70s with this and others of the same genre

[@junejones9819]

60 here.✊😷🎵🎼

[@Anaris10]

I'm 59 and Native American, I have loved this since it came out but I don't "Feel the African in me"...are you black? indeed, rest in peace, Mr. Dibango.

[@alanbaptiste339]

I live next door to one of Manu BAND members and tells me some really nice STORIES about Manu.All Good

[@ogolakay]

This song was sampled by Michael Jackson in 1982, Will Smith in 1997, Rihanna in 2007, and Kanye West in 2014. That is how inspiring it is.

[@augustinetwumasi5031]

Quicy jones not michael Jackson sampled it but michael Jackson sang it passionately and popularized it

[@ogolakay]

@@augustinetwumasi5031 thanks for the correction 🙏. The song is soo good

[@jobrajmarchado8047]

What about Jennifer Lopez Feeling SO GOOD

[@carljohnson5417]

I love this music! Just learned that Michael Jackson (then Rihanna) sampled this song (without crediting Manu). I knew I recognized it from an MJ song.

[@valparry9921]

Never get tired of hearing this piece of music and seeing the children dancing.

[@Leatherbro]

That is where it all began.

[@shopcrate5687]

Some poor people are happier than most rich people

[@davidgilbertson858]

We can try to have a good life without the trappings of wealth. Just look at these young people ❗️

[@reducecotwo]

I've been told that seeing a sunset in Africa is like witnessing the hand of God.

[@lisasmith767]

@@reducecotwo Close to the equator it is.

[@1stOLYMPIAD_HEBSED]

@@reducecotwo the rising of the full moon, on the equator, is awesome!

[@kathyguinto4585]

Money may buy security,but it doesn't buy happiness.John Guinto

[@cynthiagarland6715]

This song will never get old!!!!!! Love it!!!!

[@BeckyMeghan]

Proud to be a Cameroonian,origin of this great artist.May he rest in peace🙏

[@Koloviv48i]

True, but why is Cameroon 🇨🇲 still not been able to rid itself of that criminal, corrupt, disgusting sick, old , senile so called president out of the the country. Am not been political here, just a patriotic African voicing out his opinion .

[@daddyfaso3689]

It's okay for MJ to take inspiration of this song its funk and african!!! Epic!

[@celticincasoul]

I remember hearing this song on WBLS when I was growing up in New York City. This song is timeless and it's influence so obvious. I know one thing...I can never listen to it and not move! Rest in Peace Manu Dibango.

[@poodlesrock6552]

I remember hearing this song in the early 1970s in London, England and was totally fascinated by the rtyhm and the saxophones..

[@ebillie1181]

Frankie Crocker

[@johnlee6080]

Ah yes, the good old days of radio. WNEW "FM", WPLJ,and of course WBLS. There was a late night DJ on wnew Roscoe I think his name was,I probably spelled it wrong but I used to listen to that all the time. I really miss that, it's been over 30 years since I lived there

[@HCBukko]

The groove in this song is LEGENDARY.....I was 8yrs old when I first heard it. It was on a compilation album called "Black Gold" released in the early 70s. I was captivated by it then and now! Sad there's no more Soul Music today.

[@pineztunez]

Incredible video......gettin down.......

[@pierrettebrousseau282]

Manu Dibango was my first exposure to African music! Fell in love with this song and bought the album - I still have it in my collection! Never tire of hearing it.

[@janath9118]

You are lucky to have this album.

[@pierrettebrousseau282]

@@janath9118 Yes, it's a prized piece in my collection of LPs! I still have my turntable that works beautifully to hear it (although I admit seeing those small kids dancing on the streets in this video is quite something!).

[@janath9118]

@@pierrettebrousseau282 It's very good to hear from you about this album, your LP collection and your turntable. I also got a small LP collection but I have this song Soul Makossa on CD. Other African artists whom I like are Osibisa, Mungo Santamaria, Afric Simone etc. I live in the South Asia. Thanks for replying me!

[@pierrettebrousseau282]

@@janath9118 Thanks for sharing those artists' names - I will check them out! I also discovered Eddy Kenzo recently - different style, but great tunes! I live in Ottawa, Canada. Stay well!

[@janath9118]

@@pierrettebrousseau282 You are warmly welcome! I will check for Eddy Kenzo. I think Hugh Masekela is also an African artist. I think you know about Youssou N'Dour who is a popular African artist who sang the hit song "7 seconds" with Neneh Cherry in 1994. You are lucky to live in Ottawa, Canada. Beautiful country. I am a man of 60 years who have very good memories of specially the songs of the 70's which we talked about. I live in Sri Lanka. Greetings from Asia! Thank you! Take care.

[@melbae.1124]

African kids really have the most incredible moves!!! It's like rhythms run trough their veins!!!

[@tracyskins7854]

Y e s!!!

[@tracyskins7854]

Indeed

[@girlwalkerII]

And soul too...

[@shailendrasingh2016]

But don't underestimate Indians and Arabs brothers

[@heartstrings7814]

Haven't heard this classic in almost 40 years. The King of pop brought me here.

[@Jah_Rastafari_ORIG]

While driving me to jr high school in 1972, my mom would roll her eyes and say "Ooh, my favorite song!" whenever this would come on the radio; I always loved it though...

[@Leatherbro]

Beautiful music from the Motherland. I believe Manu Dibango was Cameronian or Congolese. RIP my beautiful African brother.

[@elvira6210]

Cameroon 😊

[@Leatherbro]

@@elvira6210 Thank you. That is what I thought.

[@gsmith4295]

I have never physically been to Africa, But there is a part of my soul that misses Africa

[@jonrobbin170]

I feel the same about my Irish ancestry

[@Somnivore7]

I feel the same way about my ancestors in parts of Europe. I would love to visit!

[@anthony7642]

I'll buy you a First Class One Way Ticket,

[@jonrobbin170]

@@anthony7642 to Ireland?? Send it brother I've been dying to go!!

[@gsmith4295]

@@anthony7642 hell yeah I'll take that offer! When would you like to pay for it???

[@lauramilagros5472]

9/4/21 So sorry to hear of this genius's passing. Soul Makossa has been one of my FAVORITE songs since it's release in much better & much simpler & much happier times. Love to all in Mamá África.

[@AbbeyAdeb]

I have seen this video numerous times. I still can't resist watching the dancing however much I resist due to working at the same time. Beautiful sound & visuals.

[@pradeepacharya6803]

I first heard this song in 1972 and I have always loved hearing it . A piece of music that is truly unforgettable !

[@morningdew2309]

Wow didn't know the song was so old!

[@andrewsteinberg7728]

This and Scorpio( Dennis Coffey) Detroit Guitar Band was one of the heaviest disco hits

[@janath9118]

pradesh acharya Yes, I agree with you.

[@rsmith1820]

Made us that much prouder to be Black. My friends & I didn't know what he was saying but we all memorized it phonetically & changed our names to what we THOUGHT were African names...practicing African dance...wearing dashkis...driving our parents crazy who were raised to believe they had to let their heritage disappear

[@ShiftsInReality]

Back in the day, my African name was Mama Wa Paka (mother of cats) in Swahili ,,,^..^,,,

[@rivabenzikri77]

@@ShiftsInReality and without a doubt and you can recheck it.mama cussa, second generation second-generation pussies

[@stevenwells7585]

I found out what he saying he said WERE the hell is my 40 acres and my mule LOL then he said WERE is my food stamps

[@notimetowaste1254]

That little baby trying to dance was so adorable. 😊

[@Uzuriuk]

Love Manu Dibango, and wow never seen this video clip, some fantastic moves.

[@janath9118]

"Soul Makossa" was a 1972 song sung by the talented African artist Manu Dibango. It was a jazz fusion and funk oriented song which became very popular in many countries all over the world. I was a little boy when I first heard it being played here on the local MW radio channel in the 70's, and I liked this song very much ever since. I am living in South Asia. This was one of the dance tunes which is quite unforgettable. It is a known fact that Michael Jackson got inspiration from this song to create his song "Wanna be Startin' Something". It is sad to know that Mr. Manu Dibango passed away in 2020. Thank you for uploading this song! But I like to mention here that there's a doubt whether everybody will like this video accompanying this song.

[@arlenealberti4104]

A FUN AND FANTASTIC SONG. OT SOUNDS LIKE IT JUST CAME OUT. IT DOES NOT AGE IF THIS SONG DOES NOT MAKE YOU WANT TO DANCE YOUR BUTT OFF I DON'T KNOW!!.

[@deborahterrell8010]

Millennials will never know true music until they take a trip down memory lane with an OG. Awesome music. I thank God for when I grew up. Music from the 70s and 80s was the joint! And still is...

[@blancamiranda778]

SIS, U KNO!!! I MISS THOSE DAYS BUT WE LIVED IT💃💣💥

[@Leatherbro]

This song came out when I was in sixth grade. We were doing "the bump" dance to this song. That was in Brooklyn, NY.

[@calvinbealer7264]

Summer 🥇 Soul From 1973. RIP Mr Manu. Thank you for Sharing your Talent SIR.

[@andyp5465]

REST IS HISTORY, MESSING WITH ALGORITHMS 🤣

[@matthewholmes6505]

Very poor form.

[@Girl-so7yk]

😂 those geezers 😂

[@Elitist20]

@@matthewholmes6505 Oh my word!

[@emmahughes6221]

Sacral disco

[@Cbr_auh]

Awaiting Tom Holland's appearance, something akin to 4:58

[@franceshammond2942]

This was the song back in my day.

[@lesterusher3915]

The girl in the yellow shirt stole the show. Out did the boys!!

[@sidvicious647]

Wait a minute!!! Shout out to the young people with ALL The Natural God given talent with a clear connection that reaches across oceans !!!

[@pchandrashekhar5127]

I purchased Original vinyl record in 1975 and played it on Philips stereo record player. That's 45 years ago. This was one of the best albums in 70s

[@southlondon86]

Sir how old were you when this was first released?

[@pchandrashekhar5127]

@@southlondon86 22 years

[@queen_of_domination]

Africa is the shit! The BEST contributions come from Africa.

[@davidr3986]

Man came out of Africa, and by the way, so did rhythm!

[@WokeOne65]

Exactly, African groove… FIRST DISCO 💃 RECORD ON THE PLANET 🌎‼️‼️

[@johnnyhenry7065]

You're absolutely right my friend, the truth need to be taught in homes, schools and other organizations. Mankind had his beginnings in Africa during the first ice age.

[@freeaudiobooks7469]

@@johnnyhenry7065 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@gr8tastesforya799]

Wow … instant transport to NYC early 70s . The best musical decade bar none❤👍🏼❤

[@josephwilliams9595]

WBLS, FRANKIE CROCKER

[@Elwrt455]

The FIRST Disco song and I'am proud of my Camerunian ancestry

[@TheRealDJSigma]

This song will always be dope, no matter what year it is.

[@eddyotty1859]

,I like it ,I love it * Mo sir ma💤

[@markedwards1412]

Classic

[@zzlh1001]

This takes me back to my vacation in Cameroon.

[@szakaria9071]

RIP my brother. Respect from Morocco. We will never forget you !

[@johnnyhenry7065]

Soul Makoosa is a classic, a masterpiece by the African brother of Royalty and soul. The African male and female are the origin of mankind.

[@freddiedejoint9932]

I’m back, this is so awesome, Black people do not get enough credit for being the creators of music, Yea I said it , and I’m. White

[@allisonclarke1017]

Freddie Dejoint kkk

[@thomasharrison6701]

😁😐😋

[@joannab.763]

Ohhh wow! Nice!! 😀😊😍👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@jeanedwards2497]

You so correct Freddie....I don't know how I would have lived without this kind of music..... Big Love.. keep safe...🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@williamhorsey419]

Can you play my first comment

[@christinan6450]

Where are the 880 tone deaf, musically illiterate people who put a thumbs down located? They must live under a ton of solid rock! This man & his band were internationally recognized for their musical talents. This was the “JAM “ back in the day & will still get even cripple people moving to the beat. SIP Manu Dibango , music has lost a legend, but your music lives on!❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@carlwebster958]

@ Christina N. That 880 are people who like square dancing...

[@christinan6450]

@@carlwebster958 :🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johngolofit1208]

I remember this song from the Summer of 1973. Had high school graduated June 9th-the same day Secretariat won the triple crown. There was Nixon, Watergate, cheap gas. College ahead in September. The memories are so clear. Soul Makossa…

[@4378200]

my class too...next year our 50th WoW...we had the best music ever

[@carlbowles1808]

I graduated in 1974 and remember the Same. We lived in a dangerous but more stable world than today. I wouldn't trade that for anything, we were better off than we thought. Hindsight is truly 20/20.

[@ShiftsInReality]

Speaking on racehorses, as a kid I was fascinated by Man O' War, and all racehorses in general. Don't know where that interest came from, I lived in the projects in the Northeast most of my life.

[@asturiasceltic3183]

Ahhh, I love Secretariat. I despise horse racing. My favorite of all time is the angel Barbaro. I try to rescue horses from slaughter.

[@raygaudet3183]

The kids will forget more dance moves than I can remember..African Soul.....Never grows old.

[@gregorytyse9317]

4:17, that lil'-girl skinned the "Camel-Walk" LOL!!!! I'm 61yrs old and that's a dance from my childhood here in miami, fl. WOW!!!!

[@motives829]

This song will forever be a miami go to classic.

[@gregorytyse9317]

@@motives829 yes sir lol!

[@carolinecantelmo3790]

African Dance has the most incredible moves than any where else in the world .

[@jayare6351]

All my respects for African cultures, they are happy people with less always happy, wishing the best and blessings for all those countries

[@glennadamson9576]

While I'm a metal head, I can't escape the beat, it just pulls you in and and raps you in funk. Excellent

[@shanewilliams8972]

This song was so influential to the disco movement in the 1970s. It was picked up by the clubs in New York at the time on a label from cameroon and went on to be a huge hit at the early disco clubs.

[@dennisadorno6721]

This video and song should be mandatory viewing for everyone, including world leaders....Song and dance coming together makes for many smiling faces..

[@arnoldmbassa3931]

These are comedians

[@robinsss]

except for the part where the transvestite was dancing in a green dress

[@ONLYME3020]

@@robinsss he is not a real transvestite they are kenyanns or ugandans comedians. Those scenes were taken out of musical video here is the original video : Song: Maria Rosa by Eddy Kenzo

[@robinsss]

you didn't give us a link

[@hermananderson]

I am so glad that I grew up in this era of music legends and experienced some of the finest artists that have ever played on vinyl. This song is one of those!

[@manarcabrera2528]

I’m with you 100%.

[@glitt3rpuke]

Can't stop moving to this! So disappointed I've never heard this before today!

[@jayeaton2055]

No one on the planet can stop Manu,..........even after his death..................he lives forever..........

[@nanjemoyal-kursi3078]

Kunga teebu ummbusa kunga Neesaum busa. inunumi seese iyo yaa simakossa.I use to love to say This part when I was playing bass guitar in the band in 1976. Bless you and the band MANU DIBANGO.

[@msl5253]

Good to hear! Is that your guitar playing on the recording? Cause, it's part of what makes this song so distinctive and funky.

[@sallysson]

I just love this video as does many others as evidenced by the continuous comments. The video was posted in 2015 but look how current the comments are. A sign of greatness.

[@stevenwells7585]

And they never GOTTEN THERE wards for his GREATNESS.

[@SaintVodou]

Native Pacific Islander (Tahiti) here, we’re a dancing people too...these could be my relatives, inspired by this classic song to spontaneously dance until they can’t stand up…

[@randall.richardson6023]

In 1972 I bought this record and played it all the time in Chicago, and the radio stations played it as well, this was a jam on the skating floor, but you had to be a damn good skater to stay in rythem with the beat.

[@kevinhedges663]

ye tottenham royal 1972 nice

[@TralfazConstruction]

Late-1972? I had it pegged as early 1973. Yes, it got some heavy rotation on the AM radio stations out of Philadelphia, PA.

[@randall.richardson6023]

T-contruction" I believe you're right it was in 1973

[@stevejunor7336]

May this great man rest in peace this song with such legendary vibes which vibrates the soul

[@jeshun7071]

Cameroon saxophonist Manu Dibango, became an overnight sensation when his 1972 song was picked up by a New York DJ who played it nonstop, soon word got out from the Bronx to Europe, Afrofunk had arrived, even Michael Jackson sampled it

[@clementpistre9031]

No offense sir but Manu Dibango was already well know in the streets of Paris as off 67 and specially 69 (Saxy Party album that i recomand you). Soul Makossa made him known worlwide and NY'djs sure made a big boost to this worldwide notority. Cheers 😉

[@Chilupiano]

I had no idea what they said. I looked for this song for years. Finally I told Alexa the rift, and this popped up and Bam! chilldhood memories

[@stevenwells7585]

❤❤❤WHAT THEY SAYING IS WHERE US MY FOOD STAMPS, I NEED MY FOOD STAMPS LOLOL😂😂😂

[@hortencejones7404]

Just as Superb today as it was when I first heard it 47 years ago.. just goes to show Good Music never gets old!.😊 RIP Mr.Dibango

[@michaelhutchison8159]

Ooooooohhh maaaannn groove. Those kids have some amazing moves. Very happy to have seen this.

[@rameshk6680]

Love from INDIA..KERALA..... great Mr. MANU DIBANGO....

[@Peterdom393]

Yo era un niño cuando escuché por primera vez Soul Makossa. Más luego la tocaba en mi drums. Y ahora, a mis 67, todavía la sigo adorando.....!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

[@emilyleo1435]

Kids in Coney island dance the bump to this all day. Great record at a great time God bless

[@bernadettecarter8946]

Right on sista !!😂💯🙏🏿☮️

[@swt3555]

Ok showing my age but as a kid in Philly I remember this song playing everywhere - the radio, peoples houses, and the jukeboxes in corner bars - Lol very sad to hear he past RIP! thanks for giving us this music to enjoy forever

[@philipnorris6542]

Aren't we all showing our age---I'm 66 and counting.

[@jacekmaraj1774]

That man in a dress is a badass 👌

[@stevejunor7336]

This is such an amazing song by the great manu dibango first heard it in the 70's I had a friend who was into Jazz ,& African music, he converted me into these innovative sounds.The dancing on this video is unbelievable. RIP 🙏 my great brother