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* Three Kilos of Coffee: An Autobiography ☆ PDF Read by ^ Manu Dibango, Danielle Rouard eBook or Kindle ePUB Online free. Three Kilos of Coffee: An Autobiography This book chronicles Manu Dibango's remarkable rise from his birth in Douala, Cameroon, to his worldwide success—with Soul Makossa in 1972—as the first African musician ever to record a top 40s hit.Composer, producer, performer, film score writer and humanitarian for the poor, Manu Dibango defines the "African sound" of modern world music. This awareness has informed all of the important events of his life, from his marriage to a white Frenchwoman in 1957, to his creation of a
| Title | : | Three Kilos of Coffee: An Autobiography |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.65 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0226144909 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 158 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
From Publishers Weekly Popular African jazz saxophonist Dibango (Soul Makossa; Electric Africa) details his life in the musical sportlight, beginning with his 1948 emigration from Cameroon to France, at age 15. Twenty-three pages of personal photos and a discography complete the book. If there is a failing, it is in the confusing number of bands, clubs, and performances referred to in the book's limited pages. . Young Dibango picked up jazz and blues music quickly-learning piano as well as saxophone-but lost his traditional family's approval when word got back to Cameroon of his success as a working m
This book chronicles Manu Dibango's remarkable rise from his birth in Douala, Cameroon, to his worldwide success—with Soul Makossa in 1972—as the first African musician ever to record a top 40s hit.Composer, producer, performer, film score writer and humanitarian for the poor, Manu Dibango defines the "African sound" of modern world music. This awareness has informed all of the important events of his life, from his marriage to a white Frenchwoman in 1957, to his creation of an "Afro-music" which joyfully blends blues, jazz, reggae, traditional European and African serenades, highlife, Caribbean and Arabic music. In Africa, he has helped younger musicians, performed benefit concerts, and transcribed for the first time the scores and lyrics of African musicians.The product of a "mixed marriage" (of different t
like that of other renowned artists around the world Joseph Ndifor I'd expected that this autobiography would cover much more than what I read. Manu Dibango's biography, like that of other renowned artists around the world, ought to unveil much more about his country of birth, Cameroon. Although he wrote about Cameroon, what he covered wasn't lenghty enough for anyone interested in what this reowned musician has contributed in the field of
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