For the album Manu 76, we are – obviously – in 1976, still in Paris. Four years after his breakthrough on the international scene with his hit Soul Makossa, Manu assembled a prestigious cast of musicians including Jo Tongo on bass, Slim Pezin on guitar, Lucien Dobat (from Kassav) on drums, Alex Francfort on piano and 7-year-old Georgia Dibango as guest vocalist. This 6-track album traverses styles with ease, from the Soukouss Beats of Bokilos Boogie and Qui est fou de qui? – Chouchou, to the Afro Boogie Jazz of the highly effective Mimbo, via the rousing Future-Jazz of Mouvement Ewondo or the melancholy Besoka On Salsa, to end in apotheosis with the Afro-Funk bomb Soul Angola. Unquestionably one of the gems in Manu Dibangos repertoire. You be the judge. TRACKLISTING 1. Qui est fou de qui ? – Chouchou 2. Bokilo’s Boogie 3. Mimbo 4. Mouvement Ewondo 5. Besoka On Salsa 6. Angola
