Infromation reaching our desk and gathered by Ghanawish.com from some media houses in cameroun’s capital Town of Younde has it that, the deadly Coronavirus has laid its cruel hands on African saxophone legend Manu Dibango. He reportedly died in France after contracting the deadly disease.
Born in the Cameroonian city of Douala in 1933, which at the time was under French colonial rule, Dibango’s musical career spanned across more than six decades.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce you the loss of Manu Dibango, our Papy Groove,” a statement on his official Facebook page read.His funeral will take place in “strict privacy”, the statement read, asking instead for people to send condolences by email and adding that a tribute will be arranged “when possible”.
