African jazz great Manu Dibango dead at 86 from illness linked to Covid-19

Manu Dibango was hospitalised with an illness "linked to Covid-19,” his official Facebook page said last week. – AFP

Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday with the coronavirus, according to his music publisher. He was 86.

The Cameroon-born saxophonist, who gained international fame with his 1972 song Soul Makossa, died in a hospital in the Paris region, Thierry Durepaire said.