Soul Makossa, the Glossary
"Soul Makossa" is a song by Cameroonian saxophonist and songwriter Manu Dibango, released as a single in 1972.[1]
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43 relations: A-side and B-side, Africa Cup of Nations, Agence France-Presse, AllMusic, Atlantic Records, Billboard (magazine), Billboard Hot 100, Brooklyn, Cameroon national football team, David Mancuso, Dialect continuum, Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song), Duala language, EMI, Euro, Faber & Faber, Frankie Crocker, Georges Arvanitas, Good Girl Gone Bad, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Kent Music Report, Language Log, London Recordings, Makossa, Manu Dibango, Michael Jackson, New York City, Paris, PBS, Refrain, Rihanna, Rough Guides, Sampling (music), Saxophone, Single (music), SNEP, Sony BMG, The Guardian, The Loft (New York City), Thriller (album), Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Warner Music Group, WBLS.
- Cameroonian songs
A-side and B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings.
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main quadrennial international men's association football competition in Africa.
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Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France.
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AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
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Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
The Cameroon national football team (French: Équipe du Cameroun de football), also known as the Indomitable Lions (French: les lions indomptables), represents Cameroon in men's international football.
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David Mancuso
David Paul Mancuso (October 20, 1944 – November 14, 2016) was an American disc jockey who created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City, which later became known as "The Loft".
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Dialect continuum
A dialect continuum or dialect chain is a series of language varieties spoken across some geographical area such that neighboring varieties are mutually intelligible, but the differences accumulate over distance so that widely separated varieties may not be.
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Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).
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Duala language
Duala (Duala: ɓwambo ba duālā; also spelt Douala, Diwala, Dwela, Dualla and Dwala) is a dialect cluster spoken by the Duala and Mungo peoples of Cameroon.
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EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.
Euro
The euro (symbol: €; currency code: EUR) is the official currency of 20 of the member states of the European Union.
Faber & Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, commonly known as Faber & Faber or simply Faber, is an independent publishing house in London.
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Frankie Crocker
Frankie "Hollywood" Crocker (December 18, 1937 – October 21, 2000) was an American disc jockey, VH-1 VJ, TV host and actor.
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Georges Arvanitas
Georges Arvanitas (June 13, 1931 – September 25, 2005) was a French jazz pianist and organist.
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Good Girl Gone Bad
Good Girl Gone Bad is the third studio album by Barbadian singer Rihanna.
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Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by Billboard.
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Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999.
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Language Log
Language Log is a collaborative language blog maintained by Mark Liberman, a phonetician at the University of Pennsylvania.
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London Recordings
London Recordings (or London Records and London Music Stream) is a British record label that marketed records in the United States, Canada, and Latin America for Decca Records from 1947 to 1980 before becoming semi-independent.
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Makossa
Makossa is a music genre originating in Douala, Littoral Region, French Cameroons in the late 19th century.
Manu Dibango
Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango (12 December 1933 – 24 March 2020) was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.
Refrain
A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry — the "chorus" of a song.
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty (born February 20, 1988) is a Barbadian singer and businesswoman.
Rough Guides
Founded in 1982, Rough Guides Ltd is a British publisher of print and digital guide book, phrasebooks and inspirational travel reference books, and a provider of personalised trips.
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Sampling (music)
In sound and music, sampling is the reuse of a portion (or sample) of a sound recording in another recording.
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Saxophone
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass.
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Single (music)
In music, a single is a type of release of a song recording of fewer tracks than an album or LP record, typically one or two tracks.
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SNEP
SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry.
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann.
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
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The Loft (New York City)
The Loft was the location for the first underground dance party (called "Love Saves the Day") organized by David Mancuso, on February 14, 1970, in New York City.
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Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982, by Epic Records.
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Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" is a song by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson recorded for his sixth studio album Thriller (1982).
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Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.
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WBLS
WBLS (107.5 MHz) is an urban adult contemporary formatted FM radio station, licensed to New York, New York.
See also
Cameroonian songs
- Cypher (tenor)
- Soul Makossa
- Yelli
- Zangalewa
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Makossa
Also known as Soul Makossa (Money).