Soul Makossa - Manu Dibango (funk/break beat)

[onemeanscorpio]

Thank ya, thank ya, thank ya for this upload! This is one of the funkiest--- and one of the best dance songs ever put on the planet! This groove defintely put a smile on my face. I'm cheesing hard as hell right now listening to this joint.

[qmcsing]

Sound a lot like "Wanna Be Startin' Something," Michael Jackson sampled this and had to kick in some money to Dibango.....

[YoungXicano007]

@qmcsing

I think Michael Jackson was actually inspired by this song.

[marutona]

wow! we used to break down in miami with this awesome piece!!! thank you so much! I was searching for it for a very long time.

[CrackHoe32]

Sounds as great as when it was released !!!

[247brother]

Wow.I been lookin for this song...thanks for posting..

[tonicforyoursoul]

Ahh! Takes me back to the dance floor of Don Juan's in the 70s!!!

[BurrMorr1]

One of my Favorite 12's ! IN Life ! ! ! Their Aint Nothing LIKE IT !!!! When I fist heard this track ? It was In '74 in my moms car. A 73' Cutlass Surpreme on a 8-Track ... I didnt find the track until '96 in ATL at a store name WAX-N-FAX when i was Dj-ing...Its A TRUE Vintage floor packer to any Dj set... if u want sum FUNKY SOUL DISCO ENERGY ? Play This !!!!

[FegalTube]

Wow. Sounds like it came out yesterday. Love it more each time I hear it.

[scientifico]

Nothing today sounds as fresh, as original as this. Not at all dated and absolutely danceable! I don't care who you are, from the hippest hipster to the thuggiest thug, this shit will move feet!

[BurrMorr1]

@scientifico YES IT DOSE !!!! GETS U RITE TOGETHER !!! (LOL) !!!!! U can only find stuff like this in the UNDERGROUND DEEP HOUSE> OLE SKOOL SETS>Kool Summer HOUSE PARTYS> This Beat Bumps the F@#$ out of sum SUBS !!! omg !!!Even when its IN a MIX ITS INCREDIABLE (LOL) !!! the bass just be so heavy Blending In ! ! ! U Just CANT HELP Urself ! ! ! But to go to the F@#$%^& Dance Floor And Get Ur LIFE ! ! ! This Is DISCO at Its BEST !!!!

[1ktyree]

@BurrMorr1 That`s a hell of a description.

[BurrMorr1]

@1ktyree Oh yes ! (smiln) If u Luv Music Like i do ? Theres always a story to tell of when u 1st heard a song , a track, or just a kool beat when u was jus chilln to in a Smooth Deep Vibe during those Particular moments.... Tracks like this put me in Memory Mode at a certain time frame of my life, which has becomes a jorney on a path I walk each day. (smiln) Im jus a person with alot of gud life

[willow407]

WHAT DOES makoosa MEAN ANYWAY??

[whatupmaaan]

@willow407 pretty sure its made up

[OLKID2000]

@willow407 Makossa is a music style of Cameroon, the country of the singer Manu Dibango

[GloryMove]

@willow407 Makossa refers to shaking the body in relation to dancing.It's a douala word,Douala being a tribe from Cameroon,central Africa.

[dinotduda]

This is highly recognized as the first "Disco" song ever, ushering in an era a sweet phat beats!

[BurrMorr1]

I heard This song when i was in the 6th grade in my Moms Cutlass 73' on a 8-track tape ! Omg ! didnt hear it again untill i went out one nite1979 wit sum friends, When i heard Beat bumpin in the mix !!!! I got goose bumps and JUMP up and down on the dancefloor, (lol) The Bass that track rock the freakin Club that nite !!! OMG I was ready to go home after that song went off LOL!!! I found that track in 96 in ATL...A hot Beat to ride on !!!! Wasnt Nothing Like it !!! Its one of my favorite Jewels

[jody808]

it's amazing, my older brother first brought this home in 1972 and since then hearing it today, it still sounds fresh

[2hard2knock]

@jody808 That's true, as if it were made just yesterday...

[pdalip]

FANTASTIC,used to listen during my teenage years.this will never date out ,its like REMBRANDT.

[BeSpiritfilled]

This was one or our main songs, made sense then and still does it

[potomataafa]

soul makossaaa

[rayray66]

da riddim is good jah

[gastonmarak]

1974 recuerdo de olanchito yoro

[salballtoo]

I love it how about you guys?

[lepido63]

bello!!!

[SportaMega]

Michael Jackson "Wanna Be Starting Something", Jennifer Lopez "Feeling So Good", Rihanna "Don't Stop The Music", all of them have elements from this.

[MrMopar4ever]

@SportaMega amen on that, the singers of todays music need to rewiew the oldies to make hits for themselves, thats what i call lack of talent!!!!!!!!!!!

[Onanugoose]

@SportaMega...That was a great observation. I had to playl J-Lo and Rihanna tracks about five times before I could hear Makossa beat. WOW!!! I guess I can quit my day job, steal other people beats and become a music producer. LOL!!!

[MrKenndawg]

THIS WAS AND IS THA' JAM!! IN HARLEM, THIS WAS WALL TO WALL FUNKY!

[CameroonSound]

Mother of generations of songs. Manu is the Man

[0NeoGeo]

michael jak- hum ha-hum ! rip-off son

[TheMikeysee]

Endless beat classic!!! 

[BrooklynAnna]

This was a big hit in my neighborhood around 1973-4.

[MuhsinTheMomin]

Someone transalate? Pls thx

[Jzeaser]

@MuhsinTheMomin "you put one step in front of the other and soon you'll be walking across the floor"

[underpedz818]

I can't believe i found this!!!! OMG what happened to great beats????

[djboz3002]

CLASSIC , AND IF YOU DONT KNOW IT , DONT MAKE A NEGATIVE COMMENT !!!

[piranalu]

Oh YES! we ago be dancin'

[busycloud77]

I think every bboy jam ive ever been to runs this break at some point! Love this!!

[three0234]

language?

[Stbarber85]

@three0234 Kiswahili

[GloryMove]

@three0234 Douala from Cameroon,Central Africa.

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[0147willie]

crasy music i love it

[pookatim]

This song was one of the first pure dance grooves that let to house music. Yes, Michale Jackson used the lines from "You wanna be startin somethin"

[jtmsmooth072088]

Um also a musician. Ah play all sorts ah soungs own mah keyboard. Ah can play dis soung own mah keyboard(Synthesizer).

[MrMonsterstiffy]

@jtmsmooth072088 yet you can't write a single word?

[jtmsmooth072088]

@MrMonsterstiffy Yes I cayne! Ah know how to write music notes n' read piano music notes fo' real.

[jtmsmooth072088]

Dis soung sounds so coo'. It remawnds me ah da Japanese cawtoon: Cowboy Bebop. Ah imagine Spike spiegel singin' dis soung.

[MrHalliwood]

My mom still has this joint on wax... in the sleeve and everything.

[merfra41]

OLD SCHOOL FLASH BACK OWWWWWW !!!!!!

[TheQuipetro]

mikael jakson stole this song

[teague7578]

Thumbs up if you think this is one of the greatest funk songs of all time!

[iamwhosoever]

James Brown did the moonwalk waaay before MJ

[fidelistabi]

Even the so called MOON WALK that MJ lied he learnt from a friend was ALREADY IN CAMEROON MAKOSSA IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME I'LL SEND YOU SOME VIDEOS

[fidelistabi]

CAMEROON created DISCO

Thats the true story.

If you were born in Cameroon, you'll always have Dance in your blood whether you like it or not.Makossa's in the 70s and 80s were the best.

VIVA DOUALA MAKOSSA !!!

[rcl4rk]

This song was a Very Special Gift to me a very long time ago . . . . @rcl4rk

[fabiocamarri]

***OK

[KuttyJoe]

I remember this from my childhood. But I'm hearing it in a new light today. The beat is really something special. Good stuff!

[02abeille]

Crazy@ lolllllllllllll

[nicethezombie]

what 40 dorks disliked THIS ??? {:-o (lol)

[brolylegend94]

@nicethezombie people who don't like REAL music

[02abeille]

A classic funk  goooood

[Blondiesginette]

Bonne tounne des 25 derniere annee

[oldschoolskillz]

@TheRainbowKiwi your 50 yr old dad knows wassup!!!!

[oldschoolskillz]

@jkirk what did he steal??? Believe me "Q" had more of his musical ideas stolen and remixed than anybody in the industry next to James Brown!!!!

[clinto767]

Thax for posting ;)) Aloha

[MrTimerius]

damn i miss the 70s



[mjLOVEsarah]

MJ sampled this in wanna be starting something ;)

[tsartodd]

my dad's favorite bad joke:

q: what do you call a mobster who likes this song?

a: sal ma costra nostra

ok, it was funny when i was 10 years old.

[MRAm33t]

theme used from the Lionel talk show on radio

[Kyra651]

On my God, I can't believe I ran into this song ! I use to hear this everywhere when I was like 7 years old. Thanks for uploading !

[Jbauerfan08]

Absolutely one of the best pieces of music ever. Past, present & future.....

[DameDisco78]

So... you can dance the "pure" NY/Latin/Rope Hustle to this - hear those 7 beats... oh yeah!!! 123 45 67. This is disco, with all respect, "break" comes later :)

P.S. Forget that West Coast disco they are talking about now.  I went to to the top discos in LA and San Fran in the 70's, forget about it, they had no idea what they were doing. DIsco IS FROM NEW YORK!!!!!!

[4467j]

@DameDisco78 Break beat culture was actually happening at the

same time as Disco but didn't have the same popularity as disco in

NYC. Kool Herc was spinning records like this in the Bronx in 1972

but not to a wide audience. This song actually came out in 1972.

So it just depends on what scene you were part of back then.

To some it's disco. To others it's breakbeat funk. To Africans it's

afrobeat/funk. I just say this shit sounds gooood!!!!

[DameDisco78]

This song is the beginning of the new wave of music that started called: DISCO. People were like whoaa, what's that? Then, boom, disco.

[jkirk1626]

Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa

Michael Jackson's composers were inspired by / ripped this off from Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa. Manu Dibango and Michael Jackson eventually settled out of court. Probably not Michael Jackson's doing. A big greedy record company was happy to rip off but not compensate an artist -- the very nonsense they try to accuse others doing when sharing music.

[rayx88]

@jkirk1626 A musician friend of mine once told me that Quincy Jones

(the producer of Thriller) was notorious for stealing musical ideas

from people. I didn't believe it but after hearing this song maybe there

was some truth to what he was saying.

[piranalu]

@jkirk1626 You knpw, it's all been done before. Gaga is the perfect example- she studied her music history, and is just a rip-off artist. EVERYTHING'S BEEN DONE BEFORE ! When do we hear something NEW?

[starlost1957]

@jkirk1626 African Music with African song

[0NeoGeo]

@jkirk1626 it's called greedy lawyers

[dixielatino]

@jkirk1626 , they thought they could get over on this African Brother.But they didn't and the brother got paid.

[SunbeltRyders]

@jkirk1626 It wasn't the first or last time Michael settled out of court for copyright infringement. Some cases he got out of cuz he found public domain works he said he took from

[AirbusBabyy]

@jkirk1626 Settling out of court usually involves some sort of compensation.

[riitade644]

Loved dancing to this at all the clubs in NYC especially Tagariss, Footsteps and The Late Show!!!

[DameDisco78]

@riitade644 Tagariss! I was there, you are like the first person that I read about that mentioned Tagariss. That was the first disco I went to, some very aweome dancing there - NY Hustle!!!! I got good at dancing there. 

[lgam2011]

excelente !!!

[TheStacykeys]

I finally heard the original, this is the guy that sued MJ and Rhianna

[kendricksooknarine]

Its great to hear some of the music of the rest of the world. This is blend, its people making beautiful sounds that are unique. I am not african, but I loved this tune and still consider it to be ahead of its time.

[audioman628]

To unclegusyo,

What a terrible thing to say about someone you do not even know. Nobody bothered you or made a rebuttle to any comment you made so why would you do it to someone else you don't know? I am a believer in God and try to live my life correctly, but if I was a drug dealer like you I would probably reply to your comment by asking you how many fathers you have or how long has your mother been smoking crack. But I try to ignore the devil so I will not let your comment upset me.

[Dayatos]

@audioman628 why do you "christians" think that the only people that can help others and be grateful to life have to believe in god ¿?¿? i am no christian .. or do i believe in any religion .... and ive been working in a charity restaurant for years ... FUCK BENEDICT 16 !!!!

[N0t0ri0us099]

Now this is music compared to the bullshit today. old school is the way to go. two thumbs up

[cutiefrogskermit]

damn this some good music.

for the record All rhythm originated in Africa. recognize

[MiissAmeliie15]

Michael jackson c'est inspirait de lui ^^ <3

[audioman628]

Great music... Mid 70's music was so much better than the garbage today.

What memories.

[unclegusyo]

@audioman628 always at least one idiot like you on every one of these videos. sigh.

[JEANBRUCE1991]

Grew up with this thanks to my mum, still love the makossa album.

Will see Manu next gig.

Manu t'es au top !

[MsCargento]

I came here because this is OLD SKOOL!!!!

[raychapa01]

That`s the way to do it, ray

[anikalawyer723]

this the music ReRun danced to...isn't it.

[MsCargento]

@anikalawyer723 it was called "locking" baby!!!! he belonged to "The Lockers"..look it up on here..shit he could dance!!!

[MrShowes]

Reminds me of my childhood for some reason

[VenkatramanP]

Glad to have found it...listened to it a lot form the original LP between 74 and 76...when I was a teenager in NY

[lu1s4ngel]

i sent myself here

[antblue363]

Funky

[AEMoreira81]

I have been looking for this song for years, only having the riff and an approximate year to go by---glad to have found it.

[swtj69]

I have this original LP....it STILL jams....GREAT music!!!

[Unknown9726]

Like if you came here because of Yeezy!

[7Mansions]

Just found out about this group. Never heard them before. Sounds like it's from the 70's or 80's.

Check out my page for some funk rock. I'm a chica keeping the funk alive!!

[UntouchableNYsee]

This will always be what music really is....

[Happysundaze]

Yes it is very funky and good tune to dance to but I wouldn't call it a disco tune in the conventional sense.

[jody8526937]

i bought the original record on the streets of Brooklyn about 6 months ago for $2. The cover don't look like this.  The entire album is great...

[lexmark3208]

Gosh I remember this when my mama used to play this back in the day!!! She use to play the ish out of this funky ish!!!

[westtxtapper]

I actually came here from History Channel's "This Day In History". This was the first disco song to enter the Top 40 July 21, 1973

[MrWantedjimmy]

Between this and Santana I grew up Funk-Tee-fiiiyeed and love it!!

[bathotic]

The Loft led me here.

[jessalba2010]

this is the music i grew up with disco,funk,great song.

[bklynking707]

i still bump this track

[bahbcat]

Is this the first disco record?

[bourne2drum]

@bahbcat I believe "Girl, You Need a Change of Mind" by Eddie Kendricks is the first disco record. Happy searching :)

[bahbcat]

Afropean? That's what KCET says this is, or the story they did.

I love it. More than just Classic.

[glaeken14]

I love it

[EatinCactus]

I came here because of a Jennifer Lopez video...and because I grew up with this ...ish!

[lexmark3208]

Yes when I was a lil girl my mama used to play this back in the day I am 32yrs now what a memory!!!

[swaroopghosh2011]

at the age of when I was 6 years old listen this song first time - old it was record player , liked it and still liking it and loving it 

[robirob12000]

I had know idea - so this is where MJ got that from. Does anyone know if it means anything?

[swaroopghosh2011]

I was 10 and now I am 40 years old - liked it , loved it -

[ciaraaamichelle]

here bc i heard michael jackson sampled from this ,, but it was #jammin ' aha (:

[Wiziii123]

what can I say? love it love it

[matheusatallah]

wanna be starting something de MJ foi baseada nessa música - ( mamase mamasa mamakusa ) e rihanna botou em dont stop the music.

[Sneakytoke]

article about disco on wikipedia brought me here :D

[shufferTV]

“Mamase mamasa mamamakusa” or “Mamaku mamasa makumakusa”?

Rihanna - dont stop the music (LOL)

[newmanpi1]

This is the original version from the 1970's.

[umnomedeutilizador]

thumbs up if you came here cuz rallo tubbs. 

[1959cwb]

Had this song on a various artists 8-Track back in the 70's. Great to here it again!

[ggDoubleE]

Dedicated to all my fellow bboys from Soundview and Monroe projects

[Savvynlady]

it's been a long time since I heard this

[chiefbbc215]

I came here exactly for this and nothing else, thumbs up that!

[NarcoticBeats]

And people have the cheek to slate hip-hop and other genres based on sampling when the so-called King of pop was up to it himself!

[30302044]

I LOVE the TANGA song . Just like he says " AMONA YEYE AMONA YEYE " LOL

[yabs001]

@30302044 he said "A MUNA YEYE" = "A YEYE YOUNG MAN"

[TheRainbowKiwi]

my 50 year old dad brought me here.

[preforming1]

PEOPLE KILL ME MICHAEL JACKSON LOVE THIS  MAN AND THIS SONG. BUT THE ILLUMINATI HAS YOU SO MIND FUCKED YOU CAN NOT EVEN GRASP THIS THOUGHT

[Jay3S2]

@preforming1 WTF have the Illuminati got to do with this? Just because I have an opinion which is different from yours... oh whatever, I can't be bothered to argue with you. You hero-worship a dead paedo if you want, I'll still think Wacko Jacko's music was second rate, unoriginal and overated. The world still turns.

[preforming1]

@Jay3S2 lmao whatever i know your into the rap Lets take it to the streets and i'mma bring it to your ass g

I'm commin from the heart son

And I don't take no shit, but I'm about to start some

Now which one a you hoes wanna jump

If you got static, then get it off your chest punk

Cause I ain't bar none

If you're feelin lucky then go ahead and get cha some

I ain't with this fucked shit

[Jay3S2]

@preforming1 As the Godfather once said, "don't start none, won't be none." Live and let live, dude.

[susieinthesky98]

wtf does this have to do with mj i have only heard jenifer lopez using a part of this on one of her songs.?

[jorilyne17]

@susieinthesky98 MJ also used a part of this song in his song "wanna be starting something". This track is in the thriller album..

[Niallissoawesome]

@susieinthesky98 Michael Jackson sampled this song on his "Wanna Be Startin' Something" everything else since then that has used this sample from J-Lo to Rihanna was from MJ and not here.

[tnwar330]

Wow disco originated from Africa!

[gianniesk]

Myconos summer 1973!

[DejanSEO]

Recorded this track partially on my phone in my car. It took me nearly an hour of search in Google until I hit the Wikipedia article that lead me to the name. This track is smooth, cool and awesome - so happy I found it.

[winwoodscc]

wickid gwarn.

[akilah49]

awwwwwh get it! Jammin

[NathanRWAndrew]

Wikipedia brought me here. It said it was the first disco song.

[MadBug09097]

Like if you came here because of The Bloodhound Gang!

[MsMedford]

@MadBug09097 u came here because of them? omg shame on u.

[MadBug09097]

@MsMedford your icon is Hello Kitty, I don't want to hear it.

[MsMedford]

@MadBug09097 cut your hair and stfu

[MadBug09097]

@MsMedford Your icon. Is Hello Kitty. Your argument is still invalid.

[Jay3S2]

Love Soul Makossa, hate Michael Jackson.

[preforming1]

@Jay3S2 you know it's a damn shame you hate someone who did not do a damn thing  to you.but in his life play tribute to this man and his song soul makoosa i can say the illuminati got you working the damn coner!!!

[bigjerseydog1270]

click thumbs up if u got nothing better to do with your life

or click it cause its a great fucking song

[ACurlThing]

Like if you came here because of the movie "Crooklyn" when Troy was in trouble. (this song was playing)