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100	1		_aNkwi, Gam
245	0	1	_aSinging Our Unsung Heroes _b(Re)Membering Manu Dibango, Celebrating Cameroon Music _c['Nkwi, Gam']
264		1	_bLangaa RPCIG _c2021
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700	0		_aNkwi, Gam
856	4	0	_2Cyberlibris _uhttps://international.scholarvox.com/netsen/book/88911881 _qtext/html _a
520			_aThis book collates thematic reflections on Cameroon music exalting Manu Dibango, one of the first-generation Cameroonian musicians, who bowed to Covid-19 on 24 March 2020. Granted his enormous contribution to Cameroon, African and world music, one would have expected that scholarly books and encyclopaedia of recognition would be written in his honour prior to his demise. However, that was not the case. Like many other musicians in Cameroon, seemingly nothing substantial has been written about Manu Dibango and his music, with the exception, paradoxically, of his autobiography, Three Kilos of Coffee. What exists on this towering and humble giant of Cameroonian and African superstardom is scanty and mostly in the form of grey literature. We must learn to immortalise our artists and popular intellectuals beyond their entertainment value and the photo opportunities that we have with them in their lifetime. The inspiration for this book was drawn from the conviction that one of the best ways of honouring and valorising Manu Dibango would be by taking the cue from his music and then collecting essays generally on music, its role and impact in Cameroon, Africa and beyond.
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