On the Playlist 13AUG2018…

One of my favorite songs of all time "Biko" from the album Wakafrika by Manu Dibango. This is definitely a crank it loud kind of song that my kids hate when I play. I also love the cover of this album as it totally makes sense based on the album name. This album is a bunch of cover songs by artists that are African or in the case of Biko are African themed. The song Biko is originally by Peter Gabriel from his third album (the one with his face melting on it) but I like this version better than the original. The song is about Stephen Biko who was an anti-apartheid activist who died at the hands of the South African police under suspicious circumstances while in custody. His story was the subject of the book and subsequent movie, Cry Freedom. Manu Dibango is a Cameroonian musician who pioneered an African funk style of music and came to popularity with his song Soul Makossa in 1972. At age 84 he is still an active musician. 

Manu Dibango - Wakafrica

Manu passed away from Covid-19 on 24MAR2020.