"Soul Makossa" is a 1972 single by Cameroonian makossa saxophonist Manu Dibango. It is often cited as one of the first disco records. In 1972 David Mancuso found a copy in a Brooklyn West Indian record store and often played it at his Loft parties. The response was so positive that the few copies of "Soul Makossa" in New York City were quickly bought up. The song was subsequently played heavily by Frankie Crocker, who DJed at WBLS, then New York's most popular black radio station.

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  • "Soul Makossa" is a 1972 single by Cameroonian makossa saxophonist Manu Dibango. It is often cited as one of the first disco records. In 1972 David Mancuso found a copy in a Brooklyn West Indian record store and often played it at his Loft parties. The response was so positive that the few copies of "Soul Makossa" in New York City were quickly bought up. The song was subsequently played heavily by Frankie Crocker, who DJed at WBLS, then New York's most popular black radio station. Since the original was now unfindable, at least 23 groups quickly released cover versions to capitalize on the demand for the record. Atlantic eventually licensed the song from the French record label Fiesta. Their release of it peaked at #35 on the Billboard chart in 1973; in 1999 Dave Marsh wrote that it was "the only African record by an African" to crack the top 40. At one point there were nine different versions of the song in the Billboard chart. It became "a massive hit" internationally as well. "Soul Makossa" was originally recorded as a B-side for "Mouvement Ewondo," a song about Cameroon's association football team. It is probably best remembered for the chanted vocal refrain "Mama-ko, mama-sa, ma-ka-ma-ko-ssa", which was also used in Michael Jackson's 1982 "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (albeit in a different key with a not-so-monophonic melody) during the song's final bridge. It is also sampled in the hip hop song "Face Off" by artist Jay-Z on his album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 as well as the single "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna. The song is also sampled on the intro to The Carnival, Wyclef Jean's first solo album. The phrase "ma ma say ah, ma ma coo sah" also appears in the fourth verse of the song "Rhythm (Devoted to the Art of Moving Butts)" by A Tribe Called Quest, and in "Mama Say," the debut single by the Bloodhound Gang. "Makossa" means "(I) dance" in Duala, a Cameroonian language.
  • Soul Makossa er en singel fra 1972 av den kamerunske saksofonisten Manu Dibango. Den regnes ofte som den første disco-plata og ble først introdusert i USA av radio-DJen Frankie Crocker i New York. Den huskes nok best for sitt rytmiske refreng «Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa» som gjengis i Michael Jacksons låt «Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'» fra 1983 der det er et framtredende element i sangens siste overgang. Dibangos advokater sørget for et forlik utenfor domstol da de hvdet at Jackson hadde stjålet melodien fra Dibango.
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  • "Soul Makossa" is a 1972 single by Cameroonian makossa saxophonist Manu Dibango. It is often cited as one of the first disco records. In 1972 David Mancuso found a copy in a Brooklyn West Indian record store and often played it at his Loft parties. The response was so positive that the few copies of "Soul Makossa" in New York City were quickly bought up. The song was subsequently played heavily by Frankie Crocker, who DJed at WBLS, then New York's most popular black radio station.
  • Soul Makossa er en singel fra 1972 av den kamerunske saksofonisten Manu Dibango. Den regnes ofte som den første disco-plata og ble først introdusert i USA av radio-DJen Frankie Crocker i New York. Den huskes nok best for sitt rytmiske refreng «Mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa» som gjengis i Michael Jacksons låt «Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'» fra 1983 der det er et framtredende element i sangens siste overgang.
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