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Africa News of Tuesday, 24 March 2020

Source: bbc.com

Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango dies of coronavirus

Emmanuel N'Djoke Dibango Emmanuel N'Djoke Dibango

Famous Cameroonian saxophonist Emmanuel N'Djoke Dibango, popularly known as Manu Dibango, has died of coronavirus.

He died on Tuesday morning at a hospital outside the French capital, Paris.

The 86-year-old jazz musician had last week announced on his Facebook page that he had contracted the coronavirus.

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