MANU DIBANGO
PAST PRESENT FUTURE
2011
BorderBlaster (France)
CD
№ BBCD021

Tracks:

1. Manu Dibango (1:12).
2. Afreedom (4:37).
3. Elolombe (4:08).
4. Oum Song (3:38).
5. Bantou Life (3:55).
6. Douala Memphis (3:59).
7. Paris Je T’Aime D’Amour (4:51).*
8. The Manu Walk (4:02).
9. Haters Anthem (3:32). **
10. Keep On Running (3:58).
11. Shallow Waters (3:59).
12. Africa (3:06).
13. Soul Makossa 2.0 (3:27). ***
14. Kamer Lion (0:58).

«Manu Dibango» written by Lalcko, «Afreedom» by Manu Dibango, Wayne Beckford & Xmaleya, «Elolombe» by Manu Dibango & Pit Baccardi, «Oum Song» by Oum, «Bantou Life» by Manu Dibango & Passi, «Douala Memphis», «The Manu Walk», «Soul Makossa 2.0» by Manu Dibango & Wayne Beckford, «Paris Je T’Aime D’Amour» by Manu Dibango & Slim Pezin, «Haters Anthem», «Keep On Running» by Wayne Beckford, «Shallow Waters» by Manu Dibango, Wayne Beckford & Safehaus, «Africa» by Manu Dibango, Wayne Beckford & Chantal Ayissi, «Kamer Lion» by Chantal Ayissi.

* Track inspired by the original song «Paris Je T’Aime D’Amour», sub-titled «SM de Paris Stay The Same» Victor Schertzinger, written by Clifford Grey and adapted by Henri Battaille (Sony ATV Harmony ad Salabert Edition).
** Track contents a sample from the original song «Hot Chicken» written by Manu Dibango.
*** Track inspired by the original song «Soul Makossa» written by Manu Dibango.

Manu Dibango: saxophone, vibraphone, marimba, piano, orgue hammond, percussions, vocals.
Slim Pezin: guitar, hawaian guitar, bass, banjo.
Raymond Ndoumbé: bass.
Guy Nsangue: bass.
Pierre Didi Tchakounté: percussions.
Cailloux Roots: percussions.
Guy Nwogang: percussions.
Julien Agazar: keyboards.
Jonathan Handelsman: tenor saxophone.
Clive Radford: guitars.
Olivier Tshimanga: guitar.
Patrick Marie-Magdelaine: guitars.
Dodi Miano: drums.
Lalcko: vocals.
Pit Baccardi: vocals.
Xmaleya: additional vocals.
Wayne Beckford: vocals, backing vocals, additional vocals.
Valery Ekoumé: vocals, backing vocals.
Safehaus: vocals.
Mylian Dibango: vocals.
Djany: vocals.
Oum: vocals.
Passi: vocals.
Chantal Ayissi: vocals, backing vocals.
Ben Kench: backing vocals.
Drum machine programmed by Wayne Beckford.
All tracks produced by Manu Dibango, Slim Pezin & Wayne Beckford.
All tracks arranged by Manu Dibango and Wayne Beckford.
All tracks recorded by Wayne Beckford at Manu Dibango’s Home Studio (Paris), Family Man Studio (Sweden) and Mama Shelter Hotel, Maxime Lefèvre at Claudia Sound Studio (Paris), Samning Roger and Zaiter Haissam at Wilfried Etoundi Home Studio (Douala), Abdelghani Torqui at Studio Gosto (Morocco), Guillaume Lejault at Studio De La Grande Armée (Paris), Clive Radford at Audiobase Studio (UK), Fred Kotya at Tempus Figut Studio (Paris), Jonathan Lepage at Studio Contre Point (Orleans).
All tracks mixed by Wayne Beckford and Maxime Lefèvre at Claudia Sound Studio (Paris).
Mastered by Jeremy Henry at La Villa (Paris).
Notes by Manu Dibango.
Executive producers: Georges Damon Williams & Wayne Beckford for BorderBlaster.
Photos: André-Franck Assimon, Lamine Diakité, Slim Pezin.
Front cover photo: reserved rights.
Graphic design: Youbold.
All tracks published by Manu Dibango, Slim Pezin Publishing, Oum, Cesar Charp Publishing, Shannimane, Spyce Publishing, BorderBlaster Publishing, Sony ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing, Claudia Sound Editions.
Distributed by Musicast Distribution (France & Belgium), Sony Music (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), Membran Entertainment Group (UK & Ireland).
CD with red, orange, gray & white sticker: Le nouvel album studio d’un artiste de légende / Réalisé par le hit maker Wayne Beckford, inclu le hit planétaire Soul Makossa 2.0 / En concert le 17 Novembre Au Casino De Paris / Édition Limitée.