Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved Papy Groove who served as an inspiration and pioneer of his art, has died with the coronavirus, his official Facebook page announced.
He was 86. The saxophonist who inspired what is known as “world music” was recently taken to hospital with an illness “linked to Covid-19”, his official Facebook page said last Wednesday, adding that he was “resting well and calmly recovering”.
The announcement did not say where he had been taken to hospital, but Dibango, who was born in Cameroon, was known to live in France. “He can’t wait to meet you again,” the earlier message said.
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