Jazz great Manu Dibango dies from virus

Updated March 24 2020 - 9:23pm, first published 9:19pm
Manu Dibango inspired "world music" in the 1970s with the song Soul Makossa.
Manu Dibango inspired "world music" in the 1970s with the song Soul Makossa.

Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved "Papy Groove" who served as an inspiration and pioneer in his art, has died from the coronavirus, his official Facebook page has announced. He was 86.