{"product_id":"three-kilos-of-coffee-manu-dibango-9780226144900","title":"Three Kilos of Coffee: An Autobiography","description":"In 1948, at the age of fifteen, Manu Dibango left Africa for France, bearing three kilos of coffee for his adopted family and little else. This book chronicles Manu Dibango's remarkable rise from his birth in Douala, Cameroon, to his worldwide success--with \u003ci\u003eSoul Makossa\u003c\/i\u003e in 1972--as the first African musician ever to record a top 40s hit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComposer, producer, performer, film score writer and humanitarian for the poor, Manu Dibango defines the \"African sound\" of modern world music. He has worked with and influenced such artists as Art Blakey, Don Cherry, Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and Johnny Clegg. In Africa, he has helped younger musicians, performed benefit concerts, and transcribed for the first time the scores and lyrics of African musicians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe product of a \"mixed marriage\" (of different tribes and religions) who owes allegiances to both Africa and Europe, Dibango has always been aware of the ambiguities of his identity. This awareness has informed all of the important events of his life, from his marriage to a white Frenchwoman in 1957, to his creation of an \"Afro-music\" which joyfully blends blues, jazz, reggae, traditional European and African serenades, highlife, Caribbean and Arabic music. This music addresses the meaning of \"Africanness\" and what it means to be a Black artist and citizen of the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis lively and thoughtful memoir is based on an extensive set of interviews in 1989 with French journalist Danielle Rouard. Richly illustrated with photographs, this book will be a must for readers of jazz biographies, students of African music and ethnomusicology, and all those who are lovers of Manu Dibango's unique artistry and accomplishments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Manu Dibango, Danielle Rouard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226144909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226144900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.52w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1994 pg. 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1994 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/25\/1994 pg. 45","brand":"Manu Dibango","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44584332001535,"sku":"9780226144900","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1793c29-815e-4691-bde8-702ab1c6bb16.jpg?v=1701886499","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/three-kilos-of-coffee-manu-dibango-9780226144900","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}