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Will.i.am has teamed up with pioneering French world music producer James BKS on new track ‘Jungle Go Dumb’. Check it out below along with our interview with the pair.The track is taken from BKS’s latest album ‘Wolves Of Africa Part 1’, which also features contributions from his label boss Idris Elba, as well as Little Simz, Q-Tip, Royce 5’9 and James’s late father, the legendary Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango.Having made his name as a hip-hop and pop producer in the US, placing tracks with P Diddy and Snoop Dogg and working closely with Ja Rule, James returned to his French homeland in 2012, only to learn from his mother that Dibango was his real biological father.Meeting Dibango for the first time shifted his musical perspective dramatically, and he began reinventing and modernising African culture on singles such as 2018’s ‘Kwele’, a collaboration with his father, and 2019’s ‘New Breed’.The will.i.am collaboration was the result of four years of James trying to forge links with the Black Eyed Peas lynchpin.

Argentine comic book artist, Juan Gimenez passed away at the age of 76 after suffering from COVID-19. The veteran comic artist known for contributing to the Heavy Metal animated movie released in the '80s is believed to have developed complications after contracting Coronavirus.

Last week, 86-year-old Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango died of COVID-19. Dibango’s music shook the world: His discography spans six decades and at least as many genres, with forays into jazz, funk, and hip-hop.

Mark Ronson took to Instagram on Friday (March 27) to pay tribute to legends who were taken too soon due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Executors managing the late Michael Jackson’s estate are donating $300,000 to coronavirus response efforts.

Executors managing the late Michael Jackson’s estate are donating $300,000 (£252,000) to coronavirus response efforts.

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Manu Dibango has sadly passed away at the age of 86.

Manu Dibango, who fused African rhythms with funk to become one of the most influential musicians in world dance music, died Tuesday (March 24) with the coronavirus, according to his music publisher. He was 86.

Manu Dibango, the pioneering Cameroonian jazz musician whose song “Soul Makossa” was interpolated in Michael Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Starting Something,” died in Paris Tuesday after contracting Covid-19, according to The Guardian and multiple news outlets. He was 86.

Manu Dibango, the afro-jazz great behind hits including “Soul Makossa,” died Tuesday morning (March 24) from COVID-19, the BBC and AFP report. He was 86. “A voice raises from far away,” a statement on his Facebook page began. “It is with deep sadness that we announce you the loss of Manu Dibango, our Papy Groove.” There will be a private funeral service before a tribute is held “when possible,” according to the statement.

He was best known for 1972's 'Soul Makossa.'

Manu Dibango, aged 86, passed away this morning due to Coronavirus. The veteran saxophone legend known for his expertise in jazz, funk and traditional west African styles of music, succumbed to COVID-19 on Tuesday morning and passed away at a hospital in Paris. The 86-year-old music stalwart was recognised worldwide for his contemporary style, fusing jazz and funk music with traditional sounds belonging to the African country, Cameroon.

Jazz great Manu Dibango, best known for his 1972 hit “Soul Makoosa,” has died from complications of the coronavirus, according to a statement on his official Facebook page.

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.

PARIS -- Renowned jazz man Manu Dibango, to many the beloved “Papy Groove” who served as an inspiration and pioneer in his art, died on Tuesday with the coronavirus, his official Facebook page announced. He was 86.