Afro-jazz Star Manu Dibango Dies of Coronavirus

Veteran Afro-Jazz star Manu Dibango has reportedly died of the novel coronavirus

The music star’s representatives confirmed his death on Tuesday stating that he died after contracting the deadly disease.

The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul Makossa”, is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19

“He died early this morning in a hospital in the Paris region,” his music publisher Thierry Durepaire said.

A message on his official Facebook page confirmed that his death had come after he contracted COVID-19.