Re: Fwd: Manu Dibango sampled by....

From: Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Date: Fri Feb 04 2000 - 01:05:38 MET

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    Erik Gaderlund wrote:
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    > >
    > >Unfortunately this hurts me tell you all, if you don't already know.
    > >Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" has been raped by commercial pop star
    > >Jennifer "Big Booty" Lopez and overpaid/ overhyped Big Pun and Fat Joe
    > >on their horrible MTV playin' "Feel so Good",it shoul've been called
    > >"Feel So Bad" When I heard it. Yuc!!!! . Damn right, I'm mad, when Afro-
    > >funk classics like "Soul Makossa" & Fela Kuti are being put to Will
    > >Smith, PuffDaddy. R&B Commercial shit.

    I know this isn't sampling, but nearly 20 years ago Michael Jackson made a
    reference to "Soul Makossa" for his hit "Do You Wanna Be Startin Somethin'".

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