Soul Makossa" is a 1972 hit song by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango that became an international underground dance hit, peaking at #35 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song, an iconic example of the makossa music genre, features a distinctive chant and is the most sampled African song in history. Dibango's chant, "Mama-ko, mama-ssa, makomako-ssa," was famously adapted by Michael Jackson for "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" and later sampled by Rihanna for "Don't Stop the Music". Soul Makossa"

History of Afrobeat, Afrobeats, Makossa, Ndombolo, Soukous. Their origins, who popularised them and who influenced their style and texture of music. The Inluence of Manu Dibango and Tony Allen on the Musical Style of Fela Kuti | Darling Lyonga Official