Soul Makossa
by Manu Dibango
Manu Dibango bestography
Soul Makossa is ranked 2nd best out of 22 albums by Manu Dibango on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Manu Dibango is Afro Soul Machine which is ranked number 13811 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 83.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Soul Makossa track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Soul Makossa ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/03/2026 00:58 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,369 | 70/100 |
| ! | 10/25/2025 16:36 |  Sandrof1969 | 2,687 | 68/100 |
| ! | 04/25/2022 20:13 |  junodog4 | 2,975 | 70/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2022 00:23 |  EyeKanFly | 8,233 | 65/100 |
| ! | 10/10/2021 07:35 | badger | 988 | 78/100 |
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(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)
This album has a Bayesian average rating of 73.1/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 73.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 8.1.
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EyeKanFly 01/17/2022 15:16 | #279558
The title track is legendary, but the surrounding tracks are all overlooked afro-funk greats. A wonderful album start to finish.
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