Education
In 1941, after being educated at his village school, Dibango was accepted into a colonial school, near his home, where he learned French. He admired the teacher, whom he described as "an extraordinary draftsman and painter."
In 1941, after being educated at his village school, Dibango was accepted into a colonial school, near his home, where he learned French. He admired the teacher, whom he described as "an extraordinary draftsman and painter."
He was a member of the seminal Congolese rumba group African Jazz. In 1998 he recorded the album CubAfrica with Cuban artist Eliades Ochoa.