Consumer Guide Album

Manu Dibango: Makossa Man [Atlantic, 1974]
Hate to say this, but what makes Dibango's African dances so much catchier than those of the competition is that he's from a French part of the continent, which means he relates to the Caribbean--all of it--rather than to rock. Let's face it, rock's catchiest beats have always come from the Caribbean. Not that catchiest is the only superlative I care about. B+