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Michael Jackson Michael Jackson

Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Thriller
Epic 1982
Manu Dibango Manu Dibango

Soul Makossa
Soul Makossa
Atlantic 1972
Sample appears at: 4:44 Sample appears at: 0:08
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Producers: Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson
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Main genre: Rock / Pop
Main genre: Soul / Funk / Disco
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Type Replayed Sample (Interpolation)
Part Sampled Vocals / Lyrics
Community Rating Sample Rating: 9 (5 Votes)
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Contributed By Gil Moses
Israel
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Sample chain found! songs that sampled Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin':
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Discussion

juicy said on Tuesday, 01 September 2009:
 
mama say maas

Tulove said on Tuesday, 30 December 2008:
 
Michael chants "Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa" on Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' in the Swahili language (per Quincy Jones' writings) unlike Dibango's Soul Makossa where he sings "Mama Ko mama sa maka makoosa" in Duala a Cameroonian language. though they have the same cadence/rhythm (michael was probably influenced by Manu's song and that's all you need for a lawsuit) they're in different tongues.

tashae♫♪ said on Friday, 05 December 2008:
 
wow I knew that part had to come from an african song...but I never knew the name of the artist..maybe that's why the song never had a video...

Spinks said on Monday, 27 October 2008:
 
Michael Jackson did not initially obtain permission to use the chant from Soul Makossa and therefore Manu Dibango sued him for copyright infringement after the release of Thriller. Eventually Dibango received compensation in an out-of-court settlement - must have been quite hefty given Thriller's sales...

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