As the world mourns the King of Pop, the late great Michael Jackson, critics remember the genius of the man and pay him homage as well as giving credit to the various and varied sources of his inspiration. Listed as one of the top 10 Michael Jackson songs ever, CNN says of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” –

Sketches

The Man

It's hard to write a better album opener than this one from Thriller, which not only kicks up the energy but lays out Jackson's ambitious musical agenda — from the disco beat to the rock timbre of the vocals to the closing refrain of "mama-se, mama-sa, mama-coo-sa," cribbed from "Soul Makossa," a hit by Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango. CNN.com, 2009.

Check out both the 25th Anniversary of “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’” with Akron (born in the US but of Senegalese origin), and the classic hit, “Soul Makossa” by Manu Dibango, in our halftribe recommends … Music section, Music from Cameroon, Indiana, & Senegal: Manu Dibango, Michael Jackson, & Akon. Makossa means ‘Dance’ in Doula, a Cameroonian language.

RIP Michael. It really doesn’t matter if you are black or white so long as you are. And you were.

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