Jackson And Rihanna being Sued Over 'Hook' PDF Print E-mail

Michael Jackson and Rihanna  are being sued by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango, claiming they have stolen his hook.

ImageDibango, 75, points to one of the most famous bits in Jackson's 1983 track, Wanna Be Startin' Something.

 

In that song, the King of Pop ends the chorus with a nonsensical chant, "mama-say mama-sa ma-ma-coo-sa," words that sound awfully close to the Duala chant in Dibango's classic Soul Makossa.

 

Jackson had already admitted to borrowing the line, according to the AFP, settling with Dibango out of court. But when Rihanna came calling in 2007, asking to sample Jackson on her song Don't Stop the Music, Jackson agreed – allegedly without contacting the Cameroonian.

 

Don't Stop the Music went on to top the European Hot 100.

 

Dibango's lawyers have now brought the case before a Parisian court, demanding €500,000 in damages and that Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music be barred from receiving "mama-say mama-sa"-related income until the matter is resolved.

 

French judges will announce on 17 February whether they will hear the case.  

 

Source .  guardian.co.music

 


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