Gibson Butukondolo
Jipson Butukondolo is a composer, vocalist, and entertainer in the band Quartier Latin International. The band is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was founded and is led by Congolese musician Koffi Olomide. Overview Some of the hits that Butukondolo participated in, in a leading role, includBa Lobiens anBiblia See also *Fally Ipupa *Bouro Mpela *List of Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians This is a list of musicians and musical groups from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). *Abeti Masikini *African Fiesta * Aurlus Mabélé * Avelino * Awilo Longomba * Bimi Ombale * Bisso Na Bisso *Bouro Mpela *Bozi Boziana *Cindy L ... References Date of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Kinshasa Soukous musicians Quartier Latin International 20th-century Democratic Republic of the Congo male singers Democratic Republic of the Congo songwriters 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo male singers Year of birth missin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Definition The term is descended from Latin, ''compōnō''; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the ''Oxford English Dictionary'' is from Thomas Morley's 1597 ''A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music'', where he says "Some wil be good descanters ..and yet wil be but bad composers". 'Composer' is a loose term that generally refers to any person who writes music. More specifically, it is often used to denote people who are composers by occupation, or those who in the tradition of Western classical music. Writers of exclusively or primarily songs may be called composers, but since the 20th century the terms 'songwriter' or ' singer-songwriter' are more often used, particularl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vocalist
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music, Japanese music, and religious music styles such as gospel, traditional music styles, world music, jazz, blues, ghazal, and popular music styles such as pop, rock, and electronic dance music. Singing can be formal or informal, arranged, or improvised. It may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort, or ritual as part of music education or ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Entertainer
An entertainer is someone who provides entertainment in various different forms. Types of entertainers * Acrobat * Actor * Archimime * Athlete * Barker * Beatboxer * Benshi * Bouffon * Circus performer * Clown * Club Hostess/Host * Comedian * Dancer * Drag queen * Drag king * Emcee * Filmmaker * Flag throwing * Flair bartender * Flatulist * Geisha * Go-go dancer * Harlequin * Host * Illusionist * Impressionist * Internet celebrity * Itinerant poet * Japanese idol * Jester * Kobzar * Lirnyk * Magic (illusion), Magician * Master of ceremonies * Mime * Minstrel * Monologist * Musician * Painter * Party princess * Performer * Photographer * Podcaster * Poet * Pornographic actor * Promotional model * Radio personality * Rapper * Rhapsode * Ring girl * Ringmaster * Scop * Shamakhi dancers * Showgirl * Showman * Showrunner * Singer * Skomorokh * Streamer * Street performer * Stunt performer * Theatre practitioner * TikToker * TV celebrity * Vedette * Writer * YouTub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Quartier Latin International
Quartier Latin International (QLI), or Quartier Latin, is a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo established in 1986. Location The band was formed in 1986 in Kinshasa). It plays in DR Congo and other African countries and often tours in Europe and North America. Overview The band was founded by its leader, composer, guitarist, vocalist, dancer and entertainer, Koffi Olomide. The band performs both in Lingala and French. Since inception, the band has seen many members come and go, some more than once. Many former band members still maintain good relations with the band. A show commemorating the band's 30th anniversary took place on 16 November 2016. The chief organizer is Fally Ipupa, who left the band in 2006. Group Member Musicians *''Singer/Singers'' ** Asso Ferrari - since 2002,2011,2018 ** Bapinces Leader - since 2006,2011,2022 ** Omba Lipassa - since 2007 ** Cindy Le Coeur - since 2007 ** Baby Azembi - since 2009,2019 ** Mayassé Mbongi - sinc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Democratic Republic Of The Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in Central Africa. It is bordered to the northwest by the Republic of the Congo, to the north by the Central African Republic, to the northeast by South Sudan, to the east by Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, and by Tanzania (across Lake Tanganyika), to the south and southeast by Zambia, to the southwest by Angola, and to the west by the South Atlantic Ocean and the Cabinda exclave of Angola. By area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 108 million, the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the most populous officially Francophone country in the world. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the nation's economic center. Centered on the Cong ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koffi Olomide
Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba (13 July 1956), known professionally as Koffi Olomidé, is a Congolese Soukus singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He has had several gold records in his career. He is the founder of the Quartier Latin International orchestra with many notable artists, including Fally Ipupa and Ferré Gola. Background Olomide was born on 13 July 1956 in Kisangani, DRC. His mother named him Koffi because he was born on Friday. He grew up in a middle-class family, without any musical background. During his youth, Olomide improvised by singing popular songs with his own lyrics and altered rhythms until a neighbor taught him how to play the guitar. Education Often described by fellow students and his teachers alike as "a very bright student," Olomide earned a scholarship to study in Bordeaux, France where he obtained a bachelor's degree in business economics. He is also reported to hold a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Paris. Musical career U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fally Ipupa
Fally Ipupa N'simba (born December 14, 1977), known by his stage name Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist and producer. From 1999 until 2006, he was a member of Quartier Latin International, the music band formed in 1986 by Koffi Olomidé. His first solo album was ''Droit Chemin'' released in 2006, which went on to sell over 100,000 units, and his second album ''Arsenal de Belles Melodies'' was released in 2009. In 2007, Fally Ipupa won the Kora Awards for Best Artist or Group from Central Africa. In 2010, Fally Ipupa won the MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 for Best Video for "Sexy Dance" and Best Francophone Artist. He won the urban awards for Best African Artist. Fally Ipupa was nominated in the Best Live Act category at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014. He released an album named ''Power "Kosa Leka"'' in 2013. On October 10, 2022, Fally Ipupa's album ''Tokooos'' was certified Gold by SNEP in France, 5 years after its release. Early ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bouro Mpela
Gecko Bouro Mpela, also known as Bouro Mpela (born 5 August 1975), is a soukous singer, dancer, and performer from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was a member of the Quartier Latin International band, which was founded and led by Koffi Olomide. Background He was born to Jean Robert Yoka Mpela and Marie Bilepo. Bouro was overweight at birth, a problem that has persisted in later life. He was born to a musical family with grandparents, parents and siblings either with careers in the industry or talented and with a passion for the trade. He attended local schools and graduated with a university degree. Career The beginning He was a member of his church choir. When his older brother Alain joined the band Wenge Musica, Bouro began rehearsing with him at home. He also rehearsed with Willy Bula, the younger brother of one of Alain's bandmates in Wenge. Circa 1995, Bouro began to sing and perform with several bands, while continuing with school. In 1996, Bouro graduated from ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Democratic Republic Of The Congo Musicians
This is a list of musicians and musical groups from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). *Abeti Masikini *African Fiesta *Aurlus Mabélé * Avelino *Awilo Longomba *Bimi Ombale *Bisso Na Bisso *Bouro Mpela * Bozi Boziana *Cindy Le Coeur *Dadju *Damso *Dany Engobo * Evoloko Jocker * Diblo Dibala * Dindo Yogo *Fabregas *Fally Ipupa *Ferré Gola *Gaz Mawete *Gibson Butukondolo *Grand Kalle *Héritier Watanabe *INNOSS'B *Iyenga *Jean Bosco Mwenda *Jessy Matador *Jimmy Omonga *Josky Kiambukuta Londa *Kalash Criminel *Kanda Bongo Man *Kasai Allstars *Kaysha *Keblack *Kékélé *King Kester Emeneya *Koffi Olomide *Konono Nº1 * Kasaloo Kyanga *LU KALA * Langa Langa Stars * Le Grand Kalle *Lokua Kanza * Madilu Système *Maître Gims *Marie Daulne * Marie Misamu * Mayaula Mayoni * Mbongwana Star *M'bilia Bel * Michel Boyibanda *Mohombi *Mose Fan Fan * M'Pongo Love *Naza *Ndombe Opetum *Nico Kasanda *Ninho *Papa Wemba *Pepe Kalle and Empire Bakuba *Ray Lema *Sam Mangwana *Singu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Date Of Birth Missing (living People)
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Living People
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People From Kinshasa
A person (plural, : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal obligation, legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its us ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |