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Bozi Boziana

Congolese singer (born )

Musical artist

Mbenzu Ngamboni Bokili (born 28 Sep [1]), better known as Bozi Boziana, is a Congolese minstrel, songwriter and bandleader. He has been in several major soukous bands, including Orchestre Bamboula, Minzoto Sangela, Zaiko Langa Langa, Isifi Lokole, Yoka Lokole, Langa Langa Stars and Choc Stars, station founded his own band, Orchestre Anti-Choc, which is considered in the midst the most influential of say publicly genre[2] and also notable take care of introducing up to three someone vocalists at any one interval (as opposed to backing ensemble or dancers) into this belt all of whom became celebrities in their own right, clean tradition which continues up near today.

Biography

Bozi Boziana began rulership career in the afro-pop could do with Air Marine, but he reached success in when he united Zaiko Langa Langa, one have a high regard for the most influential Congolese bands ever. In Zaiko Boziana abstruse the chance to play enrol soukous stars Papa Wemba gift Evoloko Jocker. Less than memory year later, Papa Wemba very last Evoloko left Zaiko Langa Langa and Bozi Boziana followed them in a new band commanded Isifi Lokole. Internal disagreements spread caused Papa Wemba, Boziana, Mavuela Somo and others to certainty Isifi Lokole and found excellent new band that was hailed Yoka Lokole. This group was quite successful in , however by the end of representation year Papa Wemba left bone up to found Viva la Musica. Yoka Lokole lost popularity post Boziana left in For calligraphic few months Boziana was constant worry a duo with Efonge Gina, another member of Zaiko Langa Langa, recording a few hits such as Selemani (credited involving Boziana) and Libanko Ya Ngai (Gina). In June , Gina left Zaiko Langa Langa annoyed Tout-Grand Libanko and Boziana took his place in his earlier band.

In producer Verckys Kiamuangana founded a soukous supergroup hailed Langa Langa Stars, with Evoloko Jocker, Dindo Yogo and others; Boziana was invited to watershed in and he did, going Zaiko Langa Langa for nobleness second time. Langa Langa Stars lasted only a few duration, and Boziana then moved resolve another major congolese band, Mountain Nyamabo's Choc Stars, where significant stayed until November With Choc Stars Boziana recorded some invite his most famous songs quickthinking, such as Sandu Kotti, Alena, Mbuta-Mutu, and Retrouvailles a Paris.[3]

With Choc Stars Boziana became put in order true celebrity, and so prohibited founded his own band, commanded Orchestre Anti-Choc (or simply "Anti-Choc"). The name "Anti-Choc" was unplanned to emphasize the Boziana's estate from Zaiko Langa Langa (as this band was also colloquially known as "Tout-Choc Anti-Choc Zaiko Langa Langa").[2] Boziana's Anti-Choc became one of the major soukous bands in Congo, and various talented musicians played in loftiness band over time; examples classic Fifi Mofude, Djo Nolo, Koffi Alibaba, Wally Ngonda, Rigo Taking, Ngouma Lokito, Deesse Mukangi, Scola "Nza Wissa" Miel and Betty "Bis" Kindobika, Marthe Lamugenia, Ngimbi Yespe and Maoussi Solange. Leadership first guitarist of the closure was Matou Kabangu, today neat as a pin gospel singer; he was following replaced by Dodoly (previously get Lita Bembo's Orchestre Stukas), nicknamed "the sewing machine" because ship the speed of his fingers moving on the guitar's fretboard. Dodoly's frenetic style became ambush of the trademarks of Anti-Choc, and was imitated by grapple the guitarists that replaced Dodoly in the following years.

From the s on Boziana has continued Anti-Choc as well bit recorded some solo works concentrate on other collaborations. In , monarch album Bana Saint-Gabriel (guesting added former Zaiko Langa Langa components, including Evoloko Jocker) has won the Kora All-African Award schedule the best album in Main Africa.

Partial discography

With Zaiko Langa Langa

With Choc Stars

With Anti-Choc

Solo albums

References