Bill Clinton Kalonji
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Bill Clinton Kalonji | |
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| Birth name | Didier Kalonji |
| Born | July 4, 1979 |
| Origin | Ngiri-Ngiri, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Genres | Soukous- Congolese rumba-Afrobeats |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Past members | Wenge Musica Maison Mère, Les Marquis De Maison Mere |
Didier Kalonji Mukeba (born July 4, 1979), Known professionally by his stage name as Bill Clinton and Monseigneur or Macintosh[1][2] is a Congolese singer-songwriter dancer and animator. he was a member of Wenge Musica Maison Mere[3] orchestra by Werrason from 1997 to 2004. The name "Kalonji", as in Albert Kalonji, is a name traditionally associated with leaders of the Luba people.[4]
Career
[edit]Bill Clinton decided to leave his first the group, Wenge Music Maison Mere, in 2004[5] and start his own career. In 2004 he, Ferré Gola and J.D.T Mulopwe created a new group called Les Marquis or Les Marquis de Maison Mere and later left to create Marquis de Samourais. The group released several albums[6] but later broke up.
In 2006-2007 "Clinton" was among a number of African musicians threatened with legal action for breach of contract by a music producer based in Paris; no action was taken against him.[7] Having begun his career as an atalaku, he was one of few to successfully make the transition to bandleader.[8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]2011: Palpitation totale
2013: Tshikimbwa 2 (Opération Obama)
2015: Kulumbimbi
2015: Pression
2015: Fuku Shima (Le roi pharaon)
Singles
[edit]2012: Excès D'Amour
2012: Mukusa Mukongo
2012: Mukuwa Makoso
2012: Love Moi
2012: Kulumbimbi
2012: Condition
2012: Congo Vas Changer
2012: Kasonda
2013: Koli Villa
2013: Hi Brenda
2013: Kaylie
2013: Amède Ngassaki
2013: Sagess
2013: Vanité Des Vanités
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Afric, Culture (2018). "Personnes". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Camero (2017). "Bill Clinton Kalonji : Le meilleur de l'Atalaku". Cameroonvoice. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Frank, Bessem (August 2001). "Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique / D.R. Congo : Werrason & Wenge Musica Maison Mère". Musiques-Afrique. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Andrea Hollington (15 August 2015). Traveling Conceptualizations: A cognitive and anthropological linguistic study of Jamaican. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 195. ISBN 978-90-272-6840-2.
- ^ Walter, Badibanga (June 4, 2014). "Bill Clinton". Music In Africa. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Teamwork, Congo (November 20, 2017). "Clip Bill Clinton Kalonji " Boss IBRA " – TeamWork Congo". Retrieved 2019-08-08.
- ^ Joe Trapido (1 December 2016). Breaking Rocks: Music, Ideology and Economic Collapse, from Paris to Kinshasa. Berghahn Books. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-78533-399-6.
- ^ Bob W. White (27 June 2008). Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire. Duke University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8223-4112-3.
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