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Franklin Boukaka was born François Boukaka [note 1] on October 10, 1940, in Brazzaville (the capital of present-day Congo-Brazzavile). [1] [2] His parents were both musicians; his father, Aubin Boukaka, was with the musical ensemble “La Gaieté,” while his mother, Yvonne Ntsatouabaka, was a singer and hostess of funeral vigils and popular celebrations. [2]
"Congo" is a song by the English rock band Genesis, released in September 1997 as the first single from their fifteenth studio album, Calling All Stations (1997). The single marked the debut of Ray Wilson as the lead vocalist for the band. It was a hit across Europe, although it became their first lead single since 1977 to not reach the UK Top ...
"La Belle Epoque" is a song by Swedish alternative rock band Kent from their eleventh studio album, Tigerdrottningen. It was released as the album's lead single on 12 March 2014, as a digital download . [ 1 ]
Mose Se Sengo ("Fan Fan") (16 October 1945 – 3 May 2019) was a guitarist, composer and band-leader from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He was one of the pioneers of Congolese Soukous . [ 1 ]
Twilight of the Belle Epoque: The Paris of Picasso, Stravinsky, Proust, Renault, Marie Curie, Gertrude Stein, and Their Friends Through the Great War (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014) online. Rudorff, Raymond. Belle Epoque: Paris in the 1890s (Hamish Hamilton, 1972). Wires, Richard. "Paris: La Belle Époque". Conspectus of History 1.4 (1977): 60–72.
Mbenzu Ngamboni Bokili (born 28 September 1951 [1]), better known as Bozi Boziana, is a Congolese singer, 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, and founded his own band, Orchestre Anti-Choc, which is considered among the most ...
Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseka (born 10 January 1959), known professionally as M'bilia Bel, is a Congolese singer and songwriter. [1] [2] Dubbed the "Queen of African Rumba" [3] [4] and "Queen Cleopatra", [5] [6] she is regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century Congolese and African popular music.
Belle Epoque (band), a European disco music group popular in the mid to late 1970s; La Belle Époque, a 2019 French film directed by Nicolas Bedos; La Belle Epoque, a 1930 luxury barge "La Belle Epoque" (song), a 2014 song by Swedish rock band Kent; La Belle Epoque, album by Orchestra Baobab; Belle Epoque, an album by Mose Se 'Fan Fan'