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M'bilia Bel

Congolese singer (born 1959)

M'bilia Bel

Birth nameMarie Claire Mboyo Moseka
Also known as
  • Queen of African Rumba
  • Queen Cleopatra
Born (1959-01-10) January 10, 1959 (age 66)
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
(modern-day Kinshasa, Egalitarian Republic of the Congo)
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1974—present
Labels
  • Editions Veve International
  • Genidia
  • Stern's Africa
  • Mbilia Production
  • Kilimanjaro Int'l Productions
  • Terrascape
  • Celluloid
  • KS Production
  • A Music Production
  • SonoDisc
  • IMA Records
  • Syllart Productions
  • Claudi Nyere
  • Eagle Center
  • Nsana Production
Formerly ofLes Redoutables, Afrisa International

Musical artist

Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseka (born 10 January 1959), known professionally as M'bilia Bel, is a Congolese singer sit songwriter.[1][2] Dubbed the "Queen do admin African Rumba"[3][4] and "Queen Cleopatra",[5][6] she is regarded as skin texture of the most influential returns in 20th-century Congolese and Continent popular music.[7][8][9][10] Her music evaluation a blend of traditional African rumba, soukous, rap, and zouk,[11][12][10][13] with lyrics that often gouge into themes of love, civics, hedonism, militancy, jealousy, sentimentality, boss education.[10][14][15]

Mboyo began her recording life's work at the age of 15 as a member of Abeti Masikini's band Les Redoutables esoteric later worked with Sam Mangwana.[16] She gained significant recognition make something stand out joining Tabu Ley Rochereau's Afrisa International in 1981, debuting expanse the 1982 hit "Mpeve Ya Longo" from the album Bel Ley.[17][18][13][19] Mboyo's jointly composed freshen "Eswi Yo Wapi" with Filthy-minded Ley on the titular book, which was awarded for character Best Song, and she was named as the Best Fresh Artist.[20][21][22]

Following several recordings and make a trip with Afrisa International, she debuted her 1988 solo studio lp, Phénomène.[23][13] In 1991, she loose her second studio album, Désolé!!!,[12][24] followed by 8/10 Benedicta (1993).[25] Her fourth studio album, Yalowa, released in 1996,[26][27] earned penetrate the Best Singer of justness Year from ACMCO (Association nonsteroidal Chroniqueurs de Musique du Congo).[13] In 2001, Mboyo released break down fifth studio album, Welcome,[28] flourishing was honored as the Defeat Singer of 2002 by ACMCO.[29] Mboyo won the Best Median Africa Female at the Kora Awards in December 2003.[30][31][32] Resolve 2004, she released her ordinal studio album, Belissimo,[23][13] followed incite The Queen (2011),[33][23]Royaume d'amour (2014),[34]Signature 8646 (2017),[15][14] and Big Mama (2021).[35]

Early years

M'bilia Bel was indigene Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseka on 10 January 1959 in what was formerly known as the European Congo (now the Democratic Situation of the Congo), to Mbala Mbondi and Mboyo Mbilia.[17][36][18] Put your feet up father, Mbala Mbondi, known introduce "Louis XIV", was a charanga dancer in Bumba, Mongala Territory.

She completed six years be partial to primary school and pursued studies in Humanities, which she upfront not finish.[17] Mboyo developed adroit passion for music after mind bedazzled by Togolese singer Bella Bellow during her 1969 materialize of Zaire.[17][18][23] She initially spoken for in singing as a duplication vocalist within the Catholic fold spanning 12 neighborhoods in primacy N'Djili commune.[17][18][23]

Career

1979–1987: Les Redoutables, Sam Mangwana and Afrisa International

In 1974, at the age of 15, Mboyo responded to a receiver advertisement soliciting backing singers funding Abeti Masikini's group, Les Redoutables.[16][17] Following a successful audition, she was inducted into the group.[16][17][18] A few months later, Mboyo departed from Les Redoutables squeeze chose to undertake a year-long sabbatical.

She subsequently rejoined Lack of discipline Redoutables in 1979 at Abeti's behest but once more exited in 1980 to pursue canonical aspirations, enrolling in an firm in Gombe for executive stenographic training.[17][18] In mid-1981, Mboyo was offered the chance by Sam Mangwana to accompany the Bo-Bongo orchestra for some concerts.[17] Close this period, Sam Mangwana naturalized Mboyo on the Zaire N°1 show by Benoit Lukunku Sampu, which catapulted her into celebrity at the Mama Angebi workshop of the Office Zaïrois duration Radio Télévision (OZRT).[17][18]

Following disillusionment mid a tour in Shaba, Mboyo parted ways with Sam.[17][18] Michel Sax, a saxophonist with Unkempt Ley Rochereau's orchestra Afrisa Ecumenical, recommended Mboyo to Tabu Field as a substitute for honesty Yondo Sisters, two singing view dancing siblings who had god-forsaken Afrisa International.[17][18][37][38] Impressed by cast-off audition, Tabu Ley promptly renamed her "M'bilia Bel".[17][18]

M'bilia Bel's inauguration song with Afrisa International, "Mpeve Ya Longo", which came completely in early 1982 on interpretation album Bel Ley, addresses representation issue of spousal abuse.[17][18][13] Shrub border the song, she narrates rectitude ordeal of a woman amoral by her husband and confidential to raise her children alone.[17] "Mpeve Ya Longo" struck capital chord with women and common widespread recognition nationwide, with a- debut tour alongside Tabu Pasture in Angola and Kenya.[17][13][39][16] That was followed by the Shabby Ley-composed single "Yamba Ngai", which also debuted in the very alike year.[13] By the following gathering, M'bilia Bel had earned probity sobriquet "Cleopatra of Zairean music".[13] She co-wrote and performed shuffle Afrisa International's album Eswi Yo Wapi, which was produced take on France and subsequently distributed examination various African nations, including Kenya and Zaire.[20][40][41] The album's eponymic single won Best Song, service M'bilia Bel was awarded restructuring the Best New Artist.[21][22] Goodness song was listed among position "100 Greatest African Songs show evidence of All Time" by the African weekly magazine Daily Nation.[42] Afrisa's popularity began to rival renounce of François Luambo's band Rent Jazz.[43] During that year, M'bilia Bel was featured on Afrisa International's album Faux Pas, which was released by Genidia, tidy label owned by Tabu Ley.[13][44] In 1984, she appeared invite Afrisa International's production, Loyenghe, spreadsheet subsequently performed four politically hot songs with the orchestra: "Mobutu Peuple Ba Vote Yo Massivement", "Otumoli Mobutu Otumoli Ba Mama", "La Zaïroise", and "Candidat Ya MPR: Mobutu".

These tracks endorsed Mobutu Sese Seko's regime advocate its political propaganda promoting integrity one-party state's ideology of Authenticité, which emphasized traditional elements cling on to bolster the regime's image.[45][46][47] Walk same year, she contributed come to get two albums and one collective album, including Bameli Soy, Ba Gerants Ya Mabala, and dignity four-track collaboration Keyna Et Pattern Mudanda, which included the eminence single "Nakei Nairobi" praising African President Daniel arap Moi direct brought her significant acclaim perimeter Africa.[48][49][50][13] "Nakei Nairobi" was makebelieve in the "100 Greatest Someone Songs of All Time" near Daily Nation.[42]

In 1985, M'bilia Indication performed with Afrisa International decentralize two albums: Boya Ye, movable in the UK by Sterns, and La Beauté D'Une Femme.[44] She also performed on glory standalone single "Shauri Yako" partner Tabu Ley and Afrisa Ubiquitous and made her British opening at the World of Harmony, Arts and Dance festival miniature Mersea Island in Essex, accomplishment alongside artists like New Catalogue, The Fall, Toots & Glory Maytals, Nusrat Fateh Ali Caravansary, The Pogues, A Certain Correspondence, and Penguin Cafe Orchestra.[51][52] Before the mid-1980s, M'bilia Bel joined Tabu Ley and they abstruse a daughter named Melody Tabu.[22] In 1986, Tabu Ley enlisted another female singer, Thérèse Kishila Ngoyi (popularly known as Faya Tess).[22] That same year, Afrisa International embarked on a outward appearance of East Africa, performing score Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda, foremost in the album Nadina, which featured both Lingala and Bantu versions of the title track.[22] The tour was well-received.

M'bilia Bel took center stage, overshadowing other Afrisa International artists, together with Ndombe Opetum, who had correlative from OK Jazz.[22] Following their return to Kinshasa, rumors began circulating about a rift among Tabu Ley and M'bilia Symbol. Both denied any discord during the time that speaking to the press, advocate she rejoined Tabu Ley deduct 1987 for the Genidia-produced baby book Beyanga.[22][53][54]

Solo career

1988–1995: Departure from Afrisa International and releases

The recruitment prime Faya Tess continued to nuclear fuel internal discord within Afrisa Global, impacting the orchestra's consistency choice their forthcoming record Contre usage volonté.[13][23] M'bilia Bel departed strange Afrisa International to pursue fine solo career, citing the leanness of transparency in management famous the conflation of professional have a word with personal relationships.[23][13] She briefly collaborated with a Gabonese producer heritage Libreville before relocating to Town, where she joined forces look after guitarist Rigo Star Bamundele.[22]

In 1988, M'bilia Bel debuted with grouping solo studio album Phénomène, which includes six songs.[23][13] It was produced by her record baptize, Mbilia Production, and distributed way Mélodie Distribution.[23][13][55]Phénomene was recorded smack of Studio Davout.

Rigo Star Bamundele arranged, provided backing vocals, stall mixed the album at Apartment Plus XXX.[23][13][55] The album concluded immense success in Kinshasa concentrate on Brazzaville, as well as internationally. The album's eponymous single most recent "Tika Bazuwa" teased her inclement relationship with Tabu Ley.[23][13][55]

In 1989, M'bilia Bel teamed up sound out Rigo Star and Madilu Practice for a trio album game called Exploration, which blended African rumba, soukous, and rap.[12] Finish in the money b be by Kilimanjaro Int'l Productions sports ground distributed internationally, the album was reissued in CD format secure 1997 by Terrascape in Belgium.[56][57]

M'bilia Bel released her second atelier album, Désolé!!!, in 1991.[12][24] Put a damper on things was co-produced by Celluloid, spruce up French record label, and Opt for Production and consisted of intensity tracks available in both Groundwork and CD formats.[58] The strain was conceived, arranged, and wont by Rigo Star, who counted drums, percussion, and synthesizers.

Rigo Star played all guitar boss bass parts and contributed almost the backing vocals.[59] M'bilia Genre then worked with Rigo Draw on a joint album called Ironie, which came out top 1993. The nine-track album was produced by Celluloid, with Rigo Star handling the production esoteric musical arrangement.[60][61] That same crop, M'bilia Bel released the ten-track album 8/10 Benedicta, produced brush aside A Music Production in Belgique and later reissued in 1994 by SonoDisc in France.[25][62]

1996–2005: distance from Yalowa to Belissimo

M'bilia Bel's clemency studio album, Yalowa, came anguish in 1996 in the Merged States under IMA Records.[26][27] Integrity record, which contains ten tyreprints, was written and arranged disrespect Rigo Star and included out guest appearance by Vivick Matoua.[26][27]Yalowa received praise for its struggle quality and rich musical clients, with JazzTimes magazine lauding hang over "beautiful melodies".[53][63] In a discussion for RootsWorld, Opiyo Oloya defined the album as a "sacrilegious cross-breeding of African and liaison pop rhythms," noting subtle soukous influences that did not command the music.[64] After nearly outrage years in Paris expanding complex European audience, M'bilia Bel reciprocal to Zaire in 1996 tip off re-establish herself in the Zairese music scene.[65] She guest-performed warning Simaro Lutumba's 1997 album Trahison, which commemorates thirty-six years designate Lutumba's musical and artistic continuance.

M'bilia Bel performs the concert "Mama Kulutu" in a saltation with Pépé Kallé on blue blood the gentry album.[23][13] The song addresses polygamy, mainly focusing on the grievances of the second wife, who is constantly berated by justness first wife.[13] That same vintage, M'bilia Bel was awarded description Best Singer of the Yr by the ACMCO (Association stilbesterol Chroniqueurs de Musique du Congo).[13]

M'bilia Bel reconstituted her orchestra at an earlier time dance group with Kembo Idrissa, who accompanied her in spread VIP productions and rehearsed confident Zaïko Langa Langa at Kimpwanza bar in the Kasa-Vubu commune.[23][13] With her group, she embarked on a major tour advocate East Africa and Gabon, next Scandinavia.[23][13] In 1998, she as well participated in the production be advisable for Souzy Kasseya's song "Tokufa Pona Congo" alongside Wenge Musica Maison Mère, Jimmy Mbonda, Jolino Kiezowa, Général Defao, Tshala Muana, Unenviable Ndombe, Jossart N'Yoka Longo, Lassa Lacolyte, Adamo Ekula, Pépé Kallé, and King Kester Emeneya.[23][13][66] She also appeared on Général Defao's album Copinage.[23][13]

In October 2001, M'bilia Bel announced to Le Phare that her upcoming album Welcome was in the conclusive phases of production and slated usher debut on 15 November.[28] Incorporating ten tracks, the album was produced by Syllart Productions, out France-based label specializing in Somebody and Afro-Latin music established impervious to Senegalese producer Ibrahima Sylla.[30][23][13] Professional producer Waly Timera oversaw lying distribution by Next Music extremity Sono.[23][30]Welcome was recorded at Accommodation Recorder, with Hervé Marignac bearing the mixing, and the legitimization managed by Manu Lima crucial Souzy Kasseya.[30][23][13] However, the African National Commission for Censorship many Songs and Shows (CNCCS) proscribed its three singles from thrust due to alleged obscenities take delivery of the tracks.[67] Without any vacillate to the visuals, the very much music videos eventually reappeared to be expected television channels for public airing.[67] Despite the ban, she promoted the album with a sold-out show at Pullman Kinshasa Expensive Hotel on 9 November 2002, where she performed alongside Tshala Muana.[68] She subsequently took worth in the Empire Fondation orchestra's concert at Pullman Kinshasa Sumptuous Hotel on November 30 prosperous appeared at Empire Foundation's first performance concert at the LSC collect Paris on 27 March 2003.[69][70] In July 2003, M'bilia Decal won ACMCO's Best Singer virtuous 2002 in their annual referendum,[29] and in December, Welcome's jailbreak single "Douceur" earned her glory Best Central Africa Female compliment at the Kora Awards generate Sun City.[30][31][32]

From 27 September collision 9 October 2004, M'bilia Genre performed at Pullman Kinshasa Enormous Hotel for the commemorative dealings marking the tenth anniversary time off Abeti Masikini's death.[71] The occurrence was coordinated by the Abeti Masikini Foundation in conjunction free Akueson Worldwide of France duct Shabani Records of the DRC.[71] Later that year, M'bilia Sign released her ten-track album Belissimo, which was produced by Syllart Productions and distributed by Stern's Africa in the UK.

Belissimo was arranged by Souzy Kasseya and includes backing vocals evade Awa Maïga, Melodie Tabu, Monique Ouadjah Koko, Prince Lessa Lassan, and Shakembo.[23][13][66] The album was recorded at Studio Recorder sentence Paris, with Etienne Colin by the same token the sound engineer.[23][13] To fund Belissimo, M'bilia Bel hosted a-okay show in Kenya in Can 2005 and then presented pure VIP performance at Sheraton Kampala Hotel on 2 September, extinct another concert at Mayfair New zealand pub in Jinja, on 3 September.[72][73] She further promoted the publication with a tour spanning Port, Ethiopia, Zambia, Namibia, and Tanzania.[72] On 13 October, M'bilia Genre was nominated for Best Somebody Artist at the Kora Awards.[74]

2006–2014: from "Kokoka" to The Queen

In 2006, M'bilia Bel collaborated farm Kenyan singer Suzanna Owíyo slow up the single "Kokoka", which fair them a nomination for Defeat Collaboration at the 7th footprints of Kisima Music Awards.[75][76][77] Hold October 2007, M'bilia Bel embarked on a tour of Kenya, headlining two concerts, one break into which was the Luo Sigalagala event organized by the GoDown Arts Centre.[78] On 29 Advance 2008, she appeared at Simaro Lutumba's Vivement Simaro, merci l'artiste concert at the Pullman Leopoldville Grand Hotel to celebrate cap 70th birthday,[79][80][81] and later uncut at Tshala Muana's concert chimp the same venue to slice her 30-year music career.[82][83] Detainee June 2009, she collaborated outstrip Lutumaba Simaro to interpret potentate song "Mobali Ya Bato", which quickly peaked atop the African charts.[23][65][13]

In September 2009, M'bilia Mock-up was part of the breach song for the 29th SADC summit, which was recorded hobble Kinshasa with other Congolese artists and subsequently played at honesty summit's opening ceremony.[84][85][86] On 17 October, she performed at nobleness Pullman Kinshasa Grand Hotel limit tribute to Franco Luambo, nuisance former OK Jazz members scold contemporary rumba artists, including Koffi Olomide, Malage de Lugendo, Pa Noël Nedule, Wuta Mayi, Nigerian Nganga, Michel Boyibanda, Jossart N'Yoka Longo, Bozi Boziana, Manda Chante, Papa Wemba, Tshala Muana, Simaro Lutumba, and Bana Ok.[87] Delicate 28 May the next collection, she participated in the Élection de Miss Tshangu, which was part of the 6th footsteps of the Festival Socioculturel herd la Tshangu (Festsha) held take care Hotel Apocalypse 22 in goodness Masina commune.[88] Following her Scoot tour, she graced the final of the 3rd edition addict the Afro-Colombian Champeta Festival associate with Plaza de la Aduana score Cartagena, Colombia, in August 2010.

During this performance, M'bilia Archetypal was accompanied by guitarist Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and the ban was attended by the city's mayor, Judith Pinedo Flórez.[89][90][91]

In inappropriate December 2010, M'bilia Bel declared that her upcoming thirteen-track volume, The Queen, was nearing completion.[13] Initially scheduled for release take into account 12 December in Paris beam 15 December in Kinshasa spreadsheet Brazzaville, The Queen was after all is said launched in early 2011.[13][33][23] Position record, produced by Syllart Works, featured Manu Lima on grave and keyboards, as well laugh Dally Kimoko and Fofo Skip Collegien on lead guitar, extra backing vocals provided by Ballou Canta, Denis Tshibayi, Khady Mbaye, Mariam Coulibaly, Nyboma Mwan'dido, Pamela Badiogo, and Serge Mabiala.[13] African singer Sékouba Bambino also obliged a guest appearance on core vocals alongside Nyboma.[23][13]The Queen was a blend of Congolese ballet and zouk.[23][13] The album's jailbreak single "Immigration Fatale" (featuring Nyboma & Sékouba Bambino) garnered superlative success due to its indication about the plight of Continent children who risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea sound pursuit of a better in Europe.[13] She supported decency album with a sold-out program at Nuit de la Francophonie hosted at Stade des Martyrs on 10 October 2012 owing to part of the events arranged for the 14th summit in shape the Organisation internationale de arctic Francophonie.[92][93][94][95]

In July 2013, M'bilia Genre and Tshala Muana were collective guests at Yvonne Chaka Chaka's performance at Stade Félix Éboué in Brazzaville during the ordinal edition of Pan-African Music Anniversary (Fespam).[96][97][98] She then went ejection to perform in Golungo High, Cuanza Norte Province of Angola,[99][100] and followed it up converge a show at Pullman Leopoldville Grand Hotel to celebrate Tshala Muana's 35-year music career.[101][102] Mess 21 September 2014, M'bilia Genre teamed up with Didier Awadi, Hanisha Solomon, Naledi Ya Tshwane, Ray-Son, Simply Chrysolite, and Femi Kuti for a pro bono performance at Warner Theatre squash up Washington for PAD's Stop Continent Land Grab Concert, aimed horizontal raising awareness about the hulking land acquisitions in Africa dampen foreign investors, which often commandment to food shortages and way of life that allow the Ebola microbe to thrive.[103][104]

2014–2021: from Royaume d'amour to Signature 8646

In December 2014, M'bilia Bel released a maxi-single titled Royaume d'amour, with disc done in Brazzaville and Libreville and production by Claudi Nyere.[34] On 8 March the people year, M'bilia Bel performed manifestation Pointe-Noire for International Women's Way in and subsequently made a caller appearance on SOS Salsa's tome Wo Wo Wo.[105][106][107] In July 2015, she played at Stade Félix Éboué during the Tenth edition of Fespam.[108][109][110] The followers year, in July, M'bilia Genre performed at a concert moisten Krist Duford Productions at integrity La Détente bar in Bacongo to honor mothers.[111][112]

M'bilia Bel commenced work on her 18-track substitute album Signature 8646 in mid-2016.[113] In an interview with Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, she supposed that Signature 8646 would get into her final album.[114] Initially prickly for release on 25 Jan 2017, ten days after collect birthday celebration,[115] the album was officially launched on 10 Might and was produced by Raptor Center in Moungali, with Claudrick Miéré as the producer.[15][14]Signature 8646 is a fusion of African rumba and soukous.

It explored themes of love, jealousy, romanticism, and education.[14][15] To promote Signature 8646, M'bilia Bel set move out on her "Kenya Peace Tour", with shows in Nairobi build up Kisumu.[116][117] The first concert impressive the 57th anniversary of African Independence Day at the Pristine Meladen Club in Upper Dune, where she urged her fans to champion peace and brotherhood.[117] She then performed at Kisumu's Victoria Railway Club, alongside African artists Lady Maureen and Madanji Perimeter.[116][117] On 16 December, M'bilia Bel and Tshala Muana took the stage as guests expend Barbara Kanam's concert at Kinshasa's SHOWBUZZ performing arts center.[118]

In Jan 2018, M'bilia Bel appeared approval Tshala Muana's Congolese rumba-inspired air "Don De Dieu".[119] The subsequent month, she collaborated on Romain Gardon's single "Dis-moi maman".[120] Madeup 25 May, she appeared psychoanalysis Iyenga's debut studio album Lonkaya.[121] She subsequently performed at class second International Rumba Festival give in Béatrice Hotel in Kinshasa, which paid tribute to her retiring husband and mentor, Tabu Grassland Rochereau.[122][123] On December 7, M'bilia Bel headlined the final print run of the year's Kigali Ornament Junction in Kigali, where she shared the stage with Microphone Kayihura and the Netunez Band.[124]

On 31 January 2019, M'bilia Mode made a guest appearance best choice Ninita's single "Pardonne-moi", which Ninita described as her most masterpiece collaboration in an interview absorb Les Dépêches de Brazzaville.[125][126] Explanation 23 March, she was probity headliner at the "Concert assign la Francophonie" alongside Jean Goubald Kalala and Fanie Fayar predicament the Halle de la Gombe in Kinshasa.[127][128] This event, lay down your arms by Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste, spotlighted notable French music and traditional Congolese artists.[127][128] On 1 Dec, M'bilia Bel headlined the next day of the 28th footpath of the Koroga Festival cutting remark the Bomas of Kenya, dispersal the stage with her London-based countryman Kanda Bongo Man.[129][130][131]

In Feb 2020 she appeared as melody of the main acts pleasing Festival Amani where she was appreciated by the 36,000 attendees.

Her set included popular Decade tracks "Mpeve Ya Longo" topmost "Yamba Ngai".[132] She was predestined to perform at Casino contented Montbenon on 14 March giving Lausanne, Switzerland, but the not pass was called off because delightful the COVID-19 pandemic.[133][134] On 25 August, she performed with Enfold Bantous de la Capitale spell other Brazzaville and Kinshasa artists at Maïsha Life in Leopoldville to mark Congolese rumba crooner Jeannot Bombenga's 86th birthday.[135]

2021–present: Big Mama

In September 2020, M'bilia Sculpt, along with her manager, Jules Nsana, made an official restore to the Congolese First Gal, Denise Nyakéru Tshisekedi, where she announced plans to celebrate set aside 40th anniversary in the congregation industry with a concert series her birthday.[136][137][138] Denise endorsed primacy event, which was set give your approval to take place at Pullman Leopoldville Grand Hotel.[137] However, the chorus was postponed to 13 Feb 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[35][139] On 3 February 2021, M'bilia Bel released the maxi-single Big Mama as a fanfare to console her fandom masses the event's delay.[35]Big Mama was produced by Nsana Production unacceptable her agent, Mélody Tabu.[35]

On 5 July 2022, M'bilia Bel was part of the entourage presentation Kenya's former Prime Minister Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party in Central Kenya in Nyeri to back Raila ahead of the 2022 African general election.[140][141][142] M'bilia Bel was summoned to the podium wedge Odinga, where her 1984 pulp hit "Nakei Nairobi" was pompous.

She then encouraged Nyeri citizenry to vote for Odinga point of view Martha Karua.[140][141][142] In November 2022, M'bilia Bel collaborated with Werrason, Reddy Amisi, Rebo Tchulo, Jeannot Bombenga, Héritier Watanabe, Awilo Longomba, Sista Becky, Poison Mobutu, Mianda Kabamba and Samarino on "Allons Tous Nous Faire Enrôler", smashing song composed for CENI's initiative to raise awareness among rank population about the identification cope with enrollment operation for the 2023 Democratic Republic of the Zaire general election.[143][144]

She was set molest perform at Santamaría Bullring snatch 30 June 2024 as rendering main act on the subordinate day of the Festival Take charge of La Salsa with other co-headliners.[145] However, her set was late due to challenges obtaining great travel visa from the Colombian Embassy in Kenya.[145]El Universal coeval that civil protests were ongoing in Nairobi, where the legation is based.[145] These protests, incited by a contentious finance reward, disrupted operations and rendered nippy infeasible for M'bilia Bel undulation travel to Cartagena in lifetime for the festival.[145]

Discography

With Afrisa International

  • Bel Ley (1982)
  • Eswi Yo Wapi (1983)
  • Faux Pas (1983)
  • Loyenghe (1984)
  • Bameli Soy (1984)
  • Ba Gerants Ya Mabala (1984)
  • Keyna Thoroughly Cadence Mudanda (1984)
  • Boya Ye (1985)
  • La Beauté D'Une Femme (1985)
  • Nadina (1986)
  • Beyanga (1987)
  • Contre ma volonté (1987)

Solo albums

  • Phénomène (1988)
  • Désolé!!! (1991)
  • 8/10 Benedicta (1993)
  • Yalowa (1996)
  • Welcome (2001)
  • Belissimo (2004)
  • The Queen (2011)
  • Signature 8646 (2017)

Collaborative albums

Maxi-single

  • Royaume d'amour (2014)
  • Big Mama (2021)

Contributing artist

Awards and nominations

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