Marie-Claire Mboyo Moseka, popularly known as M'bilia Bel (born April 30th, 1959) is a Congolese Rumba and Soukous singer and songwriter, also known as the "Queen of Congolese/African Rumba" by Rumba connoisseurs.
Mbilia dropped out of school in 1977, at the age of seventeen, and joined the troupe of singers and dancers that accompanied the Congolese female artist, Abeti. Well-seasoned, after four years with Abeti, she joined Sam Mangwana for a series of concerts around Congo-Kinshasa (then known as Zaire). Near the end of 1981, as the Mangwana tour came to an end, Mbilia auditioned for Tabu Ley, leader of the Congolese rumba band, Afrisa. The legendary Congolese guitarist and composer Tabu Ley hired her on the spot, giving her the stage name Mbilia Bel.
M'bilia Bel became successful in the early 1980s when she recorded and toured with Tabu Ley Rochereau, and made her own solo albums. The birth of her first child prompted her to take a break from performing, however, and after a last album with Tabu Ley in 1987, she moved to Paris. There she started working with guitarist Rigo Star, and between 1989 and 1990 she went on tour to the United States, the United Kingdom, and West Africa.
With a combination of beauty, her enchanting voice, heartfelt lyrics, coupled with tremendous agility on stage, M'bilia Bel stole the hearts of music fans all over the continent. She was Africa's first female transcontinental diva. She became the first female musician from Africa who could claim popularity all over the entire continent and beyond. In fact, one could argue that there has not been any female musician from Africa who has captured the imagination of music fans across the continent as much as M'bilia Bel did in the eighties.
💿MBILIA BEL DISCOGRAPHY💿
Mbilia Bel's Top Albums:
☑️ 1982 - Mbilia Bel, Tabu Ley Rochereau, & L'Afrisa International - L'Explosive (Eswi Yo Wapi).
☑️ 1983 - Mbilia Bel, Tabu Ley Rochereau, & L'Afrisa International - Faux Pas.
☑️ 1984 - Mbilia Bel & Tabu Ley Rochereau - Keyna Et Cadence Mudanda.
☑️ 1984 - Mbilia Bel, Tabu Ley Rochereau & L'Afrisa International - Ba Gerants Ya Mabala.
☑️ 1984 - Mbilia Bel - Bameli Soy.
☑️ 1985 - M'Bilia Bel & Orchestra Afrisa - Boya Ye.
☑️ 1987 - Tabu Ley Rochereau, Mbilia Bel, Faya Tess & L'Afrisa - Nadina
☑️ 1987 - Mbilia Bel, Tabu Ley Rochereau & Le C.M. Int'l Afrisa - Contre Ma Volonté.
☑️ 1987 - Mbilia Bel - Beyanga.
☑️ 1988 - Mbilia Bel - Phénomene.
☑️ 1993 - Mbilia Bel & Rigo Star - Ironie.
☑️ 1993 - Mbilia Bel - 8/10 Benedicta.
☑️ 1996 - Mbilia Bel, Rigo Star & Vivick - Yalowa.
☑️ 2001 - Mbilia Bel - Welcome.
☑️ 2004 - Mbilia Bel - Belissimo.
☑️ 2011 - Mbilia Bel - The Queen.
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