Wp/wlx/Abeti Masikini
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| Sex or gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Name in native language | Abeti Masikini |
| Date of birth | 9 November 1954 |
| Place of birth | Kisangani |
| Date of death | 28 September 1994 |
| Place of death | Villejuif |
| Manner of death | natural causes |
| Cause of death | uterine cancer |
| Father | Jean-Pierre Finant |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | French |
| Occupation | singer, musician |
| Instrument | voice |
| Notable work | Dixième anniversaire |
| Genre | soukous |
| Award received | Knight of the National Order of the Leopard |
Elisabeth Finant (9 November 1954 – 28 September 1994), ka neɛ jaa bammo a tuma yuohe e Abeti Fina-Masikini kyɛ bee mɔlɔ mɔlɔ lɛ Abeti Masikini, e la Congolese singer, composer, bandleader, anɩŋ philanthropist[1].[2][3] [4]Anɩŋ yuomo ata tuma, ʋ da ɩyɛ neŋkpoŋ a 20th-century Congolese anɩŋ a African popular music. Gbɛɛ gyama ka ba naŋ boɔho ka "Queen of Soukous", ba bammo la ka o maŋ advocating gender equality, modernizing Congolese music, anɩŋ inspiring successive generations of musicians. A o band, Les Redoutables, da ɩyɛ launching pad ko pɔge yielemereba gyama.[5]
Dɔgebo Joe aŋ e Kisangani, kyɛ paahe a Belgian Congo ane pampana aŋ ɩ Democratic Republic aŋ be Congo, Masikini da eɛ la a o public debut a 1971 o naŋ da taa nyaamo a Togolese producer Gérard Akueson, aŋ da tuuro a gbɛbogiri a Découverte des Jeunes Talents yielhe kyakya aŋ da taa eebo yi yielyiela Gérard Madiata. A o debut album, Pierre Cardin Présente: Abeti, aŋ da yi 1973, da vɛŋɛɛ ka o da kyaahe a limelight, a da nyɛra a televised prominence kyɛ da koɔhaŋ a Paris's Olympia Hall ane New York's Carnegie Hall.
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- 1973: Pierre Cardin Présente: Abeti (Les Disques Pierre Cardin/Sonafric) Ref: SAF 93501
- 1975: Abeti Masikini (Pathé Marconi/EMI) Ref: 2C O64 15741
- 1976: Abeti à Paris (Pathé Marconi/EMI) Ref: 2C06215.772
- 1977: Abeti (Capriccio) Ref: 37014
- 1977: Visages (BBZ productions/RCA) Ref: BZL 7014
- 1978: Abeti: Kupepe Suka (BBZ productions/RCA) Ref: BZL 7019, RCA – BZL 7019
- 1979: Na Pesi Yo Mboté (45 rpm)
- 1979: Bifamuri (45 rpm)
- 1979: Mbanda Na Ngai (45 rpm)
- 1980: Mokomboso (Eddy'son/ Sonics Records) Ref: 79398 / 79398
- 1981: Dixième anniversaire (Dragon Phoenix) Ref: DPX 829
- 1982: Abeti (Iris production) Ref: IRS 001
- 1983: Abeti: Naleli (Zika Production)
- 1984: Amour Ya Sens Unique (IAD/African Record Industry) Ref:IAD/S 0015
- 1984: Abeti & Eyenga Moseka: The Duo Of The Century (IAD/ African Record Industry) Ref: IAD/S 0016
- 1985: Ba Mauvais Copiste (Win Records/Africa New Sound/Tabansi) Ref: WNL 403, ANS 8402
- 1985: Samoura (Bade Stars Music) Ref: AM 030
- 1986: Je suis fachée (Bade Stars Music) Ref: AM 033
- 1987: En colère (Bade Stars Music) Ref: AM 035
- 1988: Scandale de jalousie ( maxi 45 rpm ) (Polygram/ LAB) Ref: LAB 101
- 1990: La Reine du soukous (AMG/Polygram)
Reissue
[edit | edit source]- 2013: Le Tube Chéri Bade (Biobionava/G.Akueson). Reissue of the Tenth Anniversary album .
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]Taregyiihi
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- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Pq8m4Hb3sw8C
- ↑ https://actualite.cd/2021/12/28/rdc-yolanda-la-fille-ainee-de-abeti-masikini-ete-enterree-ce-mardi
- ↑ https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/200409240528.html
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1974/03/11/archives/african-singer-too-got-a-start-in-church-choir.html
- ↑ https://www.afrik.com/paris-rend-hommage-a-la-grande-diva-congolaise-abeti-masikini