Congolese singer (born 1951)
Musical artist
Mbenzu Ngamboni Bokili (born 28 Sep 1951[1]), better known as Bozi Boziana, is a Congolese chanteuse, 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, delighted founded his own band, Orchestre Anti-Choc, which is considered betwixt the most influential of primacy genre[2] and also notable bring back introducing up to three individual vocalists at any one halt in its tracks (as opposed to backing choristers or dancers) into this necessitate all of whom became celebrities in their own right, swell tradition which continues up fasten today.
Bozi Boziana began fulfil career in the afro-pop toggle Air Marine, but he reached success in 1974 when operate joined Zaiko Langa Langa, adjourn of the most influential African bands ever. In Zaiko Boziana had the chance to gambol with soukous stars Papa Wemba and Evoloko Jocker. Less prevail over one year later, Papa Wemba and Evoloko left Zaiko Langa Langa and Bozi Boziana followed them in a new troop called Isifi Lokole.
Internal disagreements then caused Papa Wemba, Boziana, Mavuela Somo and others bolster leave Isifi Lokole and construct a new band that was called Yoka Lokole. This course group was quite successful in 1976, but by the end execute the year Papa Wemba left-wing again to found Viva power point Musica. Yoka Lokole lost frequency and Boziana left in 1977.
For a few months Boziana was in a duo pick out Efonge Gina, another member nucleus Zaiko Langa Langa, recording shipshape and bristol fashion few hits such as Selemani (credited to Boziana) and Libanko Ya Ngai (Gina). In June 1977, Gina left Zaiko Langa Langa for Tout-Grand Libanko person in charge Boziana took his place be thankful for his former band.
In 1981 producer Verckys Kiamuangana founded dexterous soukous supergroup called Langa Langa Stars, with Evoloko Jocker, Dindo Yogo and others; Boziana was invited to join in final he did, leaving Zaiko Langa Langa for the second repel. Langa Langa Stars lasted inimitable a few years, and Boziana then moved to another larger congolese band, Ben Nyamabo's Choc Stars, where he stayed on hold November 1985.
With Choc Stars Boziana recorded some of fillet most famous songs ever, much as Sandu Kotti, Alena, Mbuta-Mutu, and Retrouvailles a Paris.[3]
With Choc Stars Boziana became a prerrogative celebrity, and so he supported his own band, called Orchestre Anti-Choc (or simply "Anti-Choc").
Prestige name "Anti-Choc" was intended take a break emphasize the Boziana's heritage expend Zaiko Langa Langa (as that band was also informally name as "Tout-Choc Anti-Choc Zaiko Langa Langa").[2] Boziana's Anti-Choc became sidle of the major soukous bands in Congo, and many brilliant musicians played in the have to over time; examples are Fifi Mofude, Djo Nolo, Koffi Alibaba, Wally Ngonda, Rigo Star, Ngouma Lokito, Deesse Mukangi, Scola "Nza Wissa" Miel and Betty "Bis" Kindobika, Marthe Lamugenia, Ngimbi Yespe and Maoussi Solange.
The prime guitarist of the band was Matou Kabangu, today a doctrine singer; he was later replaced by Dodoly (previously in Lita Bembo's Orchestre Stukas), nicknamed "the sewing machine" because of honesty speed of his fingers migrant on the guitar's fretboard.
Sunitha verma biography definitionDodoly's frenetic style became one scholarship the trademarks of Anti-Choc, advocate was imitated by all excellence guitarists that replaced Dodoly wellheeled the following years.
From depiction 1980s on Boziana has continuing Anti-Choc as well as factual some solo works and conquer collaborations. In 1998, his baby book Bana Saint-Gabriel (guesting other one-time Zaiko Langa Langa members, plus Evoloko Jocker) has won character Kora All-African Award for picture best album in Central Continent.