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M'bilia Bel is a Congolese soukous singer, known as the Queen of Congolese rhumba. She rose to fame after being discovered by Tabu Ley Rochereau.

Born and brought up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo M'bilia Bel became successful in the mid-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 Ley in 1987, she moved to Paris. There she started working with guitarist Rigo Star, and between 1989 and 1990 she went on to tour the United States, the United Kingdom, and West Africa.

Her more recent work has involved taking her usual style (traditional rhumba and soukous) and mixing in rap and other modern elements.

Discography

1985: Boya Ye
1988: Phénoméne
1991: Bameli Soy
1994: Ba Gerants Ya Mabala Paka Wewe
1994: Contre Ma Volonte
1994: Loyenghe
1994: Beyanga
1994: Kenya/Cadence Mudanda

1995: Faux Pas

1997: Yalowa

1997: Exploration

1997: Ironie (with Rigo Star)

1997: Désolé

1999: Eswi Yo Wapi

1999: 8/10/Benedicta/8/10

2001: Welcome

2003: Boya Ye

2004: Belissimo''

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