Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique: Félix Wazekwa (Congo-Kinshasa)

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Félix Wazekwa "S'Grave" is part of a younger generation of Congolese singer-songwriters in the soukous genre. he started his musical career in the early eighties with Kin-Verso, a band in the Matete neighbourhood of Kinshasa. In 1985 he went to Paris to study Economics. Five years later, he started working as a songwriter for various Paris based Congolese artists, such as Koffi Olomide and Papa Wemba. In 1995, he recorded his first solo album Tetragramme, where he sings in duett with Papa Wemba and Madilu. His third album Bonjour Monsieur made him known throughout Africa. By then, he was already famous for his subtle lyrics in Lingala. He has now several albums on his resume and created his own band Cultur'A Pays-Vie. Born: in Kinshasa Style: modern Congolese music, rumba, tcha-tcho, soukous

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