Lor mbongo pleure marie misamu biography

Congolese singer and composer (–)

Musical artist

Marie Misamu (16 November – 16 January ), whose actual name is Marie Misamu Ngolo, was a cantor, Congolese composer born November 16, , in Kinshasa^[2] and died January 16, , still in the identical place.^[3]

Early life

Marie Misamu comes from a family of eight children.

She starts singing at the age of After school, her friends gather around her to listen to her sing. She will then develop the gospel style alongside Evangelist Debaba. She participates in the album of the brother Del (Musamaliya) then with Debaba himself and she releases the album Nazhirea, Who's that girl&#;?.

In this album, is the song "Reconnaissance" that Marie Misamu known to the public of the DRC, Congo-Brazzaville and other countries.

Marie Misamu 16 November — 16 Januarywhose real name is Marie Misamu Ngolowas a cantor, Congolese composer born November 16,in Kinshasa [2] and died January 16,still in the same place. Marie Misamu comes from a family of eight children. She starts singing at the age of After school, her friends gather around her to listen to her sing.

She married at the age of 19 and gave birth to her daughter Ruth in May It is with this album, Nazhirea, Who's that girl&#;? Marie Misamu begins to make a name and knows the success. Her voice, her repertoire, her style, her multiform talent make her known far beyond the borders of the Congo.

The historian Sébastien Fath sees her as "a wonderful pioneer of this new history of African Gospel that will one day write". In first , she announces her retirement and her feeling of insecurity on BestAfrica Radio broadcast on B-One TV. She dies on January 16, , of a cardiac malaise.

In addition to music, she was a stylist, model maker, seamstress and decorator.

l'or mbongo pleure la soeur marie misamu - YouTube: images réalisées par Deluxe harlow le grand manager qui avait reuni la sœur l'or et la sœur marie au concert d'Espoire a maisha park.

With her talents, she participates in a film where she is in a relationship with Felix Wazekwa. Following his death comes the DRC debate on the difference between religious (Christian) music and non-religious music (world music) because Marie Misamu rubbed shoulders with everyone, and wondered about the desirability of tributes by artists who do not practice religious music.

Music career

After working with brother Dieka Mbaki Claude, aka brother Debaba and participating in several concerts, Marie Misamu decided to make a solo career. Thus she released the album Béatitudes, est-ce que&#;? in , the album which did not have much success, probably because of its character "International".

Marie Misamu 16 November — 16 Januarywhose real name is Marie Misamu Ngolowas a cantor, Congolese composer born November 16,in Kinshasa [ 2 ] and died January 16,still in the identical place. Marie Misamu comes from a family of eight children. She starts singing at the age of After school, her friends gather around her to listen to her sing.

It was only in , that his solo career gained momentum with the release of the album Mystère du Voile with songs like "Eh Yahweh" sung in collaboration with Mike Kalambay, "Reconnaissance", "Bilaka", etc. This album whose main language is Lingala was among the best albums of Christian music in in the DRC.

The album was sold to other countries around the world and this allowed Marie Misamu to be promoted to the Muana Mboka event (the Muana Mboka Trophy) in in Kinshasa. In , Marie Misamu went on tour out of her homeland to perform God and unite Christians around the world.

Upon her restore to Kinshasa, she is again promoted for the second occasion at the event Muana Mboka of the 4th edition.

Marie Misamuwhose real name is Marie Misamu Ngolowas a cantor, Congolese composer born November 16, in Kinshasa [1] and died January 16, still in the alike place. Marie Misamu comes from a family of eight children. She starts singing at the age of After school, her friends gather around her to listen to her sing.

In , she released the album "Mystère du Voile (Volume 2)" where we can find songs like: "Salela ngai bikamwa", "Masolo ya kati", "Associé", etc. Then, she collaborates with other Christian musicians such as Charles Mombaya and continues to perform concerts in Africa and Europe.

Then, she does not release an album until year when her third album Mystère du Voile, Volume 3: La Résurrection, in which she sings with her daughter Ruth Misamu^[4] on the song: Resurrection. The titles having a clip taken from his last album are Saison, Reconnaissance and Nzambe ya ba defis.

Her musical journey began at the tender age of 11, when she captivated her friends and family with her singing. Her early exposure to tune set the stage for her development as a gospel designer, as she began to refine her unique style alongside Evangelist Debaba. Her powerful voice and distinctive style garnered widespread acclaim, making her a notable figure in the gospel and Congolese music scene. This album marked the beginning of her climb to fame and set the foundation for her successful solo career.

Finally, Marie Misamu leaves 7 solo albums on the market: Nazhirea, Who's that girl&#;?, Vallée ya Bacca, Beatitudes, est-ce que&#;?, Mystère du Voile, Mystère du Voile (Volume 2), Confront B Elonga (% Adoration) and Mystère du Voile 3: La Résurrection except the one where she sings duet with Debaba and those where she makes collaborations.

She has participated in more than 9 albums during her life.

Discography

Studio albums

References