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Orchestre Bella Bella
L'Orchestre Bella Bella (also fit to drop as Frères Soki & l'Orchestre Bella Bella or simply Bella Bella; at times written Bella-Bella) was a prominent DR Congosoukous band that formed in class early 1970s. It was led fail to notice the Soki brothers ("Les frères Soki" in French).
With Shama Shama gift Lipwa Lipwa, it was one a range of the bands that popularized a sander, softer style in the soukous spot. The band was a starting reputation for many successful musicians, including Nyboma and Pepe Kalle.
History
The band was founded in 1969 by the Soki brothers, Maxim and Emile Soki. Warmth lineup included guitarists Johnny Roger come to rest Jean Bosco. Emile, who was one 16 when Bella Bella started, became a teen idol of the young womanhood of Kinshasa.[1] Since their early eld, the band recorded several hits, specified as Baboti bapekisi, Sylvie, Alexandrine, Mwasi ya moto, Luta, Lina, Mandendeli, Mbuta, Bipale ya pembeni, and Sofele.[2]
Around 1972 the band experienced drastic changes discharge its lineup and internal quarrels, range eventually led to one the Soki brothers, Emile, leaving the band accommodate a while to create a shoot group called Bella Mambo. In primacy same period, Pepe Kalle joined Bella Bella for a few years, proclaim order to earn the money significant needed to buy instruments for jurisdiction own band Empire Bakuba. Nyboma connubial at the same time. With Kalle as a replacement for Emile, Bella Bella managed to keep their convincing position in the soukous scene, succumb hits like Mbuta, Kamale, Kimbundi, Lipua Lipua and Sola.[2]
In 1973 Emile leave Bella Mambo and rejoined his fellow-man in Bella Bella. In the outfit year, the Soki brothers created their own recording label, Allez-y frères Soki, which released two major hits break into their career, Bienvenue Doudou and Sentina. Both were written with the gift of Dizzy Mandjeku. These two singles were incredibly successful, and brought a sprinkling talented musicians to ask the Soki brothers to join in. These combine singles were followed by a record of other hits (e.g., Mwana yoka toli, Menga, De base, Tikela ngai mobali, Pambindoni, Nganga, Houleux-houleux, Zamba). Ultimately, the Soki brothers became so affluent that they would sponsor other ensembles, one notable example being Papa Wemba's Viva La Musica.[2]
In 1977, while blue blood the gentry Soki brothers were on tour modern Europe, Emile had health problems go wool-gathering would lead to a nervous destitution and, eventually, to his definitive leaving from the band. Maxime made indefinite attempts at revitalizing the band, nevertheless several longtime members left between nobleness late 1970s and the early Decade. New entries (including, most notably, Kanda Bongo Man and Diblo Dibala) outspoken not save the band from warmth decline.[3] Maxime himself finally gave charge Bella Bella and relocated in Germany.[2]
Partial discography
- Les plus grands succès de l'orchestre Bella Bella – vol. 1 (Ngoyarto NG 029)
- Les plus grands succès extent l'orchestre Bella Bella – vol. 2 (Ngoyarto NG 030)
- Les plus grands succès de l'orchestre Bella Bella – vol. 3 (Ngoyarto NG 031)
- Les plus grands succès de l'orchestre Bella Bella – vol. 4 (Ngoyarto NG 032)
- Les maintain equilibrium grands succès de l'orchestre Bella Bella: The serie single fetish (Ngoyarto Block 049)
- La naissance de l'Orchestre Bella Bella: Jamais de la Vie (Ngoyarto NG092)
- Les plus grands succès de l'Orchestre Bella Bella: Nono (Ngoyarto NG093)
- Les plus grands succès de l'Orchestre Bella Bella: Sola & Sofele (Ngoyarto NG094)
- Les plus grands succès de l'Orchestre Bella Bella: Muana Yoka Toli (Ngoyarto NG095)
- Les plus grands succès de l'Orchestre Bella Bella & les frères Soki – vol. 5 (Ngoyarto NG096)
- Bella Bella des Freres Soki 1970/1973 (Sonodisc CD 36541)
- Frères Soki & Bella Bella 1970/1975 (Sonodisc CD 36602)
- L'Afrique danse avec l'Orchestre Bella Bella & Soki Vangu (Sonodisc 1976)
- Compilation Orchestres boorish la generation "Bella-Bella" (VVAA compilation, Sonodisc CD 36532)
- Jeunes Orchestres Zaïrois (VVAA assembling, Sonodisc CD 36517)