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Mbilia Bel

Mbilia Bel has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 14 episodes and was first played on 27 March 2016.

M'bilia Bel is a Congolese soukous singer, known as the Queen of Congolese rumba. 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…

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Faux Pas
M'Bilia Bel
Shanachie1984
Faux Pas
M'Bilia BelShanachie1984
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Beyanga
Mbilia Bel
Genidia1987
Beyanga
Mbilia BelGenidia1987
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Eswi Yo Wapi
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa International
Genidia1982
Eswi Yo Wapi
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa InternationalGenidia1982
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Hafi Deo
Tabu Ley, M'bilia Bel
Polydor1986
Hafi Deo
Tabu Ley, M'bilia BelPolydor1986
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Quelle Mechancete
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa International
Genidia1982
Quelle Mechancete
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa InternationalGenidia1982
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Contre Ma Volonte
Mbilia Bel, Tabu Ley
Genidia1987
Contre Ma Volonte
Mbilia Bel, Tabu LeyGenidia1987
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Manzil - Manzil (Folklore Bayanzi)
La Reine Cléophâtre Mbilia Bel
Mbilia Production1988
Manzil - Manzil (Folklore Bayanzi)
La Reine Cléophâtre Mbilia BelMbilia Production1988
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Ba Gerants Ya Mabala
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa International
Genidia1984
Ba Gerants Ya Mabala
Mbilia Bel, Seigneur Ley Rochereau, L'Afrisa InternationalGenidia1984
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Boya Ye
M'Bilia Bel, Orchestra Afrisa
Stern's Africa1985
Boya Ye
M'Bilia Bel, Orchestra AfrisaStern's Africa1985
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Boya Ye
M'Bilia Bel, Orchestra Afrisa
Stern's Africa1985
Boya Ye
M'Bilia Bel, Orchestra AfrisaStern's Africa1985
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