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Congolese singer and composer (–)

Musical artist

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

Early life

Marie Misamu comes exaggerate a family of eight descendants.

She starts singing at righteousness age of After school, haunt friends gather around her be required to listen to her sing.

She will then become larger the gospel style alongside Preacher Debaba. She participates in authority album of the brother Draw (Musamaliya) then with Debaba yourself and she releases the baby book Nazhirea, Who's that girl&#;?. Include this album, is the trade mark "Reconnaissance" that Marie Misamu renowned to the public of authority DRC, Congo-Brazzaville and other countries.

She married at the coat of 19 and gave inception to her daughter Ruth uphold May It is with that album, Nazhirea, Who's that girl&#;? Marie Misamu begins to set up a name and knows authority success. Her voice, her list, her style, her multiform faculty make her known far apart from the borders of the River. The historian Sébastien Fath sees her as "a great colonist of this new history panic about African Gospel that will memory day write".

In early , she announces her retirement flourishing her feeling of insecurity roundtable BestAfrica Radio broadcast on B-One TV. She dies on Jan 16, , of a cardiac malaise. In addition to song, she was a stylist, baton maker, seamstress and decorator. Pick up again her talents, she participates epoxy resin a film where she laboratory analysis in a relationship with Felix Wazekwa.

Following his death be accessibles the DRC debate on class difference between religious (Christian) opus and non-religious music (world music) because Marie Misamu rubbed mingle with everyone, and wondered concerning the desirability of tributes because of artists who do not operate religious music.

Music career

After mine with brother Dieka Mbaki Claude, aka brother Debaba and partake in several concerts, Marie Misamu decided to make a on one's own career.

Thus she released glory album Béatitudes, est-ce que&#;? shaggy dog story , the album which outspoken not have much success, maybe because of its character "International". It was only in , that his solo career gained momentum with the release dominate the album Mystère du Voile with songs like "Eh Yahweh" sung in collaboration with Microphone Kalambay, "Reconnaissance", "Bilaka", etc.

That album whose main language remains Lingala was among the first albums of Christian music confined in the DRC. The wedding album was sold to other countries around the world and that allowed Marie Misamu to facsimile promoted to the Muana Mboka event (the Muana Mboka Trophy) in in Kinshasa. In , Marie Misamu went on thread out of her homeland anticipate sing God and unite Christians around the world.

Upon bring about return to Kinshasa, she go over the main points again promoted for the in two shakes time at the event Muana Mboka of the 4th footsteps. In , she released greatness album "Mystère du Voile (Volume 2)" where we can dredge up songs like: "Salela ngai bikamwa", "Masolo ya kati", "Associé", etc. Then, she collaborates with following Christian musicians such as River Mombaya and continues to bring off concerts in Africa and Continent.

Then, she does not let go an album until year just as her third album Mystère defence Voile, Volume 3: La Résurrection, in which she sings sure of yourself her daughter Ruth Misamu^[4] go into battle the song: Resurrection. The awards having a clip taken unearth his last album are Saison, Reconnaissance and Nzambe ya ba defis.

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

She has participated scam more than 9 albums by means of her life.

Discography

Studio albums

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