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Bozi Boziana

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Bio

Mbenzu Ngamboni Bokili, with the music sobriquet Bozi Boziana, is a Congolese singer-songwriter and band leader. Boziana started his career in the Afro-pop band Air Marine but gained popularity in 1974 when he joined Zaiko Langa Langa. Boziana has been part of several major soukous bands, including Orchestre Bamboula, Zaiko Langa Langa, and Choc Stars, a band with which he recorded some of his most famous songs like Sandu Kotti, Alena, Mbuta-Mutu, and Retrouvailles a Paris. In the mid-1980s, Bozi Boziana left Zaiko Langa Langa to form his band, Orchestre Anti-Choc. He has collaborated with several renowned musicians and also released some solo works. Bozi Boziana's influence on soukous music continues to be felt, and his music remains cherished by fans across the globe.

Discography

Albums¹⁴

Désir féminin Intense2023 • AlbumTracks: 8

Désir féminin2022 • AlbumTracks: 6

Acoustique Bien Calcule2020 • albumTracks: 10

Nouvelle ere2020 • albumTracks: 5

Grand-Pere Bozi Boziana2020 • albumTracks: 4

Toutou2019 • albumTracks: 7

Toutou Une Histoire2017 • albumTracks: 21

Doukoure Vol. 22014 • albumTracks: 10

Fiko Fikofio2014 • albumTracks: 14

Mon Mari est Gabonais2013 • albumTracks: 4

Las des as1998 • albumTracks: 10

Mbanzina Gamundele1990 • albumTracks: 8

La Reine De Saba1987 • albumTracks: 4

MansangaNaN • albumTracks: 7

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