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Moni Bilé
(Cameroon)
Biography
Moni Bilé was during the 1980s one the big names in makossa music.
He started in music at the age of 16 in Saker Pop Clan, a school band, where he played on bass.
In 1978, he went to Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, to pursue an international career in music.
His music has a distinct style, with relatively more emphasis on the bass and the rhythm section. Absolutely recommended...
Moni Bilé recorded his debut album in 1977 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Since then, he released several albums throughout the 1980s, the most successful being « Bijou », « O Si Tapa Lambo Lam » and « Chagrin d'amour » for the TJR label, followed by four albums for the SAPPA label, being « Tout ça c'est la vie (1985), « African Melody » (1986), « Makossa Ambiance » (1986) and « Affection » (1988). He continued recording until the first decade of the current millennium.
• Musicians on the album « Tout ça c'est la vie » (1985):
Moni Bile (lead vocal, composer);
Aladji Touré (bass);
Toguy (Toto Guillaume) (guitar);
Jules Kamga (guitar);
Ebeny Wesley (drums);
Coco J. Pierre (percussion);
J.C. Naimro (keyboards);
François Tetie (saxophone);
Hamid (Belhocine) (trombone);
Tony Brenez (trumpet);
Florence Titi, Sissi Dipoko, Suzanne Nyamsi (backing vocals).
Born: 1957, as Adolphe Moni Bilé
Style: makossa
His music has a distinct style, with relatively more emphasis on the bass and the rhythm section. Absolutely recommended...
Moni Bilé recorded his debut album in 1977 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Since then, he released several albums throughout the 1980s, the most successful being « Bijou », « O Si Tapa Lambo Lam » and « Chagrin d'amour » for the TJR label, followed by four albums for the SAPPA label, being « Tout ça c'est la vie (1985), « African Melody » (1986), « Makossa Ambiance » (1986) and « Affection » (1988). He continued recording until the first decade of the current millennium.
• Musicians on the album « Tout ça c'est la vie » (1985):
Moni Bile (lead vocal, composer);
Aladji Touré (bass);
Toguy (Toto Guillaume) (guitar);
Jules Kamga (guitar);
Ebeny Wesley (drums);
Coco J. Pierre (percussion);
J.C. Naimro (keyboards);
François Tetie (saxophone);
Hamid (Belhocine) (trombone);
Tony Brenez (trumpet);
Florence Titi, Sissi Dipoko, Suzanne Nyamsi (backing vocals).
Born: 1957, as Adolphe Moni Bilé
Style: makossa
Album cover 'Missie Bakari'
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectre mondial | 2004 | MB Productions/ Sonima SMCD1518 | |
| 20me anniversaire | 2003 | MB Productions | L'intégrale de Moni Bilé (5 CD box) |
| Conviction | 2002 | JPS Production CDJPS 184 | CD |
| Amour & esperance | 2000 | JPS Production CDJPS 078 | CD |
| O Africa | 1996 | TJR/MB 4282756 | CD |
| 10e anniversaire (Best of Moni Bilé) | 1994 | Mad Productions | CD |
| Story, vol.2 | 1993 | Sonodisc CDS 6819 | CD |
| Story, vol.1 | 1993 | Sonodisc CDS 6818 | CD |
| Muaye (Lumière) | 1992 | Emergence Production 91005 | CD |
| Lions indomptables O Bosso | 1991 | Mad Productions/ Sonodisc CD 52711 | LP |
| Affection | 1988 | Sappa MB 0115 | LP, also referred to as Makossa Parade |
| Makossa Ambiance | 1986 | Sappa MB 0114 | LP |
| African Melody | 1986 | Sappa MB 0113 | LP |
| Tout ça c'est la vie | 1985 | Sappa MB 0111 | LP |
| Chagrin d'amour | 1984 | TJR AT 064 | LP, released on CD (CDAT 501) |
| O Si Tapa Lambo Lam | 1983 | TJR AT 061 | LP |
| Bijou | 1983 | TJR AT 058 | LP |
| Vivy - Ngand'a tumba | 1977 | SIIS 014 | LP |
Sources
Page added December 1998