Bill Clinton Kalonji

Bill Clinton Kalonji
Birth name	Didier Kalonji
Born	(1979-07-04) July 4, 1979 (age 45)
Origin	Ngiri-Ngiri, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Genres	Soukous- Congolese rumba-Afrobeats
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Past members	Wenge Musica Maison Mère, Les Marquis De Maison Mere

Didier Kalonji Mukeba (born July 4, 1979), Known professionally by his stage name as Bill Clinton and Monseigneur or Macintosh[1][2] is a Congolese singer-songwriter dancer and animator. he was a member of Wenge Musica Maison Mere[3] orchestra by Werrason from 1997 to 2004. The name "Kalonji", as in Albert Kalonji, is a name traditionally associated with leaders of the Luba people.[4]

Career

Bill Clinton decided to leave his first the group, Wenge Music Maison Mere, in 2004[5] and start his own career. In 2004 he, Ferré Gola and J.D.T Mulopwe created a new group called Les Marquis or Les Marquis de Maison Mere and later left to create Marquis de Samourais. The group released several albums[6] but later broke up.

In 2006-2007 "Clinton" was among a number of African musicians threatened with legal action for breach of contract by a music producer based in Paris; no action was taken against him.[7] Having begun his career as an atalaku, he was one of few to successfully make the transition to bandleader.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

2011: Palpitation totale

2013: Tshikimbwa 2 (Opération Obama)

2015: Kulumbimbi

2015: Pression

2015: Fuku Shima (Le roi pharaon)

Singles

2012: Excès D'Amour

2012: Mukusa Mukongo

2012: Mukuwa Makoso

2012: Love Moi

2012: Kulumbimbi

2012: Condition

2012: Congo Vas Changer

2012: Kasonda

2013: Koli Villa

2013: Hi Brenda

2013: Kaylie

2013: Amède Ngassaki

2013: Sagess

2013: Vanité Des Vanités

External links

• Bill Clinton on YouTube
• Latest News Bill Clinton

References

1. Afric, Culture (2018). "Personnes". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-08.
2. Camero (2017). "Bill Clinton Kalonji : Le meilleur de l'Atalaku". Cameroonvoice. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
3. Frank, Bessem (August 2001). "Frank Bessem's Musiques d'Afrique / D.R. Congo : Werrason & Wenge Musica Maison Mère". Musiques-Afrique. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
4. Andrea Hollington (15 August 2015). Traveling Conceptualizations: A cognitive and anthropological linguistic study of Jamaican. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 195. ISBN 978-90-272-6840-2.
5. Walter, Badibanga (June 4, 2014). "Bill Clinton". Music In Africa. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
6. Teamwork, Congo (November 20, 2017). "Clip Bill Clinton Kalonji " Boss IBRA " – TeamWork Congo". Retrieved 2019-08-08.
7. Joe Trapido (1 December 2016). Breaking Rocks: Music, Ideology and Economic Collapse, from Paris to Kinshasa. Berghahn Books. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-78533-399-6.
8. Bob W. White (27 June 2008). Rumba Rules: The Politics of Dance Music in Mobutu's Zaire. Duke University Press. p. 290. ISBN 978-0-8223-4112-3.