Cor Akim

Cor Akim
Cor Akim
	Cor Akim
Background information
Birth name	Corneille Akilimali Bufole
Also known as	Le Prince Akim
Born	August 4, 1992 (age 29); Bukavu, South Kivu, DRC
Genres	Pop; R&B; dancehall; urban pop; dance-pop; Afropop;
Occupation(s)	Singer; Songwriter; Pianist; Composer;
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	2014–present
Labels	MakSpeakers
Associated acts	Fally Ipupa, Innoss'B, Héritier Watanabe, Koffi Olomide, Ferre Gola, Bouro Mpela

Corneille Akilimali Bufole (August 4, 1992), better known as Cor Akim, is a Congolese singer, songwriter and pianist, born in Bukavu, capital of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.^[1]^[2]

Discography[]

Album studio[]

2016 : The Greatest^[3]
2014 : Hommes de rêves

Singles[]

2018 : Mon vote^[4]
2018 : Tu peux compter sur moi
2017 : Un de plus grands
2017 : Kiuno chako
2016 : Mwasi
2016 : Sorry Really
2016 : Ma femme
2016 : Mama
2016 : Mea culpa
2016 : Tuijenge Congo
2016 : Je suis Kivu
2015 : Chrismas wishes
2019 : Te rencontrer
2019 : Et si tu pouvais
2019 : Glory

Collaborations[]

2017 : Nipe – Big Denty ft. Cor Akim
2015 : Umoja Bondeni – Voldie Mapenzi ft. Cor Akim, Kinjaah
2015 : You and I – Kinjaah ft. Cor Akim

Awards[]

2012 : Best male pianist in South Kivu, which earned him his first international appearance in a publication of the RNW (Radio Netherland Worldwide), under his former name, that of Corneille Akim.
2016 : Kivu Top5: Sorry Really Best song in Kivu at the RTNK (Radio TV Ngoma ya Kivu).

References[]

^ (in French)"RDC: le chanteur Cor Akim enlevé à Bukavu", RFI, December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ (in French)"Cor Akim, un rappeur anti-Kabila de 26 ans kidnappé à l'est de la République démocratique du Congo", Le Figaro"', December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ Proust, Musaba. (in French)"Cor Akim a livré un concert digne d’une royauté, Le roi Akim en pleine apothéose", GreenRoom.fr, July 15, 2018. Retrieved 28 Janvier 2019.
^ (in French)"RDC : Enlèvement dans l'est du pays d'un chanteur de rap, Cor Akim, anti-Kabila", CultureBox, France TV, December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

External links[]

[rfi001-1] (in French)"RDC: le chanteur Cor Akim enlevé à Bukavu", RFI, December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[lefigaro-2] (in French)"Cor Akim, un rappeur anti-Kabila de 26 ans kidnappé à l'est de la République démocratique du Congo", Le Figaro"', December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

[hhh-3] Proust, Musaba. (in French)"Cor Akim a livré un concert digne d’une royauté, Le roi Akim en pleine apothéose", GreenRoom.fr, July 15, 2018. Retrieved 28 Janvier 2019.

[francetvinfo-4] (in French)"RDC : Enlèvement dans l'est du pays d'un chanteur de rap, Cor Akim, anti-Kabila", CultureBox, France TV, December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.

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