Moni Bilé
Moni Bilé | |
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Born | August 1957 (age 64) |
Origin | Cameroon |
Genres | Makossa |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Moni Bilé (born August 1957) is a Cameroonian makossa musician.[1] He was the best-selling makossa performer of the 1980s,[2] and his album Amour & Espérance was an international hit that extended the worldwide popularity of the genre.[3]
References[]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ Hudgens and Trillo, p. 1183
- ^ West, p. 19
Sources[]
- Hudgens, Jim, and Richard Trillo (1999). West Africa: The Rough Guide. Third ed. London: Rough Guides Ltd. ISBN 978-1858284682
- West, Ben (2004). Cameroon: The Bradt Travel Guide. Guilford, Connecticut: The Globe Pequot Press Inc. ISBN 978-1841620787
Categories:
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Cameroonian musicians
- Cameroonian people stubs
- African musician stubs