Céline Banza - Praefatio (2021)

Céline Banza (born February 1997) is a singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is the winner of the 2019 RFI Discoveries Music Award.
Banza was born in Kinshasa. She began her music career at a young age. In early 2010, she moved to Kisangani, where she met people who helped her develop a taste for music, dance, acting, and cinematography. At age 15, she returned to Kinshasa to study musicology at the National Institute of Arts where she met her band mates. In 2017, Banza made a brief appearance on The Voice Afrique Francophone. In the process, she created her own group, «Banza Musik», and participated the following year in the exhibition «Kinshasa 2050. women first! before devoting herself to her new musical project. In 2019, she performed at Jazz Kif in Kinshasa and Brazzaville. She won the 2019 edition of the RFI Discovery Awards She was chosen from among the ten finalists for the quality of her melodies and her voice. Asalfo, Charlotte Dipanda, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Fally Ipupa, Josey, Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N’Dour, Oumou Sangaré and Singuila were part of this jury. She released her first single «Te Rembi» in 2019 and her first album will be released in 2020.





Tracklist:
1 01. Céline Banza - Tere Mbi (03:35)
1 02. Céline Banza - Songo Te He (03:49)
1 03. Céline Banza - Sur le pavé (02:58)
1 04. Céline Banza;Sarah Bitamazire - Rain (03:10)
1 05. Céline Banza - Na Mileli (03:33)
1 06. Céline Banza - Zingo (03:29)
1 07. Céline Banza - Mbi Ndo Yemo (02:51)
1 08. Céline Banza - Mbi Gwe (04:48)
1 09. Céline Banza - Mbi Yemo Si Baba (03:56)
1 10. Céline Banza - Is It Love? (03:00)
1 11. Céline Banza;Youssoupha - Départ (04:02)
1 12. Céline Banza - Mbi Lo (04:09)
1 13. Céline Banza - Legigi No Gbi (03:59)