Céline Banza

Céline Banza
Background information
Born12 February 1997
Kinshasa, Zaire
GenresAfrobeats RnB
OccupationSinger
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar
Years active2007–present

Céline Banza (born on the 12th February 1997) is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is the winner of the 2019 RFI Discoveries Music Award.[1]

Career

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.[2] 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[3] 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.[4] She released her first single "Te Rembi" in 2019 and her first album will be released in 2020.[5][6]

Discography

Singles

Year Songs
2019 Te Rembi
Legigi No Gbi
Mbi Gwe
Mbi Lo
Sur Le Pave
Mbi Yemo
Songo Te He
2020 Na Mileli

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Céline Banza Prix découvertes RFI 2019[citation needed] Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "Céline Banza". Institut français. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  2. ^ "Céline Banza, lauréate du Prix Découvertes Rfi 2019". Afro Guinée Magazine : Premier site culturel et événementiel de Guinée (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  3. ^ "Céline Banza - République Démocratique Congo". RFI Musique (in French). 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  4. ^ DAK, Edith (2020-03-08). "Prix Découvertes RFI 2019: Céline Banza | Myafricainfos". myafricainfos.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  5. ^ "RDC: la chanteuse congolaise Céline Banza remporte le Prix Découvertes RFI". Actualite.cd (in French). 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  6. ^ "La Congolaise Céline Banza, lauréate du Prix Découvertes RFI". Radio Okapi (in French). 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.