Wenge Musica (Musical group)
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Variants
- Wenge Musica 4x4 tout terrain bon chic bon genre (Musical group)
- Wenge Musica BCBG 4 x 4 (Musical group)
- Wenge Musica BCBG 4x4 tout terrain (Musical group)
Additional Information
Descriptor
- Musical groups
Associated Locale
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Associated Language
- Lingala
Associated Language
- French
Field of Activity
Popular music--Congo (Democratic Republic)--1991-2000
Additional Related Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Quel est ton problème?, c2008:screen credits (Wenge Musica BCBG)
- found: Highbeam business website, Africa News Service, New Wenge splinter band turns on the song, Dec. 3, 2001, viewed Dec. 29, 2013(popular Congolese group, Wenge Musica, Wenge was formed in July 1981; splinter-prone Original Wenge Musica; newest group is Wenge Tonya Tonya)
- found: Wikipedia, French version, Dec. 29, 2013:Wenge Musica p. (a Congolese musical group, active 1981-1997; musical genres ndombolo, rumba; a casual group of student musicians until 1986; first televised concert 1987; first album, Bouger-Bouger, 1988; recorded Kin é Bougé in Brussels (released 1991); some members stayed in Paris and started Wenge Musica Aile Paris; Wenge Musica was at their height 1995-1997; definitive split in 1997, with JB Mpiana and 12 colleagues forming Wenge BCBG, and Werrason forming Wenge Musica Maison Mère; list of 14 groups formed out of Wenge Musica)
- found: Wikipedia, French version, Dec. 29, 2013:Wenge BCBG p. (Wenge Musica BCBG, a Congolese musical group founded by JP Mpiana Dec. 1997, following split of the original group Wenge Musica, also known under the name Wenge Musica BCBG 4x4 tout terrain; upon its formation, the group Wenge BCBG was made up of the basic structure of the original Wenge Musica; footnote: BCBG is an abbreviation, Bon Chic Bon Genre, to distinguish the former group from the Wenge clan)
- found: Wikipedia, English version, Dec. 29, 2013:Werrason (leader of the band Wenge Maison Mère; in 1981, with college friends, created musical band "Wenge Musica 4X4 Tout Terrain Bon Chic Bon Genre"; their band Wenge Musica BCBG 4X4 Tout Terrain split in Dec. 1997; he and two friends created Wenge Musica Maison Mère (WMMM))
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Change Notes
- 2013-12-29: new
- 2013-12-31: revised
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