JB Mpiana Biography, Age, Family, Wife, Children, Career, Singles,and Awards

JB Mpiana Biography

Jean-Bedel Mpiana wa Tshituka said JB Mpiana, who was born on June 2 1967in Kananga in the region of central Kasai is a singer, dancer-choreographer, singer-songwriter Congolese from rumba to ndombolo and soukous.

In the 1980s, he became the president and one of the headliners of the group Wenge Musica with Didier Masela, Werrason, Adolphe Dominguez, Alain Makaba and Blaise Bula until his dislocation in December 1997. As a result of this dislocation, Mpiana goes to create Wenge BCBG with practically the majority of the members of the group leaving of their sides Werrason, Didier Masela and Adolphe Dominguez to create Wenge Musica Mother House.

He made his mark in 1997 with his first solo album, Feux de l’amour, notably with the flagship title Ndombolo.

JB Mpiana Age

JB Mpiana was born on June 2, 1967, He is 52 years old as of 2019.

JB Mpiana Family

He is the child of mama Agnès lusambo and papa Albert mbuyi mpiana. He has several brothers and sisters from different mothers. Some of them get often mentioned in his songs like coco mbuyi, gaston aka gas’ mpiana. His late brother Laurent Fabrice, Magalie mpiana who is very often at his concerts.

JB Mpiana Wife/Children

Jean-Bedel Mpiana Tshituka alias JB Mpiana Papa Cherry Moto Pamba must be a man with a big heart. Rare man to be found on this earth, imagine he forgave his wife. A mother to his two daughters and son after she left him for 8 good years to marry DIDI KINUANI the millionaire whom she bore a son. Papa Cherry took her back with her son (his rival’s son)

Mpiana reunited with his wife and children Amida Shatur. JB and his eldest daughter Dayida bearing Diam, the son of Didi Kinuani, Hamida, Soraya, and Junior. On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, the mega-star of the Congolese song Jean-Bedel Mpiana Tshituka alias JB Mpiana Papa Cherry Moto Pamba blew out the candles of his 42 years.

A celebration was held in his honor in the morning at his residence in the evening and at night club atmosphere at the Grand Hotel Kinshasa. a hundred guests from high society took part in the evening enhanced by its Wenge BCBG group. JB Mpiana took the opportunity to present his wife Amida Chatur’s assistance under the very eyes of the guests, after 8 years of separation.

For the record, Chatur Amida, the mother of his children, had left the marital roof to go marry the famous diamond Didi Kinuani, richisssime a businessman who made his fortune by taking advantage of the civil war and especially the confusion raging Angola. But we do not buy love … singing fire Luambo Makiadi.

JB Mpiana Career

Childhood

Jean-Bedel Mpiana wa Tshituka was born June 2, 1967, in Kananga in the region of central Kasai in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is named Jean-Bedel in reference to the Central African Emperor Jean-Bedel Bokassa. Tshituka, from Tshiluba, means “child born premature” indeed, JB was born shortly after the sixth month of pregnancy of his mother.

Two days after his birth, he will join Kinshasa, the city will grow and that will seal his fate 1.

It was at the age of ten, so in 1977, that he learned to sing. From the age of thirteen, he began to sing at church and in various school groups with his friends Blaise Bula and Titina Mbwinga Kamboleta. Sometime later he changed schools, going from Athenaeum Gombe to ITC Ngaliema, he will play in the ITC Flash school group with singers such as Sam Tshintu and Modogo Abarambwa (future members of the Latin Quarter of Koffi Olomide ) and that his future college Adolphe Ebondja aka Dominguez 2.

Debut with Wenge Musica (1984-1990)

It’s in October 1984, that he meets by chance a group of young men rehearsing the song Ngabelo of King Kester Emeneya and Victoria Eleison. These young men are Werra, Didier Masela, Aimé Bwanga, Dede Masolo, Jean-Belis Luvutula, and the tenorist Endjo Mbula, all members of Wenge Musica. Mashiro Kifaya who does not manage to reach the high notes of Debaba’s vocals in this song is replaced by Mpiana who asks if he can sing with them, his interpretation impresses the members of the group. A few days later, Luvutula being one of his classmates, asks him if he would like to join the group. JB accepts and becomes a member of the group then a few months later he introduces his friend Blaise Bula in the band 2.

Apart from music, group members are students. They decide to allow themselves to exercise their passion only during school holidays.

Jean-Bedel will be president of wenge musica March 1985

Wenge Musica now plays curtain raises They perform one to two songs before the arrival of big bands on the scene like Victoria Eleison, Bakuba Empire, Zaiko Langa Langa, Choc Stars, Viva La Musica and Langa Langa Stars. But in 1985, Jean-Bedel fails his high school diploma (the equivalent of the Baccalaureate in France ) and is about to stop school but his friends, especially Werrason, encourages him to resume and he will eventually study marketing alongside the latter 2. In 1986, Wenge Musica plays its first concerts and each member presents their own song. JB Mpiana presents Kin e bouger (version 1), Blaise Bula presents Laura, Werrason presents Cesarine 2.

In 1988 released the first album of Wenge Musica Bouger Bouger composed of six titles, JB Mpiana is the author of three songs Mulolo , The King’s daughter and Bakolo Budget . It is with this album that Wenge Musica is a place in the big league, among those of the Congolese music of the 3 th generation as Papa Wemba , King Kester Emeneya , Koffi Olomide , etc. The group manages to win with Mulolo , voted best song of the year and the group is titled musical revelation of the year 2 . Mulolois sung in Lingala, in French as well as in Kimbala, Werrason’s mother tongue used for the refrain brought by Werrason’s uncle, Nico Buakongo. The group attracts many fans with success.

Success Wenge Musica (1991-1996)

Three years later, in 1991, the second album entitled Kin É Bougé is released and confirms the success of Wenge Musica. As one of the leading musical ensembles in Zaire, the group is acclaimed as the best in Zaire and JB Mpiana best singer. This album contains 5 songs including Kin É Bougé , the title track of the album signed by JB Mpiana, Princess Pathy of Alain Makaba (play by JB Mpiana) and Eve Sukali of Blaise Bula, Kaskin of Werrason and Ngoma Maguy the credits of Ekokota facilitator.
Shortly before the recording of the album, in 1990The group was to travel to Brussels via Paris for the first time but they were arrested in Kinshasa because they were in possession of false visas 3.

In 1993, the group released Kala Yi Boeing which is actually their third album because before this one there was Pleins Feux which was released in 1992 but which will finally be released in 1996. In Kala-Yi-Boeing, the title track that was worn by the song of one of the Werrason band members, JB Mpiana signed two songs out of the seven contained in this opus, Danico and My friend Coboss. He plays another song by Alain Makaba, C’est Trop tard Djenga. This album was a great success and will allow the band to play with Kassav as well as Zaïko Langa Langa 3 .

In 1994, the group released their fifth and first double album Les Anges Adorables, in which the band teamed up with Alain Makaba to write a song that will reap great rewards Hi Oh Ah ‘New Image’ and he is also the author of other songs and performances as Captain of Benelux.

In 1995, Wenge Musica accompanies the guitarist Alain Makaba in his first solo album Pile ou Face. He is with the drummer Titina Mbwinga and the host Roberto Ekokota to participate in the album of the latter. Subsequently, the band released the following year the album Pleins Feux, a reissue of songs recorded in 1992, composed of 8 tracks and he is the author of Nazareth.

The same year, Wenge Musica released his seventh and last album Pentagon, composed of 11 titles with Tutu Callugi and Roberto Ekokota in animation. Mpiana, now nicknamed Marshal Mukulu wa Bakulu, the great charismatic leader, signed No Comment Shengen.

First solo album and dislocation of the band (1997)

JB Mpiana records his first solo album named Feux de l’amour. The album knows the participation of each member of the orchestra except Werrason and the newcomer Ferré Gola 3. He signed a contract with a Cameroonian producer named Simon Ndjonang who also produced the album Pentagon.
He released his first solo album in May 1997, Fires of Love. It is composed of 10 titles with very festive beat such as Ndombolo, I love you, Recto verso, Masuwa, Bana Lunda and a featuring with, his idol of always, Papa Wemba, on the title Cavalier solitaire. The album is crowned with a gold disc with more than 150,000 copies sold 4. The flagship title of this opus, Ndombolo, is a success in Africa as well as in Europe with the African diaspora 4. This album gives its name to Congolese music, festive, atmosphere and assimilated: the ndombolo. With this album, he receives the price best singer for the 2 e times, best song and best album [precision needed]. This one is commonly called ndombolo, of its 1st title, monitoring, and the Restless, the title which gives its name to the album.

Before the release of this album, Wenge Musica is considered a group that made dance and move at a few concerts, but JB had worked rich texts.

December 7, 1997, at the concert presentation of his album Feux de l’amour at the Grand Hotel in Kinshasa, the group is fighting on stage. This confrontation takes place before the public as well as Papa Wemba 5. The group splits into 2 entities. JB is going to create Wenge BCBG with more than 80% of the original orchestra composed of Alain Makaba, Blaise Bula, Alain Mpela, Amelia, Ficarré, Kusangila, Titina, Son Zamuangana, Theo Bidens, Burkina Mboka Liya, Ekokota and Tutu Caludji. And another will be Werrason, Adolphe Dominguez and Didier Masela.

Wenge BCBG and rivalry with Werrason (1998-1999)

After the split of the group in December 1997, JB Mpiana creates with Alain Prince Makaba and Blaise Bula take the lead of Wenge BCBG with by their side the singers Alain Mpela and Aimélia Lias, the guitarists Ficarré Mwamba, Burkina Faso Mboka Liya, Patient Kusangila, Fiston Zamuangana, drummers Titina Mbwinga, Seguin Mignon and hosts Tutu Caludji and Roberto Ekokota. In terms of spokesperson, he recruits as Roger Ngandu and Blanchard Mosaka. Of the original group, seven members do not appear (Didier Masela, Werrason, Adolphe Dominguez, Christian Mwepu Mabanga, Ali Mbonda, Ferré Gola and Japanese Maladi) making room for new recruits.

In 1998, JB Mpiana, Alain Makaba Prince, Blaise Bula and their new group head for Europe Titanic registration (except Ekokota who was sick to leave the group), title symbol of this split. Musicians and political figures are joining to weaken him to what he responds through one of his songs “Although you have conspired with your brothers, you have not succeeded. ” This album is composed of 10 titles, JB Mpiana signs and is illustrated through the DRC songs in which he highlights the cultural wealth of his country just returned the Democratic Republic of Congo after being the Republic of Zaire from 1971 to 1997, Omba, a song that will be nominated as best song of the year tied with Chantal Switzerland by his former colleague Werrason following a public vote 6 and finally Champion Kapangala .

Back in Kinshasa, the band will perform a big concert at the People’s Palace 6 . JB becomes the only director of the group with the departure of Blaise Bula and Alain Makaba.

With this album, JB MPIANA is the 3 e artist of the 4 the Congolese musical generation to play at the Olympia in Paris and the Zenith of Paris the following year 6. The golden disc of Fires of Love is given to him during the concert at the Olympia with more than 150 000 copies sold. In the same year, JB Mpiana is the first artist of his generation to win this award. He is also the youngest African gold record. After the big Parisian venues, JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG will fill the stadiums of Cotonou ( Benin ) and the stadium of the Martyrs of Kinshasa where more than 85,000 attend this concert 6. Before his second solo album, he released a single Y’a no photo, there is no match consisting of 2 titles.

From TH to What’s your problem? (2000-2007)

In June 2000, 3 years after Feux de l’amour , JB Mpiana releases his second solo album entitled TH: Toujours Humble composed of 16 tracks on two volumes, for which he receives his second gold record and wins 5 awards: best singer, best album , best song for 48 Hours Gecoco , best composer with Thanks to you Germain , best artist . Thus recognized in the universe of world music , while keeping its roots and opening to other musical styles such as rap , salsa with songs like: Walay Danico , Education , The Sultan of Brunei, Tell me love , The Green Rose , Bye bye Julie , Aminata Sylla …

From August 2000 to April 2001, JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG perform a series of concerts in Kinshasa, then go on tour abroad with more than 30 shows: France , Belgium , Netherlands , Italy , Germany , Switzerland , Ireland , UK and Canada and 3 shows in Chad .

In May 2001 , JB Mpiana released the band’s second album, a 16-track double album entitled Internet , another success. In this album, they perform at the Montreal Spectrum . The September 22 , 2001, JB MPIANA is the 3 th African artist to perform and complete Bercy (behind Koffi Olomide and Werrason ). The apotheosis was the performance at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on December 15 , 2001in front of more than 250,000 spectators setting a record for Congolese music 7 , 8 .
That same year, he won Best Singer of the Year, Best Songwriter with Sans Te Touch , Best Song with Jeannette and Star of the Year tied with Werrason .

In 2002 , JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG went on tour in Europe (France, Switzerland, Belgium …) and announced the preparation of an album named Anti Terro (Anti-Terrorist) 9.

In August 2004, the Wenge BCBG group releases the third Anti-Terro album recorded in South Africa and containing 17 tracks arranged on a double album. On this occasion, JB MPIANA receives for the 5 time the award for best singer of DR Congo, equaling the record held by his idol Papa Wemba. However, in 2008, he will receive this award again and will become the only one to receive 6 times the price of the best singer of DR Congo 10.

In 2005 , at the FIKIN in Kinshasa, Mpiana and Werrason played on 2 different podiums with their respective groups for more than 17 hours and 48 minutes until shots were heard on the side of JB’s podium. The police had to intervene and stop the concerts.

In 2007 , JB MPIANA and Wenge BCBG out the 4 album Kipé are yo (in French: mind your business) whose generic experience a huge success thanks to the animated cries lopele, Fish has how many parts? 11 composed of 9 titles. Finally, JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG release What’s your problem? , a maxi-single of 5 titles.

New episode: Let’s be Serious (since 2011)

After nearly two years without having left the project, JB Mpiana returns on the scene of Congolese music in November 2009by announcing the preparation of a new album named Soyons Sérieux through an interview with Mignon Abraham and Gentamicine (respectively singer and host of the group) 12.

In March 2010, JB Mpiana and her band unveil the cries of animation that will be contained in the album with a dance named Mpunda The Horse Dance. The dance is presented in August at the FIKIN with shouts: ” Is bo lingi mpunda to mutuka? ” (Do you want a horse or a car?), So having chosen a horse, we continue singing: ” amataka na mpunda ayokaka bilenge ” (when you ride on the horse you are happy). Several concerts are held in the city of Kinshasa and some provinces of the Congo, and thousands of people flock to go to concerts of adorable angels. The crowning glory of this success is the VIP Boat Tour organized on May 30, 2010on the Congo River where more than a thousand people board 13.

Soon after, on 30 August 2010, the national censorship commission of the DRC prohibits the broadcast of dance and animation Mpunda judged to be obscene and full of insanity 14. Upset by the censorship commission, JB Mpiana is forced to modify the targeted parts of his album.
Nevertheless, he undertook a one month tour in Europe 15. He takes advantage of this trip to make some clips, correct some parts of the album and do an interview on RFI with Claudy Siar announcing the release of the album.

On November 15 at the invitation of Moses Katumbi, it occurs to Lubumbashi to celebrate the coronation of the champion TP Mazembe in Champions League CAF for the 2009-2010 season 16.

February 14, 2011, The day of Valentine’s Day coincides with the release on 5 the album of the group Let Serious, a double album produced by the Ivorian David Monsoh also produces Fally Ipupa and the deceased Douk Saga 17. This double album containing 19 songs, ranks 3 e in the hit parade Congolese newspaper L’Avenir behind Trailer of Jossart Do yoka Longo and Techno Malewa Suite and end Werrason 18.

JB Mpiana Solo

• 1997: Fires of Love
• 2000: TH (Still Humble)

JB Mpiana With Wenge BCBG

• 1998: Titanic
• 2001: Internet
• 2004: Anti-Terro
• 2007: Kipe Ya Yo
• 2007: What is your problem?
• 2011: Let’s be Serious

JB Mpiana Singles and featuring

• 1993: The World is mean (with Wenge Musica )
• 1995: Tchane, Fisol, Chance (by Alain Makaba)
• 1997: Mboni feat Mimi Ciel (Bonus of the album: Fires of love )
• 1999: Portuguese (from Stino Mubi)
• 1999: Ndoto ya baba (from Stino Mubi)
• 1999: Courage
• 1999: Reflexion (by Pascal Poba)
• 1999: There’s no match, There’s no picture!
• 2002: Suka ya sekele (Pub Primus)
• 2003: Pelisa Ngwasuma (Pub Primus )
• 2005: Bongolowayi (Pub Primus)
• 2007: Bokeseni ezali (Pub Primus)
• 2010: Kiyunguzuna (Pub Primus)
• 2011: Primus feat. Werrason (registered in 2008)
• 2011: Biloko (Pub Primus)
• 2012: Libala Bosembo
• 2013: Primus Kintingi Tingi (Pub Primus)
• 2013: Champagne (Pub Primus)
• 2013: Zadio and Carole Kongolo
• 2014: Hunting man (with Papa Wemba )
• 2014: Petite ya Neighborhood (Pub Primus)
• 2016: Warm-up before match (Maxi-Single)
• 2016: I do not calculate you

JB Mpiana Awards and Appointments

During his career, he has received over 25 gold palms in Congo as:

During his career, he has received over 25 gold palms in Congo as:

• Best Singer  (6 Golden Palms): 1991, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008 
• Best song :
  • 5 golden palms: fires of Love (1997) Jeannette (2001).
  • Silver Palm: Zadio (2008)
  • Ezau Bronze Palm (2004)
• Best Album (2 Palmes d’Or): Fires of Love (1997).
  • Silver Palm with Anti-Terro (2004)
  • Bronze Palm in 2001 with Internet
• Best Songwriter (3 Palmes d’Or): Fires of Love (1997), Internet (2001).
  • Silver Palm with Anti-terro (2004)
• Best composition (3 golden palms): Fires of Love (1997),, Without touching you (2001)
• Best Artist (4 golden palms): 1997, 2001,2010 (ndule award)
• Best Musical Group or Orchestra: Wenge BCBG Palme d’Or in 2004,2008  , 2010 (okapi award), Silver Palm in 2000, 2001; Bronze fin in 2002
• best show in the country   : 2001 at the Martyrs Stadium, 2003 at the Fikin
• Special Jury Prize 2003

Concerts and shows

With more than a thousand concerts since the separation of the Wenge Musica BCBG 4×4 group in December 1997, JB Mpiana has performed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa, Europe, the United States, and Canada. The very first concert took place in 1998.

On 21 December 2013, JB Mpiana saw his concert at the Zenith of Paris canceled by the French authorities following a complaint by the Congolese of the diaspora grouped under the name of “combatants”, a group of young activists living in Europe who had put an embargo on Congolese music in Europe, accusing Congolese musicians of being in collusion with the bloody power of Joseph Kabila since his fraud in the 2011 presidential elections and also the obscenity of dances and songs of JB Mpiana.

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Werrason and JB Mpiana: a new declared war?

It is a secret for no one. The whole city speaks about it. The violins no longer agree between Werrason and JB Mpiana. The two stars become each, boss and leader of his group engaged in a new war whose exact reasons remain unknown.

Until proven otherwise, neither of them had the courage to explain to the press the causes of the controversy that is tearing their relationship apart. “Who did what to the other and why do they want to make the news or have they become friend-foe?” As many questions as the well-known observers who, however, consider between the two stars the time of the war is over!

No member or close to Wenge BCBG or Wenge Mother House can tell the truth to the national opinion on the crisis that decimates relations between the King of the forest and Marshal Mukulu. Oddly enough, we can see that nobody speaks well of each other on television. The last passage of the boss of Wenge BCBG on the antennas of Kin 24 testifies and shows that the climate is not good with his best friend, Werrason. Unfortunately, he did not reveal the reasons for this tension while their fans got along with a featuring in place of the clash!

On the various televisions of the Capital or in social networks, one feels a very high dose of anger that only goes up on both sides. Just look at and hear the language of Wenge BCBG or Wenge MM’s spokespeople to really understand that there is something wrong with JB Mpiana and Werrason.

Often, it is Sankara of Kunta who plays the Kamikaze and the madman of the King at the side Wenge MM, intervenes to launch quibbles to the adorable Angels. On the other side, we must expect the replica of Blanchard MOSAKA who is shooting towards Zamba playa.

Who benefits from this war?

We are witnessing a war of words as well as excessive personal attacks in which everyone wants to defend his leader at all costs. These spokesmen light the fire whenever they spend in different television shows. They even allow themselves to touch private lives or even their bosses.

Nothing is new under the sun, they say. It’s happening between the two artists, is not a surprising fact in their career. For the observers, they simply want us to revive the scenario lived the day after the dislocation of the Wenge Musica 4 × 4 All-terrain orchestra in 1997.

Indeed, it is recalled that Marshal Mukulu and the King of the Forest lived in total competition for a moment after their separation. It must be remembered that at the time they were famous as two great protagonists in what is known as the “Wenge War” in the history of Congolese music. They were truly engaged in fair competition in the world music sphere.

On the artistic front, this position had created an emulation that allowed everyone in his corner to work hard to win on the stage. Thanks to this controversy, JB Mpiana and Werra have managed to demystify the great mythical shows in Europe and America.

On the social level, Wenge’s war had not only divided music lovers in the world but had even victimized fans. Because of their names, we have experienced damage, deaths of men in society in Kinshasa or elsewhere. Never mind, these two leaders have benefited seriously in terms of assets or material assets. Some people are aware of how much they have earned and organized their family life.

Beyond all, this controversy has allowed everyone to build his reputation to win the place at the continental summit of music.

It was around 2009 that the boss of Wenge BCBG and his colleague from Wenge MM came back to live in harmony. So they thought it best to bury the hatchet, especially since their children are very close.

Polemic without impact

Curiously, they still break their relationship, which, however, was always welcomed by the public. Werra and Piano will resume again with this kind of controversy sending their spokespersons insulting, while the data has changed in the music and especially the age advance. Such wars no longer benefit the advancement of Congolese music that needs competitive artists to defend it on the international stage.

Beyond all, neither JB Mpiana nor Werra takes care to explain in a concrete way the crux of the problem. Meanwhile, it is their emissaries who stammers in front of the viewers. However, observers believe that the time of war is over for these two stars who have crossed another stage of life. In 50 years, they must give up certain things in relation to the education of their children, some of whom have finished their studies and are even preparing to get married.

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