Moni Bilé
BornAugust 1957 (age 66)
OriginCameroon
GenresMakossa
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

  1. Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 245. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. Hudgens and Trillo, p. 1183
  3. 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


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