L'Aigle de Kinshasa: Des rues de Bandalungwa au Stade de France

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ISBN13: 9798196713552
Binding: Paperback
Subject: N/A
Publisher: Independently Published
Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
Publication Date: May 12, 2026
Pages: 548
Original Price: GBP 25.96
Language: French
Edition: N/A
Item Weight: 726 grams
BISAC Subject(s): Africa / General

About The Book

Aigle. Aigle. Quatre-vingt mille voix. Un seul nom.

Au soir du 2 mai 2026, Fally Ipupa p�n�tre sur la pelouse du Stade de France. Il devient alors le premier artiste congolais de l'histoire � se produire en t�te d'affiche dans le plus grand stade d'Europe - en lingala, sous son propre nom, selon ses propres termes. Deux soirs. Cent soixante mille personnes. Le petit gar�on de Bandalungwa, dont la m�re priait pour gu�rir le b�gaiement, venait de s'imposer comme le musicien africain le plus influent de sa g�n�ration � l'�chelle internationale.

Voici le r�cit de cette ascension fulgurante.

Du Za�re vacillant des ann�es 1980, o� un enfant tapait les rythmes de Wenge Musica sur son banc d'�cole, aux sept ann�es d'un apprentissage acharn� au sein du Quartier Latin International de Koffi Olomide - l'orchestre le plus puissant que l'Afrique ait jamais connu. De la rupture spectaculaire de 2006 qui annon�a sa carri�re solo, � la nuit de Bercy en f�vrier 2020, o� les flammes des heurts ext�rieurs ne purent l'emp�cher de chanter La vie est belle. Du grand Cl�sico contre Ferre Gola, qui divisa un continent entre Warriors et Gaulois, jusqu'aux orphelinats, ambulances et campagnes de l'UNICEF financ�s par sa propre fondation. De son mariage avec Naomie - la g�rante de boutique � Gombe qui, la premi�re, pressentit son destin - jusqu'� cette nuit o� il dansa avec elle, durant quatre-vingt-dix secondes, devant la plus grande foule de sa vie.

Plus qu'une biographie, c'est l'�pop�e centenaire d'une tradition.

C'est l'histoire de la rumba congolaise elle-m�me. N�e dans les bars du L�opoldville des ann�es 1930, port�e par Wendo, Le Grand Kall�, Franco Luambo, Tabu Ley, Papa Wemba, Werrason et Koffi Olomide, elle trouve ici sa voix du XXIe si�cle: celle d'un homme qui a refus� de diluer son identit� pour �tre entendu du monde entier.

Cornelis van Houte c�toie la diaspora congolaise de Belgique, de France et des Pays-Bas depuis trois d�cennies. Il a suivi l'artiste des petites salles communautaires de Li�ge en 2002 jusqu'aux plus grandes ar�nes europ�ennes des ann�es 2020. Il �crit sur cette musique avec l'intimit� profonde d'un auditeur qui l'habite depuis un quart de si�cle - le sebene, la m�lop�e, la libanga, la SAPE, le t�nor sal�sien - et avec la rigueur analytique d'un auteur conscient de l'importance de ce t�moignage.

Pour les lecteurs de:

Biographies africaines et histoire culturelle
Musiques du monde, soukous et Afrobeats
R�cits d'artistes ayant transform� la perception d'un continent
Quiconque a d�j� vibr� dans une salle au premier accord d'un orchestre de rumba congolaise

L'Aigle a pris son envol. Voici le premier ouvrage qui vous raconte comment.

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