Celi Bitshou

Other spellings: Celi Bitshu and Celi Bittsu
"Celi Bitshou(manou) is from Congo Brazzaville and started his career with Les Bantous in 1962. Together with Youlou he joined OK Jazz in 1966 and together with Youlou (and Mosese) he left Franco in 1972 for Vicky's Orchestre Lovy.
In 1973, the three started a new band, Orch. Somo Somo, but soon Youlou quit to rejoin OK Jazz. When Somo Somo fell apart in the mid 1970s Bitshou joined Orchestre Veve Single release of his composition Muana Mburu on Veve 226 and African unknown cat.-no., re-released in the same year on LP African 360.106. He composed their 1977 hit "Muana Mburu" but left shortly after to start a solo career."
During the late 1970s he relased with his Orchestre Celi Bitshou several singles. Celi Bitshou is well known to have written Mado for OK Jazz. all information from: Celi Bitshou at Africambiance.org, 4.2.2012
=Discography=
==1977==
* Orchsetsre Celi Bitshu: Sacrife Ya Pa (7": Divox 10) ebay, 5.2.2012
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*Orchestre Vévé: Muana Mburu (7": Veve 226; African)
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*Orchestre Celi Bitshu: Helicoptere parts 1 & 2 (7": Bonga 09 / African 91.611) Diaspora Records, 5.2.2012
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*Orchestre Vévé: Muana Mburu 1 & 2 on: Orchestre Vévé (LP: African 360.106), here credited to Bitshoumanou Boniface
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==1978==
*Orchestre Celi Bitshou: Tembe Na Tembe Ya Nini 1 & 2 (7": Super Contact 29; African 91.601) Discogs, 4.2.2012
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*Orchestre Celi Bitshu: Coup Monté 1 & 2 (7": Super Contact 44; African 91.618) NetVinyls.com, 5.2.2012
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*Orchestre Celi Bitshu: Nazali Na Confiance 1 & 2 (7": Super Contact 45; African 91.619) cdandlp.com, 5.2.2012
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==year unknown==
===Singles===
*Natangi ya Plafond 
*Sacrife Ya Pamba
*Natondi Ba Soucis
*Stop 1 and 2
Video:Celi Bitshu - Sacrifice Ya Pamba Parts 1 & 2|Sacrife Ya Pamba YouTube, channel Soukousman, 17.12.2011, 5.2.2012
Video:Celi Bitshu - Natondi Basoucis 1 & 2 |Natondi Ba Soucis YouTube, channel Soukousman, 17.12.2011, 5.2.2012
Video:Celi Bitshou - Stop 1 & 2|Stop YouTube, channel Soukousman, 5.1.2011, 5.2.2012
*Orchestre Celi Bitshou: Nani Akabola Biso 1 & 2 (Salky Sal. 4)
*Orchestre Celi Bitshou: Mon Ami 1 & 2 (Super Contact S.C. 36), mid 70s Diaspora Records, 5.2.2012
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*Orchestre Celi Bitshou: Absence 1 & 2 (Bonga 010)
*Orchestre Celi Bitshou: Ozelaki Kaka 1 & 2 (Super Somo SS 1)
===LPs===
*Lassissi presente Celi Bittsu (sic!) (LP: Sacodis LS 46) Global Groove blog, 9.4.2010, 5.2.2012
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*Eddy Son presents Orchestre Celi Bitshu avec l'infatigable machine a tubes Bitshu (LP: K4221); Tracks: Side 1 : José / Von von // Side 2 : Moi mourir / Marabout Groove Collector, 5.2.2012
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===CDs===
*Souci ya Bolingo (CD)
=References=