Bopol Mansiamina

Bopol Mansiamina (26 July 1949 – 7 November 2021), bɛ ni lahi booni so Bopol bee Don Paolo, o daa nyɛla Congo nira ŋun yiini yila (jitaaya ŋmera, ka niŋdi binkumda yila ni, ka lahi nyɛ produsa).  

Tuma mini taarihi
Piligu biɛhigu
Mansiamina nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so 26 July 1949, tiŋa yuli booni Leopoldville (din pa nyɛ Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) ka bɛ booni o Paul Mansiamina Mfoko (bee M'Foko Mansiamina).

Kpibu
Bopol daa kpila 7 November 2021, o yiŋa, Paris, gbali ni bɔɣu n daa ku o.

Discography

Solo albums

 Title  Date Label Tracks  Notes  The Original Innovation, Deception Motema 1981? Star Musique (USA) (SMP 6011) 
 "Déception Motema"
 "Cardiaque ya l'amour"
 "Issa Touré"
 "Papy Ozonga" With Nyboma, Dally Kimoko.  Tracks may be listed in wrong order. Maillot Jaune
(Bopol Mansiamina & Besisimou)  1982 Editions Tina (Zaire) (MAR 100) 
 "Maillot Jaune"
 "Because No Money"
 "Bety Bety"
 "Zola Zola" With Syran Mbenza Mariage Forcé 1982 Star (Cote d'Ivoire) (SHA 021), 
Sacodis (France) (LDS 21/001) (1983) 
 "Mariage Forcé"
 "Yenga Yenga"
 "Kala Ye Ngangu"
 "Ye A Bouger"  Manuela 1983 Syllart (France) (SYL 8301) 
 "Manuela"
 "Controleur"
 "Choisi"
 "Bameli Pena"
 "Bonjour Le Soleil" With Syran Mbenza, Nyboma, Wuta Mayi Bopol 
(a/k/a/ "Samedi Soir" or "Afric'Ambiance") 1984 Syllart (France) (SYL 8305) 
 "Samedi Soir"
 "Madela"
 "Afric' Ambiance"
 "Muana Samba" With Syran Mbenza, Ray Lema, Jean Papy Helena (12" single)
(Bopol & Innovation) 1984 Syllart (France) (SYL 8310) 
 Helena	
 Oh! Motema 	 With Daly Kimoko, Jacob Desvarieux, Syran Mbenza, Wuta Mayi  Bopol Mansiamina 
(a/k/a "Ca C'est Quoi") 1985 Celluloid (CEL 6749) 
 "Ça c'est quoi?"
 "Mu Karame"
 "Makwandungu"
 "Patience"
 "Maizo" With Wuta Mayi, Jean-Papi, Dally Kimoko  Serrez Ceinture 1987  Syllart (France) (SYL 8320) 
 Serrez ceinture
 Moi pas confiance
 Houle Muke Kuela Ngue
 Cousin cousine
 Motema mo vire  Bopol 1988 Syllart (France) (BM 004)
Bleu Caraibes (France) 82426-1 
 Dada Micha 	
 Yo Mukarame 	
 Yo Mukarame (remix)
 Ce Le 	
 Samala 	
 Cheri Coco (A.B.C) Zouk record Belinda 1989 Syllart (France) (SYL 8397) 
 Belinda 	
 M.F.A. 	
 Nzungu Yakala Instrumental 	
 Fausta Mare 	
 Afrinight 	
 Nzungu Yakala
(CD version with "3 titres bonus" adds three tracks from Serrez Ceinture)   Innovation 1991 (or 1990) B.M. Productions (BM 005) 
 Dienaba
 Misère
 Aida (instrumental)
 Aida
 Yembele Yembele With Nyboma, Dally Kimoko  Koumbe Trahison 1992 Afro-Rythmes (France) (20611, AR 1023) 
 Bouchira 	
 Bamako Night 	
 Mahele (Mix) 	
 Afric Antilles 	
 Koumbe Trahison 	
 Mahele (Instrumental)  Akuna Matata 1997 H&R Ents. (HR2243) 
 Mama Afrika (Paris Mix)
 Misere
 Caresse Moin R.A.
 M'Bongi
 Isabella "Akuna Matata"
 Mukarame "La Rumba"
 Maweke Weke
 La Vie
 Ati Kayla
 Aidara
 Djeneba
 Mama Africa (LA Mix) 

Compilations
 Title  Date Label Tracks  Greatest Hits ? Serengeti (SER129) 
 Pitie, Je Veux La Reconciliation 	
 Ca C'Est Quoi? 	
 Afric' Ambiance 	
 Samedi Soir 	
 Because No Money 	
 Muana Samba The Very Best of Bopol 1998 H&R Enterprises (Irving, Texas, USA) (HR 2561) 
 Jalousie
 Belinda
 Fausta Mare
 Bouchira
 Bamako Night
 Marie Jeanne Innovation
 Pitie Je Veux
 Makwadungu
 Choisi
 Controleur

Featured among other artists
 Title  Album Artist  Date Label Tracks  Notes  Innovation, vol. 1 Orchestre Mode Succes, Baba Ley Assaka, Bopol Mansiamina 1980 (INLP 001) 
 "Pitié, Je Veux La Réconciliation", 
 "Le Lycée", 
 "Bibiche Oyambaka Ngaï", 
 "Titina"  Innovation, vol. 3 Orchestre Mode Succes, Baba Ley Assaka, Bopol Mansiamina 1980 (INLP 003) 
 "Tu m'as déçu, Marie-Jeanne"
 "Diffamation Ya Nini?"
 "Naboyi Amour na sense unique"
 "Mystère de Popol"  Innovation, vol. 4 Orchestre Mode Succes, Baba Ley Assaka, Bopol Mansiamina 1981 (INLP 004) 
 "Nabeli Maladie Ya Tension"
 "Je Peux Attraper Hypertension" 
 "Elisa Kina Kimbwa" 
 "Contre Temps" Deception Motema Bopol Mansiamina & Nyboma Mwan'Dido 1984 Overseas Records (Japan) 
 Deception Motema 	
 Cardiaque Ya L'Amour 	
 Issa Toure Muana Sokode 	
 S. S. Sans Souci The Best African Sound
a/k/a "Sambela"  Bopol Mansiamina & Syran Mbenza 1987 PG Production (France) (PG 87101) 
 Sambela
 Marie Jeanne
 Reviens Moussa
 Mokili
 Africa Diaspora With Sam Mangwana, Teo BlaiseHommage À Emoro Les Etoiles du Zaire—Pepe Kalle, Nyboma, Bopol 1992 Syllart (France) (38117-1) 
 Pardon Faina
 Moussa Hypocrite
 Pembe
 Amba 

As a band member
 Orchestre Continental, Les Grands Succes de l'Orchestre Continental (1975, compiling singles from c. 1972)
 Tabu Ley, The Voice of Lightness, CD2, tracks 1-8 (Afrisa International tracks)
 Orchestre Mamumay, "Luila" / "Beaux parents" (1975)
 Orchestre Mamumay, "Mamy Zola" / "Mayanda" (1975)
Les Ya Toupas du Zaïre, Vol. 1 - Je Ne Bois Pas Beaucoup (1976)
 Orchestre Les Ya Tupa's [sic] (with Mpongo Love), Ndaya (1977)
 Les Ya Toupas du Zaïre, Les Ya Toupas du Zaïre (1978)
 Sam Mangwana & African All-Stars, vol. 1 (or "Matinda") (1979)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, 4 Grandes Vedettes de la Musique Africaine (1983)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, 4 Stars (or "Enfant Bamileke") (1984)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Dance (1985)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, 6 Hits / 6 Tubes (1987)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Zairian Stars Show in the US - Kilimanjaro Heritage Hall (1988, live)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Four Stars (or "Kouame") (1989, live)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Les 4 Etoiles (or "Souffrance") (1991)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Sangonini (1993)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Adama Coly (1995)
 Les Quatre Etoiles, Live in London (1996)

As a supporting artist
Bopol niŋ binyɛra pam.  Di shɛŋa n-nyɛ din doli ŋɔ na.

 Wuta Mayi, Le Beach (1980s)
 Nyboma, Doublé Doublé'' (1982)
 Nyboma & Les Kamale Dynamiques, Dé Dé (1982)
 Nyboma Et Les Kamale Dynamiques Du Zaire, Aïcha Motema (1983)
 Mpongo Love, Safari Sound (1983)
 Mpongo Love, Partager (1987)
 Syran Mbenza with the best of Paris, Symbiose (1990 or 1991)
 Nyboma, Anicet (1994)
 Sam Mangwana, Maria Tebbo (1995)
 Mose Fan Fan & Somo Somo, Hello Hello (1995)
 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Tata Masamba (1996)
 Madilu, L'Eau (1998)
 Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Mambo Yo Yo (1998) 
 Ricardo Lemvo, Sao Salvador (2000)	 	
 Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga, Ujumbe (2001)
 Déesse Mukangi, Lettre Anonyme (2002)
 Ricardo Lemvo, Ay Valeria! (2003)
 Mose Fan Fan, Bayekeleye (2004)
 Samba Mapangala & Orchestra Virunga, Song and Dance (2006)
 Columbiafrica, Voodoo Love Inna Champeta Land (2007)
Zaïko Langa Langa, Rencontres (2007)
 Ricardo Lemvo, Isabela (2007)
 Ricardo Lemvo, Retrospectiva (2009)
 Syran Mbenza, Immortal Franco (2009)

Kundivihira

 External links 

 July 2017 Interview with Bopol in Bogota, Colombia, in French with English subtitles, on website of Galletas Calientes Records



Category:1949 births
Category:2021 deaths
Category:Musicians from Kinshasa
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo musicians
Category:Soukous musicians
Category:20th-century bass guitarists
Category:21st-century bass guitarists
Category:21st-century guitarists
Category:Rhythm guitarists
Category:21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people