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Tonye Moussinga
(Cameroon)
Biography
Tonye (pronounce: Tôn-yè) has been quite popular in Cameroon as a soukous and
singer during the 1980s and 1990s. Of Bassaa origin (as opposed to most makossa stars who are generally Douala),
he mixes this Congolese music style with makossa and antillian zouk. The result is hot and very dancable.
Tonye has released three albums during the 1980s, the most successful being « Soukous Caporal ». During the next decade, he continued to record albums that received considerable success, such as « Missié Bakari » (1991), « Piment chaud » (1993) and « Madame vous êtes belles » (1996).
Born: as Tonye Bienvenu
Style: soukous / makossa / afro-zouk
Tonye has released three albums during the 1980s, the most successful being « Soukous Caporal ». During the next decade, he continued to record albums that received considerable success, such as « Missié Bakari » (1991), « Piment chaud » (1993) and « Madame vous êtes belles » (1996).
Born: as Tonye Bienvenu
Style: soukous / makossa / afro-zouk
Album cover 'Missie Bakari'
Discography
| Title | Year | Label | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuxième bureau | 2014 | GPS Prod. | |
| Déception amoureuse/San San Boy | 1998 | TJR CDAT 198 | |
| Madame vous êtes belles | 1996 | Blue Silver 50475-2 | |
| Piment chaud | 1993 | Sonodisc CD 50782 | |
| Missié Bakari | 1991 | TP 008 (LP) / TPC 008 (CD) | |
| Soukous Caporal | 198? | Tonye Productions TP 50744 | LP |
| La femme d'un autre | 198? | International Tonye Kooh | LP |
| Mbenhèl, Mbenhèl | 198? | Kooh & Co. 38K01 | LP |
Sources
Page added February 1998