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con-patriotes-au-depouille-et-ment

Con patriotes au depouille et ment, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
133 x 187 cm
Acrylic on canvas
133 x 187 cm
CC1312005
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l-union-fait-la-farce

les-distributeurs-de-la-democratie

Les distributeurs de la démocratie, 2007
Acrylic on canvas
156,5 x 204 cm
Acrylic on canvas
156,5 x 204 cm
CC1311002
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la-beaute-d-une-femme-est-le-paradis-des-yeux.

La beauté d'une femme est le paradis des yeux., 2001
Oil on canvas
47,3 x 71,2 in
Oil on canvas
47,3 x 71,2 in
CC1601014
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Born 1955, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lives and works in Kinshasa.
In the heart of Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), five times larger than France, possesses incomparable natural human and cultural riches. More than 400 ethnic groups speaking as many languages have flooded into Kinshasa in one exodus after another. A megalopolis with more than 10 million inhabitants, Kinshasa exemplifies the famous article 15 of the Constitution, which encourages people to take themselves in hand. Often this is done with talent, or even with genius. And this popular genius is what makes "Kin-the Beautiful" a stunning city, by day and by night.
Since the early 1970s, the city has witnessed a creative explosion in every artistic realm. The group "Viva la Musica", led by the superstar Papa Wemba, has enjoyed a huge popular success. It was a member of this group, Kester Emeneya, who invented the concept of the SAPE, the "Society of Atmosphere-Creators and Elegant Personalities". In this Kinshasa institution, Chéri Chérin is one of the most prestigious figures.
Within this effervescent context, the 1978 exhibition Art Everywhere, brought attention to a whole group of young "people's" artists, co-called because their representational, narrative painting is rooted in an addressed to the people at large. Samba, Moké, Bodo, and Chéri Chérin, the chief innovators of the group, have achieved success and have been embraced by all Kinshasa.
The artists in the "gang" - it is neither a school nor a movement - work in their separate studios on subjects inspired by social and political developments. They are differentiated as much by choice of subjects by style by the way they treat pictorial space, and by their use of colour. Chéri Chérin whose name is an acronym for "Créateur Hors (série) Expressionniste Remarquable Inéganable Unique en son genre" (« Unclassifiable Remarkable Expressionist Creator Unequalled and Unique in this field »), gives equal prominence to subject, form, representation, intelligibility, and decorative qualities. In this way he draws the spectator into his own interrogations, imprecisions, uncertainties, and unfinished works. He denounces a world in which opportunism and comedy threaten to win out over the true values for which Chéri Chérin means to fight.
"And if you, in the West, say that painting is finished, I will not give in to the facility of video as it is seen everywhere today, even in the Dakar biennale. I will keep on painting and you will see what you will see".
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NEWS
PUBLICATIONS

Joël Andrianomearisoa,
Pierre Bodo,
Filipe Branquinho,
Seyni Awa Camara,
Mama Casset,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin
Omar Victor Diop,
John Goba,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Kiripi Katembo,
Seydou Keïta,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere,
Gérard Quenum,
Amadou Sanogo,
Malick Sidibé,
Lumières africaines. L'élan contemporain
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Author : André Magnin & Mehdi Qotbi
Editor : Langages du sud
2017

Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele,
Beauté Congo - 1926-2015 - Congo Kitoko
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Author : Textes de Thomas Bayet, In Koli Jean Bofane, Michael De Plaen, Frédéric Lomami Haffner, Nancy Rose Hunt, Jean-Christophe Lanquetin, Elikia M'Bokolo, André Magnin, Dominique Malaquais, Pedro Monaville, Bob W. White et entretiens avec de nombreux artistes
Editor : Édition Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, Paris
2015

Joël Andrianomearisoa,
Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin
Calixte Dakpogan,
Omar Victor Diop,
John Goba,
Romuald Hazoumè,
George Lilanga,
Albert Lubaki,
Gonçalo Mabunda,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Gérard Quenum,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Cyprien Tokoudagba,
Pathy Tshindele,
Billie Zangewa,
African Stories
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Author : André Magnin
2014
PRESS
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin
Fête nationale: l'AfricaMuseum s'exporte au Palais d'Egmont
Sud Info Belgique
18.07.2018
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Malick Sidibé,
Cyprien Tokoudagba
"L'Afrique en capitale": Rabat célèbre les couleurs du continent
Telquel.ma
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By Ilhem El Hamamouchi
02.04.2017
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Chérin,
Malick Sidibé
Rabat se met aux couleurs de l'Afrique
Le Parisien
30.03.2017
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
John Goba,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Gonçalo Mabunda
Musée d'art contemporain à Marrakech: Blessures et résilience de l'Afrique
L'Economiste
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By Stéphanie JACOB
21.02.2017
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Chéri Chérin
Au Congo, la peinture populaire tient la chronique du quotidien
Le Monde Afrique
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By Roxana Azimi
02.01.2017
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Amani Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Calixte Dakpogan,
John Goba,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Gonçalo Mabunda,
Abu Bakarr Mansaray
La cité ocre se dote d'un Musée d'art contemporain africain
Le Matin Maroc
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By Mokhtar Grioute
22.11.2016
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Chéri Chérin
Bruxelles : une exposition consacrée à la peinture populaire de la RDC
ADIAC
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By Patrick Ndungidi
16.09.2016
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Pierre Bodo,
Frédéric Bruly Bouabré,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Romuald Hazoumè,
Seydou Keïta,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
George Lilanga,
Gonçalo Mabunda,
JP Mika,
J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere,
Malick Sidibé
Arts : les 100 Africains les mieux cotés
Jeune Afrique
11.01.2016
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Steve Bandoma,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Monsengo Shula
Fondation cartier traces the creative spirit of the democratic republic of the Congo
Designboom
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By Suhei Senda
19.12.2015
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Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
On Art In Africa by André Magnin
Crash
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By Armelle Leturcq
15.12.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo 1926 - 2015 Congo Kitoko, A Century of Congolese Art
Blog : anotherwayoflooking.
03.12.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo
Art Press
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By Anaël Pigeat
21.10.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Omar Victor Diop,
Moke
Art Sales: African riches
The Daily Telegraph
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By Colin Gleadell
13.10.2015
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Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
Beauté Congo : une explosion de créativité kinoise
BBC News
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By Florence Yérémian
08.10.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
La beauté du Congo se dévoile à Paris
Sept Info
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By Sylvie Rantrua
03.10.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
Le Congo en beauté à la fondation Cartier
Libération_Bondy blog
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By Abdoulaye Gassama
26.09.2015
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Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
Moke
Explosión de belleza en Kinshasa : 90 años de arte congoleño
El País
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By Beatriz Leal Riesco
03.09.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
JP Mika,
Moke
Trésors congolais
Marianne
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By Frédérique Briard
28.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
Moke
La beauté Congo s'exhibe à la Fondation Cartier
L'Humanité
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By Diémé-Sagna Yancouba
26.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Pathy Tshindele
The nuanced republic
Financial Times
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By Emma Crichton-Miller
08.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
Congolese art at Fondation Cartier
Financial Times
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By Emma Crichton-Miller
07.08.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Monsengo Shula
L'exposition « Beauté Congo » un succès inattendu
France 3 Ile-de-France
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By Isabelle Audin
31.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula
Expo : oh le beau Congo !
Huffington Post
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By Jérôme Stern.
31.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
La peinture congolaise au parfum
La Libre Belgique
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By Roger Pierre Turine
30.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika
Im Kongo weiß man, wie kurz die Zukunft sein kann
Die Welt
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By Johannes Wetzel
29.07.2015
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Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Un certain regard
Jeune Afrique
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By Séverine Kodjo Grandvaux
19.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
De la colonie belge à la RDC, splendeur de l'art congolais
Le Monde
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By Philippe Dagen
18.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Pierre Bodo,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo : l'art congolais, une créativité unique en Afrique
RFI
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By Siegfried Forster
18.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Monsengo Shula
Auf der wahren Karte der Welt liegt Europa unten
Die Welt
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By Von Johannes Wetzel
17.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
André Magnin :
RFI Afrique
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By Tirthankar Chanda
13.07.2015
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Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
L'art contemporain en Afrique. Voyez Beauté Congo (1926-2015), à la Fondation Cartier
Evous
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By André Balbo
13.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Beauté Congo : le dynamisme de l'art congolais
TV5 Monde
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By Amélie Revert
12.07.2015
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Steve Bandoma,
Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Pathy Tshindele
La vitalité des artistes du Congo embrase la Fondation Cartier
Quotidien de l'art
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By Roxana Azimi
11.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki
Entretien André Magnin à propos de l'exposition Beauté Congo :
Le Monde
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By Roxana Azimi
10.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Monsengo Shula
Congolese Art in Full Color
The Wall Street Journal
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By Tobias Grey
10.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Pathy Tshindele
De Kinshasa au MoMA, retour sur un siècle de peinture congolaise
Télérama
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By Frédérique Chapuis
09.07.2015
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Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Kiripi Katembo,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Afrique-Art contemporain : passion Congo
Le Point Afrique
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By Valérie Marin la Meslée
09.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke
Beauté Congo : l'exposition qui restitue l'énergie débridée de Kinsasha
Le Monde Afrique
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By Roxana Azimi
09.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Albert Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Pathy Tshindele
Un siècle haut en couleurs
Télérama
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By Frédéric Chapuis
08.07.2015
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Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
Moke,
Kura Shomali ,
Pathy Tshindele
Congo moderne, Congo contemporain à la Fondation Cartier
Connaissance des arts
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By Myriam Boutoulle
01.07.2015
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Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko
Beauté Congo 1925-2015
Le Vif
19.06.2015
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Bela,
Chéri Samba,
Chéri Chérin,
Jean Depara,
Bodys Isek Kingelez,
Albert Lubaki,
Antoinette Lubaki,
JP Mika,
Moke,
Ambroise Ngaimoko,
Kura Shomali ,
Monsengo Shula,
Pathy Tshindele
Beauté Congo
The Wall Street International Online
18.06.2015
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