From Wikipedia: Werrason, whose real is name
Noël Ngiama Makanda (
born December 25, 1965 in Kikwit, Kwilu Province) is a Congolese artist and musician.
He was singing for the Protestant church of Cebezo Kinshasa at the age of 12. At the same time, he became a martial art champion.
At the beginning of the 80’s, Werrason created the musical band “
Wenge Musica 4X4 Tout Terrain Bon Chic Bon Genre”. The group split in 1997. The next year Werrason created a new band “
Wenge Musica Maison Mere (WMMM)”. He launches the album “
Force d’Intervention Rapide”. He toured throughout Europe, Africa, the USA, and Canada. His 1999 album “Solola Bien” was rewarded with the Golden Record in France .
In 2000 he performs in Paris-Bercy in front of 17.000 fans. In 2001 he won 2 Kora Awards in South Africa including best African performer.
From 2002 to 2004 he had world toured with two concerts in Paris Zenith, and Manu Dibango invited him in his concert at the Paris Olympia. Also artists such as Passi, Doc Gynéco , Benji and Akil invited him to take part in their musical projects. In 2005 he organised a large concert at Kikwit, his city of birth.
Werrason join forces, in 2006 in Kinshasa, with the Jamaican superstar Shaggy who, during an interview in CNN recognizes Werrason as “The greatest current African artist” .
In 2007 he released “Sous-Sol”, his first World music album. [
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Official Website: http://www.werrason.eu/Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/WerrasonNgiamaMySpace Channel: http://www.myspace.com/werrasonAlerte Generale
