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Congolese musician
Cor Akim
Cor Akim
Birth name Corneille Akilimali Bufole Also known as Le Prince Akim Born (1992-08-04 ) August 4, 1992 (age 31)
Bukavu ,
South Kivu ,
DRC Genres Occupation(s) Singer Songwriter Pianist Composer Instrument(s) Vocals, piano Years active 2014–present Labels MakSpeakers
Musical artist
Corneille Akilimali Bufole (August 4, 1992), better known as Cor Akim , is a Congolese singer, songwriter, pianist and
worship leader , born in
Bukavu , capital of
South Kivu Province in eastern
Democratic Republic of Congo and based in
Nairobi in Kenya.
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Biography
Cor Akim was born on August 4, 1992, in Bukavu, South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
[3] After having accompanied
Lokua Kanza on stage during a campaign against
sexual violence in February 2014, organized by the global activist movement
V-Day , Cor Akim decided to record his first album "Homme de rêve ", featured songs like Sorry really and Mwasi in 2016 which revealed him to the public in the both provinces of
North and
South Kivu .
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In 2018, he dropped the song Mon Vote, which is about the
2018 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo .
[5] This song is said to be the cause of his
abduction during the
electoral campaign the night of December 8 to 9, 2018 after a
karaoke evening where he was invited.
[6] Ever since, Akim relocated to
Kenya due to security issues and shifted to
gospel music with his first song "Glory " released in July 2019, followed by "Abba " in 2020 and "Mkuu " on August 1, 2022.
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Discography
Album studio
2016 : The Greatest
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2014 : Hommes de rêves
Singles
2018 : Mon vote
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2018 : Tu peux compter sur moi
2017 : Un de plus grands
2017 : Kiuno chako
2016 : Mwasi
2016 : Sorry Really
2016 : Ma femme
2016 : Mama
2016 : Mea culpa
2016 : Tuijenge Congo
2016 : Je suis Kivu
2015 : Christmas Wish
2019 : Te rencontrer
2019 : Et si tu pouvais
2019 : Glory
2020 : Abba
2022 : Mkuu
Collaborations
2017 : Nipe – Big Denty ft. Cor Akim
2015 : Umoja Bondeni – Voldie Mapenzi ft. Cor Akim, Kinjaah
2015 : You and I – Kinjaah ft. Cor Akim
Awards
2012 : Best male pianist in South Kivu, which earned him his first international appearance in a publication of the
RNW (Radio Netherland Worldwide), under his former name, that of Corneille Akim.
2016 : Kivu Top5: Sorry Really Best song in Kivu at the RTNK (Radio TV Ngoma ya Kivu).
References
^ (in French)
"RDC: le chanteur Cor Akim enlevé à Bukavu" ,
RFI , December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ (in French)
"Cor Akim, un rappeur anti-Kabila de 26 ans kidnappé à l'est de la République démocratique du Congo" ,
Le Figaro "', December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ Cishugi, Amini (December 17, 2020).
"Cor Akim, chanteur et pianiste congolais, notre influenceur du jour – Souther Times" . Souther Times (in French). Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
^ Musyimi, Elizabeth.
"Cor Akim the new voice of Rumba?" . The Star . Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
^ AFP (December 10, 2018).
"Anti-govt rapper abducted as DR Congo vote tensions rise" . Malay Mail . Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
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"26-Year-Old Rapper Abducted For Speaking Against Congolese President" . The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News . December 9, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
^ Iranzi, Fabrice (August 3, 2022).
"Gospel artist Cor Akim drop new song "Mkuu" " . RegionWeek . Retrieved August 13, 2022 .
^ Proust, Musaba. (in French)
"Cor Akim a livré un concert digne d’une royauté, Le roi Akim en pleine apothéose" , 243 Stars , July 15, 2018. Retrieved 28 Janvier 2019.
^ (in French)
"RDC : Enlèvement dans l'est du pays d'un chanteur de rap, Cor Akim, anti-Kabila" , CultureBox ,
France TV , December 9. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
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