Bella Bellow
Bella Bellow (1 January 1945 – 10 December 1973) was a Togolese singer, who created an international career and recorded several albums. She died at the age of 28 in a car accident in Togo.
She was born Georgette Adjoavi Bellow in Tsévié, Togo, to a Togolese father of Nigerian descent and a Ghanaian-origin mother.[1] Bellow's first international performance was in 1966, when she represented Togo at the First World Festival of Negro Arts in Dakar, Senegal. Her first album, named Rockya, came out in 1969.[2]
She performed at the Paris Olympia and recorded with Manu Dibango. The album is free to be listen in Soudcloud, Amazone #TogoMuzik.[3][4] Angélique Kidjo[1] and Afia Mala[5] have been influenced by Bella Bellow.
References
- 1 2 "Bella Bellow". Discogs.
- ↑ Jr, Professor Henry Louis Gates; Akyeampong, Professor Emmanuel; Niven, Mr Steven J. (2012-02-02). Dictionary of African Biography. OUP USA. ISBN 9780195382075.
- ↑ Last.fm "Bella Bellow" at Last.FM.
- ↑ "Bella Bellow (Vicky Bila) Nye Dji".
- ↑ Afia Mala – Biography Archived June 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
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