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Patience Dabany
Patience Dabany was born as Marie-Joséphine Kama on January 22, 1941, in
Brazzaville, Congo. Growing up in the Congolese capital, Dabany was exposed to
the traditional music and songs of her Gabonese parents. In 1958, she married
Albert-Bernard Bongo, who became the President of Gabon and in 1967, she formed
a musical group to support of his political activities called Akébé II, which
later changed its name to Kounabéli Mbil'asaku in 1975. After her divorce in
1987, Dabany began her solo career, travelling to the United States, which she
was influenced by Congolese rumba and baté...
