{"id":3857,"date":"2022-03-29T05:01:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=3857"},"modified":"2022-03-29T05:01:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T05:01:44","slug":"drc-ferre-gola-inks-sony-music-entertainment-africa-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/03\/29\/drc-ferre-gola-inks-sony-music-entertainment-africa-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"DRC: Ferre Gola inks Sony Music Entertainment Africa deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am thrilled to announce partnership with Sony Music Africa,\u201d Ferre Gola said. \u201cThis is a great opportunity, not just for me, but the Congolese rumba that I strongly embrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership will be the first of many from our country and I am happy to be the flagship artist. Sony Music Africa\u2019s global network will allow my voice and the music I represent, the Congolese rumba, to be carried globally and I am very proud of this step in my career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sony Music Entertainment Africa managing director Sean Watson said: \u201cIt\u2019s a proud moment having an artist of Ferre\u2019s calibre make the decision to partner with us at Sony. We\u2019re excited about joining forces with him to bring his amazing music to the ears of as many fans as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The singer joins South African artists 25K and DJ Emotionz, among other African musicians, signed to Sony Music.<\/p>\n<p>Ferre Gola, born Herv\u00e9 Gola Bataringe, began exploring his musical abilities with the legendary group Wenge Musica in the 1990s when he demonstrated the full extent of his talent through the song \u2018Vita Imana\u2019. 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