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Boa, BoA, or BOA may refer to:

Snakes[link]

• Any member of the Boidae, a family of medium to large, non-venomous, constricting snakes
• Any member of the Boinae, a subfamily of boid snakes
• Any member of Boa (genus), a group of boid snakes
• Any member of the Bolyeriidae, a.k.a. Round Island boas, a small family of non-venomous snakes from Mauritius and nearby islands
• Any member of the Tropidophiidae, a.k.a. dwarf boas, a family of non-venomous snakes found in Central America, South

Technology[link]

• Boa Technology, a securing technology intended to overcome shortcomings of velcro, shoelaces, etc.

Computing[link]

• Boa (web server), a small-footprint web server
• Boa constructor, a cross-platform Python GUI builder

Music[link]

• Bands of America, an organization that arranges and hosts highschool band concert festivals and marching competitions
• Black Oak Arkansas, an American rock band
• BoA, a South Korean singer
  • BoA (album), the eponymous debut English album of the above
• BOA (band), a Croatian and former Yugoslav music group
• Boa (band), a Russian music group in Jazz/Easy-listening/Latino style
• Bôa, a rock band formed in London in 1993
• Phillip Boa, a German musician
• Bloodstock Open Air, a British hard rock and extreme metal festival
• Baroeg Open Air, a Dutch alternative music festival in Rotterdam, organized by Baroeg

Other[link]

• Feather boa, a fashion accessory; a type of scarf
• Luís Boa Morte, a Portuguese footballer
• Boa Island in Northern Ireland
• Boa Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football (soccer) club

Acronym[link]

• Bank of America, the largest commercial bank in the United States
• Bank of Africa, a multinational bank
• Blades of Avernum, a computer role-playing game
• Boliviana de Aviación (BoA), a Bolivian state airline
• Book of Abraham, a scriptural text for some denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement
• Boun Oum Airways, a defunct Laotian Airline
• British Olympic Association, which oversees Britain's participation in the Olympic Games
• Battle of Antietam, a major battle in the American Civil War that ended up being the bloodiest-single day battle in U.S. history
• Bradford on Avon, a town in Wiltshire, United Kingdom
• Born On Arrival (as when a woman in labor gives birth before she reaches the hospital)

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Koffi Olomide
Background information
Birth name	Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba
Also known as	Koffi
Born	(1956-08-13) 13 August 1956 (age 55)
Genres	Soukous/Tcha Tcho
Occupations	composer, arranger, producer, singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1978 - Present
Associated acts	Quartier Latin

Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, also known as Koffi Olomide (Friday, August 13, 1956), is a DR Congolese soukous singer, dancer, producer, and composer. He is also known by a multitude of other names and aliases.^[1]

Background[link]

He was born in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His father is Congolese (Gbandi tribe from Equateur region) and his mother was born from a Sierra-Leone father and a Congolese mother (Songye tribe from Kasaï region). According to the ethnic custom of his Sierra-Leone grand father, his mother named him 'Koffi' because he was born on a Friday ^[2]. Koffi grew up in the city of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in a middle-class family, where education was valued.

Education[link]

He was a very bright student. He earned a scholarship and went to study in Bordeaux, France where he obtained a Bachelors Degree in Business Economics. He is also reported to hold a Masters Degree in Mathematics from the University of Paris.^[3]

Music career[link]

Upon his return to Congo in the 1970s he joined Papa Wemba's band, Viva la Musica, at first as a composer and song-writer, and later as a vocalist and lead-singer. He launched his solo career. In 1986, Koffi formed his band known as Quartier Latin, which celebrated its 20-year anniversary in 2006. Since then, he has performed and recorded both with the group and by himself. Over the years, he has built up a faithful fan base Internationally, particularly in Africa and Europe. Koffi popularized the slower style of soukous, which he dubbed Tcha Tcho. Koffi's music can be quite controversial, taking on current events and topics considered taboo in some conservative societies. He has also participated in the salsa music project Africando. For his effort, Affaire D'Etat, released in 2003, Koffi received four Kora Awards on a single night at the annual Kora Awards in South Africa for 2002/2003, including the award for Best African Artist, which he had earlier won in 1998. More recently, he has won the Kora Award for "Best African Artist of The Decade". This led to the establishment of one of his many aliases as the 'Quadra Kora Man'. ^[4]

His music[link]

Olomide's album Haut de Gamme: Koweït, Rive Gauche is listed in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.^[5] In March 2003 Olomide released "Affaire D'Etat", a double CD album featuring 18 tracks.

He has trained many young musicians some of whom have since left his Quartier Latin band and gone solo while a few are still sticking with him. Some of those who have left are Fele Mudogo, Sam Tshintu, Suzuki 4x4, Soleil Wanga, Fally Ipupa, Montana Kamenga, Ferre Gola and are so far doing fairly well on their own. However "Suzuki 4x4" has recently showed up once more in some of Quartier Latin shows, along with new recruits like Cindy le Coeur, a female singer with very high pitched vocals.

Koffi, who mostly refers to himself as Mopao, has a brand new release known as La Chicotte a Papa, having recently excelled in hits like Cle Boa, Lovemycine, Diabolos, Grand Pretre Mere and Soupou, among others. Mopao has also proven to be of such very high standards of talent which could easily be compared to the once king of African rhumba the late Luambo Makiadi, who equally saw many artistes pass through his expert hands during his days. Today, Mopao is the undisputed king of romantic rhumba. Not only that, he is one of Africa's biggest musicians today.^[6]

Personal[link]

Koffi Olomide is reported to be very intelligent and wealthy. He is married and is the father of seven (7) children:Nzau Twengi Aristote, Elvis, Minou Miss Univers, Didi Stone Nike, Rocky, Del pirlo Mourhino and Saint James Rolls. Olomide's father, who is currently in poor health, lives in Paris, France. Olomide's mother lives in Kinshasa and works as a jewellery dealer in the Zando Market in the city. Koffi has an elder brother, Johnny Ko, who also lives in Paris. Also a younger brother Tutu Roba, who lives in London, England.^[7]

Photos[link]

• Koffi Olomide With Some of His Female Dancers

References[link]

External links[link]

• Fan-site with history and discography link

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Violadores del Verso
Violadores del Verso in 2002 (from left to right): Sho Hai, Kase-O, R de Rumba and Lírico.
Background information
Origin	Zaragoza, Spainxcbxcbcxb
Genres	Rap, hip hop
Years active	1998–(∞)now
Labels	Avoid Records, 1998 Boa Music, 1999 - 2001 Rap Solo, 2001 - Present
Website	www.violadoresdelverso.org
Members
Kase-O (MC) Lírico (MC) Hate (aka Sho Hai) (MC) R de Rumba (DJ and producer)

Violadores del Verso (Spanish: Verse Violators or Verse Rapists), also known as Doble V, are a rap music crew from Zaragoza, Spain. They used the name Doble V but were forced to return to their original long name due to legal issues (Doble V is also the trademark of a Spanish whiskey). The band members are MCs Kase-O, Lírico, Hate (AKA Maestro Sho Hai) and DJ R de Rumba.

They won the award "disco de oro" with the album "Vivir para contarlo" in its first week on the market.^{[citation needed]}

TVE broadcasted Spain's first 3D concert with a performance of this group.^{[citation needed]}

Biography[link]

Violadores del Verso started off in 1998 in Zaragoza, Spain. They were initially 5 mc's, but Brutal (Kase.O's brother) left the group. In 1999 they published their first LP like a group, which increased their popularity in the Spanish rap scene. They had legal problems with a whiskey company called Doble V so they changed back the name of the group to their original name Violadores del Verso. In 2001 they published two more albums as Doble V. In 2006 they published their bestseller "Vivir para contarlo".

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External links[link]

• Official website (in Spanish)

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