Corneille Akilimali Bufole (4 August 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."RDC: le chanteur Cor Akim enlevé à Bukavu", RFI, December 9. Retrieved 27 December 2018."Cor Akim, un rappeur anti-Kabila de 26 ans kidnappé à l'est de la République démocratique du Congo", Le Figaro, December 9. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
Biography Cor Akim was born on 4 August 1992 in Bukavu, South Kivu in Zaire. 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.
In 2018, he dropped the song Mon Vote, which is about the 2018 presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This song is said to be the cause of his abduction during the electoral campaign the night of 8-9 December 2018 after a karaoke evening where he was invited. 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 1 August 2022.
Discography Album studio 2016: The GreatestProust, Musaba. "Cor Akim a livré un concert digne d’une royauté, Le roi Akim en pleine apothéose", 243 Stars, 15 July 2018. Retrieved 28 Janvier 2019. 2014: Hommes de rêves
Singles 2018: Mon vote"RDC: Enlèvement dans l'est du pays d'un chanteur de rap, Cor Akim, anti-Kabila", CultureBox, France TV, December 9. Retrieved 28 December 2018. 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
External links
Cor Akim on YouTube Official Blog of Cor Akim