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Dédy Mbepongo Bilamba: Writing Our History One Book at A Time
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Born in Kinshasa (Congo) in May 1976, Dédy Mbepongo Bilamba is a second child in a family of 4. He grew up in the rough neighborhood of Grigny La Grande-Borne project, in Suburban Paris (France), an experience that has helped him understand the struggle of marginalized communities. After graduating in Human sciences from Paris XII University, he started a career in Marketing. But since an early age, he felt the need to express himself through art (drama, dance, song writing) Trying to reconnect with his African roots, Dédy published his first book « À nous de le faire » (It's Our Duty To Do) in 2009. He started the writing of this book back in 2004, when he discovered a poem that his father wrote 18 year before he passed away. Deeply grateful for what he calls a « gift from heaven », all of Dedy's writings intends to promote justice, peace, joy and provide an inspiration to fulfill any dreams. Considering himself as an “Artivist”, Dédy often says: « writing is my weapon of mass reconciliation » Dédy is proud that his writing could help bring back joy and hope in people's life in the DRCongo, Africa and hopefully around the world.
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42 episoder
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Born in Kinshasa (Congo) in May 1976, Dédy Mbepongo Bilamba is a second child in a family of 4. He grew up in the rough neighborhood of Grigny La Grande-Borne project, in Suburban Paris (France), an experience that has helped him understand the struggle of marginalized communities. After graduating in Human sciences from Paris XII University, he started a career in Marketing. But since an early age, he felt the need to express himself through art (drama, dance, song writing) Trying to reconnect with his African roots, Dédy published his first book « À nous de le faire » (It's Our Duty To Do) in 2009. He started the writing of this book back in 2004, when he discovered a poem that his father wrote 18 year before he passed away. Deeply grateful for what he calls a « gift from heaven », all of Dedy's writings intends to promote justice, peace, joy and provide an inspiration to fulfill any dreams. Considering himself as an “Artivist”, Dédy often says: « writing is my weapon of mass reconciliation » Dédy is proud that his writing could help bring back joy and hope in people's life in the DRCongo, Africa and hopefully around the world.
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42 episoder
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