Abeti Masikini
Elisabeth Finant, known professionally as Abeti Masikini, was a singer from the Belgian Congo who was active in France from 1971 until her death in 1994 at the age of 39. Her music pulled from a variety of genres, including soukous, Congolese rumba, folk music, and the blues. She recorded 21 albums during her career for a variety of record labels including RCA Records and Polygram Records among others.Biography
Masikini was born on 9 November 1954 in Stanleyville, Belgian Congo as a daughter of politician Jean-Pierre Finant. She died on 28 September 1994 in Villejuif, France, from cancer.
