Germaine Kobo presents 'Rhinoceros' an Afro-Pop-Electro single with Bruno Leydet and Soomia Tara fantastic collaboration Rhinoceros - Germaine Kobo En 1515, Le roi Manuel du Portugal decida doffrir le rhinoceros au Pape. Avec dautres precieux cadeaux tels que de la vaisselle dargent et des epices, le rhinoceros pare de velours vert decore de fleurs embarqua pour un voyage du Tage a Rome. On pretait au pape lintention dorganiser un combat du rhinoceros contre un elephant, comme au temps des Cesars. La renommee du rhinoceros etait telle que le roi de France, Francois I, voulut voir lanimal. Lui qui setait couvert de gloire a Marignan tenait a rencontrer la bete, la bete. Le rhinoceros dont larmure naturelle et la prouesse contre lelephant constituaient a ses yeux un symbole de la chevalerie. Cette rencontre eut lieu sur l'ilot d'If au large de Marseille. Savants et curieux voulurent aussi examiner la bete. La bete.. In 1515 King Manuel of Portugal presented a rhinoceros to the Pope and other precious gifts such as crockery silver and spices. Adorned with green velvet and decorated with flowers, Rhinoceros sailed away from Tagus to Rome. It is said that the Pope intended to organize a fight between Rhinoceros and an elephant, just like it was in the Caesars times. Rhinoceros worn such a fame that the King of France, Francois the first, covered with glory after the battle of Marignan, wanted at any costs, to see the animal The rhinoceros because of its natural armour, represented according to the King's eyes, a symbol of chivalry. The meeting took place on the island of If, a little islet beneath Marseilles. Scientists and curious also wanted to see the beast.