Dream Trio: Kester Emeneya, Madilu and Papy Tex

Hello everyone. I got a Papy Tex special for everyone's heart. I will do a dream trio. I have found two singers that should have sung with Papy Tex on a nzonzing record if you were asking me. 

They are late second voice singers King Kester Emeneya and Grand Ninja Madilu System. These men would have been perfect candidates for a Papy Tex nzonzing record. Think of how much control that Papy would have with these two men at his side. Since he is tenor, he would able to get these men straight to his ears on how he wants them to sing. Kester and Madilu were second voice singers. I am sure that they would have worked hard to please Papy Tex. 

Papy Tex is actually a good composer as a singer. He knows how to make good melody as a composer. Kester and Madilu would have enjoyed Papy's ability of making great melody with his artistic skills.

Kester Emeneya apparently took some influence from Papy Tex and he used some of his emotional gimmicks for his singing.  

Madilu definitively fitted well with Papy's voice much more than anyone else including Pepe Kalle though Papy and Pepe were a great duo. Hear the song Plus Jamais, you will get my point from there. Madilu and Papy Tex were a better musical match than Madilu was with Nyboma. 

One song that would have been perfect for them would have been Phono where Kester would give a more different take on his anger towards Jimmy Mukelenge who was the main subject of the original song Phono. Kester would do the co-vocals while Madilu and Papy Tex would harmonize perfectly. 

Do you think Kester-Madilu-Papy Tex would have been a perfect trio or not? I say yes. 

Maika Munan: AFRICAN SWINGER

MAIKA MUNAN 
AFRICA SWINGER 

Hello everyone. This is the week of Congo Independence. I want to do a post for an artist that I enjoy so much. I am talking about Maika Munan. He is the one who has worked with many great Congolese singers like Ballou Canta, Nyboma, late Madilu, Koffi Olomide, late Papa Wemba, late Dindo Yogo, Reddy Amisi, late Pepe Kalle and many others. He made a great album in 1995 that remains a classic in my eyes. It is called Africa Swinger.

I will focus on the most important moments due to time. 

I love when he did the Boscomania because he gave hommage to a Congolese musician who was based in Kenya who was known as Jean Bosco Mwenda. I loved how he played on Masanga. It was perfect. 

African Swinger was a great song because we hear the voice of Maika Munan. He really sounded perfect. I wished Maika would sing more often because his voice is very nice to hear and he has a melody in his tone. In addition of Papa Wemba was perfect and he really sang well. His tenor just added something nice to the song. 

Bwana Mukubwa is another great song because this song is done in Swahili. This Swahili version is Shaba from Katanga. Maika Munan is actually from Katanga. He is cousin or uncle of Barbara Kanam who would work with Papa Wemba on Wemba's last album Maitre d'Ecole. I think Barbara Kanam sings in this song but I am not sure. I will have to ask to make sure. Regardless, Maika sounds perfect with singing. You see good harmony from the singers. 

Lingo x 2 is a classic without doubt. This was a Viva La Musica singing sounding song. This was a semi-reunion with addition of Abby Suriya. It had Reddy Amisi, Dindo Yogo and of course late great legend le nkuru Papa Wemba. Papa Wemba just shined throughout the song. It was powerful and great. 

Comes Makaramba which has Papa Wemba's one time songwriter Koffi Olomide Mopao with Carlyto, Abby Suriya, Faya Tess and Tshala Muana. It was a star studded song. They used the animation from Papa Plus which made the song much greater. I really enjoy this song a lot. 

But the best part was the song Rosina. In that song, it was a love song but one thing that stood out was the memory of Grand Kalle. Maika Munan really sounded close to Grand Kalle in many aspects. The emotional wave reminded of how Grand Kalle used to sing in a regular basis. I am impressed and I think this song needs to be remixed so many times. I think the female partner with Maika is Barbara Kanam but I am not sure. I think that Barbara Kanam should sing this with Meje30. I think they would harmonize perfectly in this great song that Maika made. 

Dream Duo: Bozi Boziana and Papy Tex

Hello everyone. I want to give a pleasure of dedication to Papy Tex. I am doing a dream duet based on him. I got someone that Papy Tex needs to sing with if you ask me. Fortunately he is alive like Papy is. 

I am speaking of Bozi Boziana. I am actually surprised that no one has made an effort to get Bozi Boziana to sing with Papy Tex. I know that they were rivals of a competiton hosted by the late Dewayon who was a mentor to Franco and older brother of Johnny Bokelo. Papy Tex said that Bozi was part of the band Bana Yolo with Djo Mali. 

That was the past. I want to focus on the future. Here is why I want to see Bozi Boziana and Papy Tex sing together.

1) Papy Tex needs a Pepe Kalle voice with him since Pepe was his best friend and closest friend out of all friends that he had. 
2) Bozi Boziana sounds like Pepe Kalle but he is much more fragile. Don't believe me, listen to the song Sanda. It was amazing how similar that they used to sound like. It was just amazing accept Bozi has that fragility that makes the difference between him and Pepe Kalle. 
3) They are the last of the Zaiko generation. 

The last one is important. I know Papy Tex was never part of the Zaiko clan but basically his generation is really called the Zaiko generation. Zaiko practically made its impact on Congolese music. Bozi Boziana and Papy Tex are the same age, I think. They were both born in 1952 if I am not mistaken. I am not sure but I think that they are 68 years old. 

Bozi and Papy are really among the last folks of the Zaiko generation since many have passed apart from Nyoka Longo himself. They don't have to do very fast soukous songs but make well balanced soukous with some rumba. In fact I have one song that would fit them perfectly. 

Monique. 

They need to sing this song for the fans because Bozi is softer and Papy Tex knows to put force with his voice. I think that we hear this, I think the Bana Yolo and Bana Empire can be in peace and finally we get two sides to call a truce in a public sense. I know Bozi and Papy are not enemies but unfortunately many still are not convinced. I think that is why they need to do a duet together and particularly sing the song Monique.