Dream Duet: Solo Sita and Tabu Ley

 

We got a dream duet edition of dedication of Tabu Ley Rochereau. We got two people that I think Tabu Ley should have sung with. This is the second edition. Who is the second act that should have sung with Tabu Ley. This man sang with soukous legends Kanda Bongo Man and Pepe Kalle. He was a major member of Empire Bakuba during the 1980s. Who is the individual that I am speaking about? 

I am speaking about Solo Sita. He was a major singer of Empire Bakuba. Empire Bakuba was under the hands of Pepe Kalle. When Pepe Kalle wanted to expand her band, he decided to add some younger singers. Among them was Solo Sita. Solo Sita would very good in choirs in harmonizing with Papy Tex. Solo Sita worked with Kanda Bongo Man. He did a collaboration album with Shimita as well. Solo Sita is kind of the combination of Madilu and Pepe Kalle.  

Since Solo Sita sounds like Pepe Kalle, he should have sung with Tabu Ley. Solo Sita would have fitted well Tabu Ley's music very well. Since Solo has a style that makes Tabu Ley's ears happy, any given song would have been well done for Tabu Ley's pleasure. 

I will give you four songs that Solo Sita and Tabu Ley would have been strong together. 

Simplicite by Solo Sita during his time in Empire Bakuba 

Monsieur Malonga by Tabu Ley during the early 1980s 

Original version of Ponce Pilate by Tabu Ley

Choisis by Solo Sita with his side project with Freddy de Majunga and Shimita. 

Chiffon by Pepe Kalle and Tabu Ley

Unforunately I cannot find any connection for the song Chiffon by Pepe Kalle and Tabu Ley. 

I choose these songs beacuse it would have shown the strong harmony between Solo Sita and Tabu Ley. Being a Pepe Kalle prototype, I think Solo Sita would have putted a more classical sound that Tabu Ley was himself. These two classic sounding singers in two different ranges make a sweet sound for people. For example, on the song Chiffon, you would have seen much better following from Solo Sita's voice than you had from Pepe Kalle's voice since he is a bit more smooth. Solo Sita is a bit aggressive just like Tabu Ley was. 

I know that soukous and Tabu Ley fans would have had great joy to see and hear these two men working together and making great harmonies as well as great animations. Solo Sita was a very effective animator as well as a singer. Tabu Ley could do some moves as an animator. 

This is the end of the Tabu Ley edition of the dream duet special. We return to Franco. Two Zaiko products with him.