Dream Duet: Franco and JP Buse

 

Hello everyone. We have a Franco special duet edition only. We will have two people under this great edition of the biggest legend in Congolese Music. These men come from the Zaiko generation. I have found two people that I think would have given Franco a great time. Second individual came from Zaiko Langa Langa with now hands of Nyoka Longo. He is part of the Zaiko school Likingisme (Which I will do a post about in the near future) meaning a Likinga Redo photocopy. He is however more of a second voice type rather than first singing type. He was part of the Golden Zaiko meaning the mid and late 1980s. He lives in Canada and he does music in his own terms. 

I am speaking about JP Buse. This man has a great voice. He sounds very similar to Likinga Redo but he is a second voice type as mentioned before. But since he could sing high, he had good harmonies with Nyoka Longo and also Lengi Lenga (a Nyoka Longo photocopy). If JP had sung with Franco, it would be something else. Franco did have a lot of love for Zaiko Langa Langa (but he loved Pepe Kalle much more). If there is one Zaiko personnel who could handle Franco's voice would have been JP Buse. JP is a Zaiko type that would have fitted well with the older folks. I mean Bokelo, Franco and Tabu Ley crowd. 

I have a song that would have been perfect for Franco and JP Buse 

IDA 

This song would have fitted the voices of Franco and JP Buse. Why? Though I as mentioned, JP Buse sounds like Likinga but he can sing low effectively. JP's solo vocals would have been well done in the way Franco would have enjoyed it. Also JP's voice is much more softer and relaxed than the voice of Malage de Lugendo though it is a soft voice also. Also I know Franco's response would have something like "JP" or "JP Yemba" or "Tala JP". JP would hit Franco with his vocal singing in my humble opinion. It is a love song where it shows the dark side of it which JP is capable of singing in this style since he has a voice that can touch the hearts of women when they feel sad or they are heartbroken. 

Like Likinga Redo, JP Buse is effectively of emotional singing and he knew how to do the chorus bringing the emotional effect that sometimes a song demands. This is why he would have been a perfect fit for someone like Franco in my humble opinion. 

Franco and JP Buse would have been a great thing for Zaiko and OKJ fans alike. This concludes fully the dream duet editions of Franco. Now we go into Pepe Kalle dream duet special only. Two parts like Franco. 

Dream Duets: Nyoka Longo 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 first edition. Who is the first act that should have sung with Tabu Ley. This man is one of the co-founders of Zaiko Langa Langa. This man has made Zaiko a special band. Who is the individual that I am speaking about? 

I am speaking about Nyoka Longo who is the current president of Zaiko Langa Langa. Nyoka Longo is very popular current with his Zaiko faction. Nyoka Longo came from afar. He was very lucky that Papa Wemba, Evoloko and Mavuela Somo left and also he managed to get rid of Pepe Felly. Had these men remained, I am not sure if Nyoka Longo would have even had a place. 

But Nyoka Longo is a good complementary singer. If you listen to Amour Suicide that he sung with Likinga Redo and Malage de Lugendo, you will see how good that he is. I wonder why Nyoka Longo never sang with Tabu Ley especially both could play sebenes pleasing their fans enormously.  Also, they have great soloists who knew how to make their signatures that stays in our heads for a long time. Nyoka Longo would mix well with a Tabu Ley because Tabu Ley has a romantic voice like Likinga and Malage had. 

Nyoka Longo and Tabu Ley would have a perfect combination because you would have the music of Zaiko Langa Langa with a singing style of Africa Jazz . That is the absolute truth of this collaboration had it occurred. Perhaps you would put Beniko Popolipo on solo, Dino Vangu on misolo, Pele Simba on rhythm and Oncle Bapuis on bass. 

I will give two songs that would fitted these two singers together. 

Nyoka Longo's song Le tout neige 

Tabu Ley's classic hit Sorozo

These songs would show the strong chemistry between these two great stars. Nyoka Longo and Tabu Ley would have done some strong animations. They were both pretty good animators. These two men knew how to make great sebenes and it would have shown with these men together in those two songs that I mentioned. 

That is why I am shocked that Nyoka Longo and Tabu Ley never worked considering they seemed to have a cordial relationship and Tabu Ley enjoyed Zaiko a lot. Also Nyoka had some influence of Afrisa in his singing as well as singing of others. 

There will be a second Tabu Ley post of Dream Duet. 

Dream Album: Lutumba Simaro presents "Ses Grandes Oeuvres"

Hello everyone. I am doing a new serious here with wake of the death of Simaro Lutumba. It is called "Dream Album". Meaning it is a combination of everything into one album. Well I am doing a duo, trio and quartet.

Here would have been my album for Simaro Lutumba. It is called "Ses Grandes Oeuvres". It is a double disc of his great songs that he did. From 1960s to early 1990s. 

Here are the singers 
Pepe Kalle
Carlyto
Djo Mpoyi
Malage de Lugendo
Josky Kiambukuta
Ndombe Opetum
Madilu Systeme
Tabu Ley 
Elba Top A
Lokombe Ntal
Shakembo 
Papa Wemba 


Guitarists 
Diblo Dibala
Papa Noel
Gerry Dialunguna
Sam Ndeke
Simaro Lutumba
Ya Makosso
Lokassa ya Mbongo
Mpudi Decca
Flavien Makabi
Ngouma Lokito 


Disc 1 
Mandola 
Nani Akusindila Muana
Cedou
Coeur Artificiel 
Motema Libanga 
Kadima 

Ti Tokabwana Nakoma Ndoki

Ebale ya Zaire

Mabele 

J Mukengele

Tuba Tuba

Disc 2

Dit Laurence 

Ofela

Ladji

Na Lifelo Bisengo Bizali Te

Mace

Kabongo

Nganda Lopango Batekisa

Mwana Ndeke

Maya (duo version)

Verre Casse

Mbawu Na Ko Recuperer Yo 

Now here comes the credits of the songs and who sings them. 

Disc 1 
Mandola 
Vocales: Djo Mpoyi
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Nani Akusindila Muana
Vocales: Elba Top A, Lokombe Ntal 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Cedou
Vocales: Elba Top A, Malage de Lugendo, Ndombe Opetum, Papa Wemba 
Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Sam Ndeke, Ya Makosso et Mpudi Decca

Coeur Artificiel 
Vocales: Madilu Systeme 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Motema Libanga 
Vocales: Carlyto, Ndombe Opetum, Pepe Kalle 
Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi 

Kadima 
Vocales: Tabu Ley 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Sam Ndeke, Lokassa Ya Mbongo et Ngouma Lokito 

Ti Tokabwana Nakoma Ndoki

Vocales: Djo Mpoyi, Elba Top A, Shakembo 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Sam Ndeke, Lokassa Ya Mbongo et Ngouma Lokito 

Ebale ya Zaire

Vocales: Djo Mpoyi  
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Mabele 

Vocales: Tabu Ley 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Sam Ndeke, Lokassa Ya Mbongo et Ngouma Lokito 

J Mukengele

Vocales: Carlyto, Malage De Lugendo, Pepe Kalle, Tabu Ley 

Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Papa Noel, Ya Makosso et Mpudi Decca 

Tuba Tuba

Vocales: Carlyto, Elba Top A, Malage De Lugendo, Pepe Kalle 

Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Papa Noel, Lokassa ya Mbongo et Flavien Makabi 

Disc 2

Dit Laurence 

Vocales: Elba Top A, Josky Kiambukuta, Lokombe Ntal, Shakembo 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Ofela

Vocales: Josky Kiambukuta, Madilu Systeme, Ndombe Opetum, Papa Wemba 
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Ladji

Vocales: Carlyto, Malage De Lugendo, Pepe Kalle, Tabu Ley 

Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Sam Ndeke, Ya Makosso et Mpudi Decca 

Na Lifelo Bisengo Bizali Te

Vocales: Carlyto, Papa Wemba, Pepe Kalle, Tabu Ley

Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Sam Ndeke, Ya Makosso et Ngouma Lokito

Mace

Vocales: Djo Mpoyi, Josky Kiambukuta, Madilu Systeme, Ndombe Opetum
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Kabongo

Vocales: Djo Mpoyi, Josky Kiambukuta, Malage de Lugendo, Ndombe Opetum
Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Nganda Lopango Batekisa

Vocales: Josky Kiambukuta, Madilu Systeme, Shakembo et Tabu Ley 
Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Sam Ndeke, Lokassa ya Mbongo et Mpudi Decca

Mwana Ndeke

Vocales: Carlyto, Madilu Systeme, Malage De Lugendo, Pepe Kalle 

Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Papa Noel, Ya Makosso et Mpudi Decca 

Maya (duo version)
Vocales: Carlyto et Pepe Kalle 

Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Verre Casse
Vocales: Carlyto, Elba Top A, Madilu, Pepe Kalle, Shakembo


Guitares: Gerry Dialunguna, Papa Noel, Simaro Lutumba et Flavien Makabi

Mbawu Na Ko Recuperer Yo 

Vocales: Djo Mpoyi, Josky Kiambukuta, Madilu Systeme, Ndombe Opetum

Guitares: Diblo Dibala, Sam Ndeke, Ya Makosso et Mpudi Decca

Some fans will like it and others will hate it but it is based on what I feel for these songs. Just take a look and make your judgement. 

Dream Trio: Josky Kiambukuta, Malage du Legendo, Nyoka Longo

I think this moment should have happened and I am livid that this never occurred during our life time. Seriously these three singers would have fitted as a great trio. 

I am speaking of Zaiko Langa Langa leader Nyoka Longo, OK Jazz alum Josky Kiambukuta and former OK Jazz and Zaiko Langa Langa singer Malage de Lugendo. 

Because these three men would have been a little like MAMAKI. That was a trio for a side project that consisted of Josky Kiambukuta, Mayaula Mayoni and Youlou Mabiala. 

Now this MAMAKI group would be the Soukous version. Josky was good and expert like of Rumba music. But Josky was pretty impressive a few of his Soukous songs. Like Maby. 

I could imagine Maby or even Serrer Serrer sang with Malage and Nyoka Longo because I know Longo despite his not so special voice, he could be able to hit some medium notes with Malage hitting high notes. 

Just look at the possibility with them singing Baby. With Madilu as well around 1992 or 1993 period. 

Dream Duet: Mayaula Mayoni and Pepe Kalle

I have no idea how producers could not have find a collaboration between these men. They would have been perfect in a sense. I mean these two men. 
 

Mayaula Mayoni a former soccer player and former Bella Bella associate Pepe Kalle together. 

First of all, Mayoni kept saying "Empireeeeooo"
Why does Mayoni keep saying. Just saying this out of nowhere. I think he was giving tribute to Empire Bakuba for their music that they gave us. It was on Mayaula Mayoni's album Bikini which was released in 2000 which could be 1999 or 2001, I don't know exactly when. Mayoni's music in some ways came more Bakuba like in some ways starting the mid 1980s. 

Another reason is that they happen to have two singers that they worked with. 
Carlyto Lassa and Malage de Lugendo. 

Since these two singers are the ones that they sang with, I wonder how producers or Mayaula himself not find a way to include Pepe Kalle in it. Because Pepe Kalle's voices molds well with Malage and Carlyto. It can be proven on Simaro's 1989 album "Pepe Kalle chante Simaro" which I did my own post about. 
Link here 
Pepe Kalle chante Simaro 

In addition, I believe Mayaula and Pepe would meld together just like Pepe did with his idol Tabu Ley Rochereau. Believe they sounded very similar. But Mayaula Mayoni sounds more like much more masculine with his voice. Pepe Kalle was very capable of reaching medium high notes. Mayaula can remain taking more lower notes which he usually does best I guess. Better, if you wanted a great Soukous song, you can have Mayaula Mayoni sing the song and then have animations of Pepe Kalle. Pepe Kalle was the man of animations which is why I call him the King of Soukous. Period. 

Those things are reason why a Mayaula Mayoni and Pepe Kalle duet should have happened.