Dream Duet: Josky Kiambukuta and Nzaya Nzayadio (JOSKY TRIBUTE)

 

This the Josky tribute time. We lost a great singer who was sick but not sick enough where he was near it. So we will do a Dream Duet edition in tribute to Josky. I got the first singer who also passed away in the month or two before Josky. 

He is Nzaya Nzayadio. For those who don't know, Nzaya Nzayadio was a major member of Lipua Lipua. He was also a member of Choc Stars. He is known to have a similar voice to Pepe Kalle. This man had a opera sounding voice as a second voice singer.

Why would have he been a perfect dream partner for Josky. I will give you five reasons.

1) Josky is a great harmonist 

2) Nzaya would have been a great fit for the Afrisa or OKJ group

3) Both are connected to Madilu System

4) Rarely had bad songs. Really. 

5) Josky used to have a good high voice. 

Josky was actually pretty good at singing high at time during his prime days in OK Jazz. He actually sang high sometimes during the 1970s and very rarely during the 1980s. He sang high with Madilu on their 1989 LP Destin. He was pretty effective. But Nzaya also sang high occasionally. Both were capable of singing high sometimes which is not always the case for the second voice singers. 

Both of these men were from a similar generation of the Zaiko age. They both rarely had bad songs which is not often for many great artists as well as singers. This is why I believe Josky Kiambukuta and Nzaya Nzayadio would have been a great duo. They both would have great harmonies for the OKJ and Lipua Lipua communities. 

Rest in peace to both men

Josky Kiambukuta 1949-2021

Nzaya Nzayadio 1952-2021 

Trio de Rêve Album: Les Beaux Gars Volume 3 avec Desouza, Nyboma et Nzaya Nzayadio

Nzaya NZAYADO 


Nyboma MWANADIDO 


Desouza SANTU 

Mon album de rêve: Les Beaux Gars Volume Trois 
Mes chanteurs: Desouza SANTU, Nyboma MWANADIDO et Nzaya NZAYADIO 
Les chansons selon Franco Pepe Kalle de leurs harmonies 
Adyijo par Nyboma 
Sepelisa Nzoto par Nzaya Nzayadio
Kamale par Lipua Lipua
Ndako ya Zeke par Pepe Kalle
Jalousie par Nyboma 
Tonton Gigolo par Madilu Systeme 
Nakombo par Madilu Systeme 
Double Double par Nyboma 
Mouzi par Ntesa Dialenst 
Tantine par Ntesa Dialenst

Ces chansons seront parfait pour ces hommes. Vous avez deux hommes avec beaucoup de diversité dans leurs voix. Je parle de Desouza et Nyboma. Ils chantent dans la manière du ténor. Mais ce cas, je pense que Desouza chante comme contre-ténor. Vous avez un peu de mémoire de la voix du feu chanteur Pépé Kalle. L'homme qui chante comme lui c'est Nzaya Nzayadio. 

Imaginez-vous si ces hommes chantent ensemble, je connais que la population congolaise sera heureux beaucoup avec leur harmonie. 

Dream Trio: Josky Kiambukuta, Mayaula Mayoni, Nzaya Nzayadio

No way that this would be possible but I think so. Because these three singers are similar but one singer is much is the diverse and the other two can follow. 

Josky Kiambukuta is the diverse singer that I am speaking about. His voice especially during his legendary days, he could do high notes, medium notes and low notes so easily. 

Mayaula Mayoni was a guitarist that happened to have a powerful voice and he loved to experiment with his voice. Again he is like Madilu in many ways. You really don't know how his voice will be. It never stayed consistent. It constantly changed and changed dramatically. 

Nzaya Nzayadio is what I would call "the Pepe Kalle" but in a rougher way. No kidding. Pepe Kalle was a smoother singer but Nzaya was much aggressive with his voice. So this way, if you think he is all like Pepe Kalle, think again. Nzaya is like Pepe as a baritone but he is more aggressive. 

Now imagine put these three singers together and get them to sing together, it would be just a fun thing. Because Josky and Nzaya are both Veve products with a former soccer player with an mind of a poet doctor in a more literal way. 

Together, I know that they would be able sing with their stong voices together. They would be able to enjoy each other's company. 

Josky's diverse voice with Nzaya's excellent Pepe Kalle like sound with his own twist as well as Mayoni's experimental voice, it would equal some great chemistry and great moments while they are singing together with their solo vocals. 

Just understand it in your heads. Josky Kiambukuta, Mayaula Mayoni and Nzaya Nzayadio together. 

Dream Trio: Madilu System, Nzaya Nzayadio and Papy Tex

 

I had a big dream one time of having these three men singing together in a place where I would enjoy. This will never happen but if it did, I would have been the happiest man alive.

I was imagining a scenario where I would have these three men singing together in a big stadium. They were Madilu System, Nzaya Nzayadio, and Papy Tex. Then I had a post where I would have wanted them to sing on. This remix that was done by Madilu and Papy Tex together.

Because if you had Nzaya Nzayadio in that song which Papy Tex and Madilu sang, you would have the complete package.

Lemba Lemba

I have done some listening to some Lipua Lipua. I made a good biography about them (Lipua Lipua biography). I did hear one song that I do really apperciate from Lipua Lipua. I hope that more will able to hear this classic material that I am about speak about now.

I am speaking about the song Lemba Lemba. This song is a major genius. I really enjoy this great song. I mean the rhythm guitar of Vata Mombasa already makes the song great. Then you got the backup singers. They really sing this song well and their heart into this great song. Then you got a banging sebene with the great guitar of Santana Mongoley. That only enhances the greatness of the song. Then you got the trumpets and saxophones which only make the song so unique. Nzaya Nzayadio makes the song so legendary with his agressive voice. I mean Nzaya Nzayadio was and is a unique singer. I cannot get enough of it.

What I see in this song is Nzaya Nzayadio shining as well as Lipua Lipua as a whole making something dynamic and it has some important melodies that are great. I really enjoy this song a lot. I want others to hear it too.

One Look at Lipua Lipua

I am looking at this band a bit more than I had intended to do. I thought this band was just another band in the block and that many people care about them. I guess I was living a fantasy land.
The band I am speaking about is the band Lipua Lipua. This band was a band that was from another band: Bella Bella. In 1973, Bella Bella had left the Veve Label to form their own label. Bella Bella made a sng that would soon become the other band for the Veve Label. That band became known as Lipua Lipua. The original members included Pierre Bissikita, Kevin Kayembe, Tonton Ricos, Mulembu Tshibau, Mbubi Malanda, Nyboma, and Pepe Kalle. They produced some songs like Massale, Lusamba, Nkoleta, and Mombassa. But their signature song was Kamale which would be the song of the year in Zaire.

But Lipua Lipua experienced some departures like Pepe Kalle, Pierre Bissikita, and others. Bissikita formed his own band Makosso and Pepe Kalle went back to fully doing his band Empire Bakuba. But these departures seemed forgotten when they produced some notable songs like Fuga Fuga and Niki Bue. Also there was a new Rhythm Guitarist man name Vata Mombassa. Lipua Lipua was on top to become a hot band to be a force to be reckon.

Once again another blow came after. In 1975, the likes of Mulembu, Tonton Ricos, and Nyboma left to form Les Kamale. However these departures looked such a footnote. That is because new people arrived. Lists of these new guys included Kiloto Toko, Luswama Aspro, Santana Mongoley, and others. But the man who got his chance to shine and make his light is Paul Nzayadio better known as Nzaya Nzayadio. This man would be the lead singer for most of Lipua Lipua records for a few years. This was good for Lipua Lipua.

As result they managed to produce some classic songs like Mbondo, Matoba, Sekizenge, Namona Ya Wapi, and Mfeuni. This got Lipua Lipua got some well deserved spotlight and they were becoming the hot band. Also they were able to do some performances and personnels like Nzaya Nzayadio and Vata Mombassa were being able to show their skills to everyone to see how chart topping they could be.

However, Lipua Lipua started losing its thunder in 1980 after all the success it have had were becoming meaningless as more people became interested in other bands like Empire Bakuba, Viva La Musica, and Zaiko Langa Langa. Lipua Lipua was left in the backburner though they continued making music during the early 1980s. By 1984, Lipua Lipua was offficially done. Vata Mombassa continued to do his own thing while Nzaya Nzayadio became a session singer.

Lipua Lipua was a great band in my opinion. This band I say was slightly better than Bella Bella and even Orchestre Kiam. I say that Lipua Lipua's best time was with Nzaya Nzayadio's smooth voice and Vata Mombassa's great rhyhm guitar playing. That is what I say was the best Lipua Lipua time not really when Nyboma or him and Pepe Kalle were in the band. Lipua Lipua under Mombassa managed to showcase the one man Nzaya Nzayadio a lot. Really Nzaya was at his best during this time. Nzaya Nzayadio was a unique singer.