Here we go with one duet that makes the most sense and the one that would have made some Hip Hop DJs, R&B fans and Gangstas enjoy alike all together.
If I were a nice thug, and I wanted two R&B female singers to make some hits, I kick to Mariah Carey and Mary J Blige who is considered the Queen of Hip Hop Soul in which I agree 100 percent. She was the first R&B artist to really incorporate hip hop successfully into R&B. Mariah Carey and Mary J Blige would have been made for each other because their voices are different but aggressive. Mary's vocals tend to be more manly with Mariah's vocals tend to be more feminine sound. But they are both passionate singers.
I give some Mary J songs.
I give some Mariah Carey songs
Those songs are great but here two songs from them that would have been better if they sang it together.
The songs No More Drama and Fantasy would have been better sounded if they crossed paths and sang it together. Just my opinion. Mariah Carey and Mary J Blige should come together and make some records and that way some hip hop fans would be bouncing their heads to their vocals.
I can see something special here. Now I am going to take two singers that I have felt should done something together. But they are so old, but they have performed together but never did a real duet.
I am speaking about Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle. I have always said that I feel that one female singer that could have given Aretha Franklin some great challenge would be Patti LaBelle. When I hear some great songs like Chain of Fools, Call Me, and Think, I can hear some great power of Aretha Franklin. Her confidence is so telling behind the success of those songs that I mentioned. With Patti LaBelle, what shows her great voice. The original song Lady Marmalade. Not the 2001 version but the 1974 version with her former band The Bluebelles. Patti LaBelle could show her ability to give so much powerful under her voice. I have my reasons why Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle should be duet partners. 1) Their voices are different 2) Aretha definitely should had a female challenger to her voice 3) Patti LaBelle clearly wanted to more like Aretha in her early career before having her own identity. 4) I just think they could have made a good LP collaboration. 5) They have powerful voices like old and young times. No change in their voices by age. Think I am lying about the voice. Listen to this version of Rolling deep by Aretha. She still sounds fantastic.
Look at Patti LaBelle singing Sam Smith's song Stay with Me. In my opinion, LaBelle sounds better than Sam Smith. Unfortunately in this video, you hear some crazy people occasionally.
Though I feel they should have made a duet or collaboration Lp when they were younger, they are actually great duet partners. Their voices are eternal. Instead having faded voices, they are still very strong. I believe today, if they made a collaboration, people would stand and go nuts. Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle are eternal singers. Their advanced in some cases made their voices stronger. I still feel like that LaBelle and Franklin should come together and do some music together. If they did, I would be the first to listen. Just look at this brief performance, if it gone longer, I think this would be one great TV moment. Lots of potential. I will leave with that.
Bonjour mes amis. Ça c'est mon premiere poste dans Français aujourd'hui. Alors voici mes paroles pour vous tous. Vous savez que la vie est difficile. Vous savez que beaucoup de choses peuvent allez droit ou mal. Nous ne savons pas bien en cette vie. Partout le monde, nous savons beaucoup de divisions parmi les Africains, les Europeans, les noires, les arabes, les asitiques, et les autres bien sûr. Mais Je veux regarder sur les Africains voici depuis J'ecoute la musique Africaine de plus que les musiques autres. Malheureusement, nous voyons la petite unité parmi nous les Africains. Une personne qui voulait l'unité dans la communauté Africaine. Il s'appelle Ibrahima Sylla. Une personne né dans Cote d'Ivoire avec les sangs de Guinean et Senegalais ensemble. Alors il comprenait diversité dans cette monde. Il n'omet jamais rien puisque il voulait l'unité dans la communauté Africaine. Alors il avait un misson effectif. Il allait bien. Parce que il travaillait avec les Centrafricains et les Africans d'Ouest. (source: Martin Sinnock d'Africa Sounds) (Ibrahima Sylla, sa femme Tapa, et sa fille Binetou)
Il travaillait dur donnez son passion de la musique Africaine. Il avait trop de passion de la musique Africaine. Mais pour lui-même, ce n'était pas une genre ou une stylo. Non pour lui. C'était beaucoup de genres dans la musique Africaine. Voila pourquoi il devenait important pour la musique Africaine. Il créait son label pour les artistes de beaucoup de pays en Afrique. Cela donnait les inclusions de Africando, Miriam Makeba, Fanta Damba, Nyboma, Pepe Kalle, Oumou Sangare, et les autres. Remercie d'Ibrahima avec ses travaux et missions, nous voyions un leçon: l'unité. Nous les Africains en le monde et l'Afrique lui-même doivent l'unité. L'Unité est une chose que peut etre le chemin de succès et bonheur pour tous. Sylla démarré cette dans sa vie. Je lui donnais plein de crédit pour cette. J'appelle mes amis Africains et mes amies Africaines pour l'unité. C'est important parce que nous sommes les humaines. Nous se devons dans nos vies. Nous ne pouvons pas tous les choses nous-mêmes. Lassiez travail ensemble pour une meilleure monde. Laissez travail comme Ibrahima Sylla pour l'unité.
Hello my followers for this blog. I am going to do something special. Actually not that special. This is something that I should have done some months or more a year ago. Here I come. As you know that some people have passed away. Some of us have been aware of Syllart Records which has been around for some time. Some of us have only been aware of this label until. His name is here
He is known as Ibrahima Sylla. He is the man who was the founder of Syllart Records. I don't know much about Sylla but I will brief run on him. He was born in Ivory Coast as a descendant of Guinean and Senegalese blood but he would end up growing up in France. While being a student in France, he decided that he wanted to get his own business. After his education, he would later on find his own label. The Syllart records. This record label would soon become a iconic label. He managed to get many artists under his label. In fact here are some artists that have worked with him Pepe Kalle Tshala Muana Koffi Olomide Nyboma Four Etoiles Mbilia Bel Sam Mangwana Africando Bembeya Jazz Fanta Damba Baaba Maal Miriam Makeba Oumou Sangare Alpha Bondy For some years, his label becomes the place where he could get many big artists to be in his label. He keeps finding success after success. He later on reissues some classic music of Mariam Makeba and Franco. He passed away around November 2013. Now looking at his label, I must say I am proud of this man's passion and work. In fact his label is responsible for the success of my favorite LP "Roger Milla" of Pepe Kalle. Now Syllart Records is run by his daughter Binetou. Here is a video of her here.
Picture from WorldService (check his blog out, excellent output of classic African Music). Ntesa Dalienst
Papa Wemba
I am amazed that I have been still going through some stuff. Facebook and College are two interesting entities I can say. But I have had also been dealing with taxes since I did a little work (because I am a college student right now). Now let me focus on my first post about my series called DREAM DUETS Now I am about to speak on two people that I feel should have done a solo project or a duet song for my pleasure. I found two people that should done something together for a great song in a moment during Congolese Music scene during 1970s, 1980s or even 1990s. I am speaking about OK Jazz alum legend Ntesa Dalienst with Zaiko alum and leader of Viva La Musica Papa Wemba. These two men should have made some music together. In fact I have five reasons why I believe that they should have made joints together. 1) Ntesa is very a variable singer. He has so many styles that he can sing. He can practically sing with anyone 2) Despite being from the Zaiko age, Papa Wemba has always appreciated the older Congolese Rumba music. In fact, he often mentionedWendo Kolosoythe original founding fathers of Congolese music alongside Grand Kalle. 3) As they got older, their voices either remained the same or only got better. 4) Ntesa and Wemba started their musical careers around the same time (right around 1966 to 1968). 5) Papa Wemba has made few songs with some OK Jazz alums. Like Simaro, Josky, Sam Mangwana and Madilu. Here is a young Ntesa here
Here is Papa Wemba singing with Madilu
I feel like that Papa Wemba would gather a little more respect from the Elder Rumba community if he had sang with Ntesa Dalienst in a nice classic rumba odemba song because it would have showcased Wemba's ability to remain himself while Ntesa would bring his unbelievable magic behind a song. Or even like a soukous style, at least allow song singing magic before the sebene comes along. Here is one Ntesa song that would be excellent with Wemba.
In this song "Yambi Cherie" originally had Sam Mangwana and Ntesa who were perfect duos in my opinion. But if a remake was to be done with Ntesa, another person was to be added. I would say, I go with Papa Wemba. Here is a Papa Wemba that I feel that Ntesa Dalienst would fit perfectly.
In this song "Efeka Mandundu" that would have Papa Wemba sing with Wendo whom Wemba adores a lot. But I feel like a remix would be necessary. I think that only away from the Zaiko clan would be Ntesa Dalienst. I believe Ntesa would make the song more normal than Wendo did. Furthermore, this song would be more known if a Ntesa was part of it than a Wendo type. I will conclude with this: Papa Wemba and Ntesa Dalienst were top notch vocalists. They both sang well in their genres. But I think they would have been a great duo to make some music together. But it is just fantasy. Regardless, I think their collaboration would have been good for the Congolese Music scene as a whole.
Hello friends. I am back with something special. It has been weeks. So many problems (as usual) with school things and usual youth crap that I deal with. Now I look at two people I wish would have made more music together. I am speaking of Mayaula Mayoni and Mpongo Love. These two made one incredible song that I cannot get enough of. That song is Ndaya. It is a song that send Mpongo Love to become one of the earlier pioneers of Congolese Music Diva Scene. In fact there were two singers that came before. They were Abeti Masikini and Mpongo Love. In fact thanks to Abeti Masikini, you got Abby Sourya, Mbilia Bel and even Tshala Muana. This song also helped make Mayaula Mayoni officially as a musician and no longer quite the soccer player that he once was back in the older days. He would later on make some incredible songs such as Mizele, Nabali misere, Bikini, Ousmane Bakyoko. But however I feel like that Mayaula Mayoni and Mpongo Love missed a oppurtunity to make more music together. Whenever I listen to Ndaya, I see the voices and the guitars together. I think the vocals are Mpongo Love and Empompo Loway who does a great job with his saxophone with the soothing guitar rhythm of Mayoni. This song is a great song and it is beyond just a song. It is a song with message of a true love and a desire for better love within the relationship. Furthermore, you can see the chemistry of Mayuala's guitar and Mpongo Love's vocals. That is why I feel like that Mayoni and Love should have made more music together. Because the chemistry is there and when you have it, you would like to keep going. That is my honest opinion. Had they made more music together, I honestly feel like that they would have had bigger stardom in both of their careers. But then again that is fantasy. I am so grateful that Mayaula Mayoni and Mpongo Love made a great song together called Ndaya. It is a event that I feel it is not discussed enough by our elders. I am so happy. In fact this goes along with another announcement: I will do dream duets during this year. I will do two artists that I feel should have or should work together. I will do all artists. Dead or alive, I will do them.
Happy New Year friends and followers of my blog and my YouTube life. We enter a new year. It is the year 2015 with so much to do. Hopefully I will do more posts soon but so many things going on, so am I not sure. Now I am about to touch another important topic. Revival of one powerful band that was once popular in DRC Congo and the whole Africa republic. It is the band of my first idol Franco. The band Le TPOK Jazz. It symbolizes for Le Tout Puissant OK Jazz. It was originally called L'OK Jazz which based a bar owned by a person name Oscar Kashala or Oscar Kalala. Formed in 1953, it would be a band until 1994. Another version of OK Jazz came with Youlou Mabiala. In Facebook and general, I have heard and even been asked about possibilities of not only revival of OK Jazz in Kinshasa but even in Kenya or even the western areas. My personal outlook is this. They are possible areas to look for OK Jazz revival if it is to ever be international. Here are possible areas Le TPOK Jazz Kinshasa Le TPOK Jazz Lubumbashi Le TPOK Jazz Matadi Le TPOK Jazz Kisangani Le TPOK Jazz Mbuji-Mayi Le TPOK Jazz Bukavu Le TPOK Jazz Mbandaka Le TPOK Jazz Kenya Le TPOK Jazz Dar es Salaam Le TPOK Jazz Zanzibar Le TPOK Jazz Zimbabwe Le TPOK Jazz South Africa Le TPOK Jazz Botswana Le TPOK Jazz Ghana Le TPOK Jazz Liberia Le TPOK Jazz Ivory Coast Le TPOK Jazz Gabon Le TPOK Jazz Luanda Le TPOK Jazz Burundi Le TPOK Jazz South Sudan Le TPOK Jazz Kampala Le TPOK Jazz France Le TPOK Jazz UK Le TPOK Jazz Belgium Le TPOK Jazz Germany Le TPOK Jazz Amsterdam Le TPOK Jazz Switzerland Le TPOK Jazz Canada Le TPOK Jazz Colombia Le TPOK Jazz Cuba Le TPOK Jazz Australia Le TPOK Jazz California Le TPOK Jazz New York Le TPOK Jazz Texas Le TPOK Jazz Connecticut Le TPOK Jazz Nebraska Le TPOK Jazz North Carolina Le TPOK Jazz Louisiana Le TPOK Jazz Virginia Le TPOK Jazz Missouri Le TPOK Jazz Iowa Le TPOK Jazz Wisconsin Le TPOK Jazz Washington DC Le TPOK Jazz Washington State Le TPOK Jazz Oregon Le TPOK Jazz Illinois Le TPOK Jazz Indiana Le TPOK Jazz Michigan Le TPOK Jazz Georgia Le TPOK Jazz Florida Le TPOK Jazz Ohio Le TPOK Jazz Maryland Le TPOK Jazz Colorado Le TPOK Jazz Pennsylvania Le TPOK Jazz Tennessee Le TPOK Jazz Massachusetts Le TPOK Jazz Nevada Le TPOK Jazz Utah Le TPOK Jazz Delaware Le TPOK Jazz New Jersey Le TPOK Jazz Arizona Le TPOK Jazz Arkansas Le TPOK Jazz Minnesota Le TPOK Jazz New Mexico Le TPOK Jazz Kansas Le TPOK Jazz Kentucky
It is possible for a revamp success of OK Jazz in Kinshasa. I am going to say yes. Here is why? See most of today's Congolese music is not that popular and plus more young people kind want to go back in time before the current Congolese music scene. Furthermore, you have the actual kids of these former OK Jazz musicians doing the forefront which is usually unheard of most famous singer's kids. Usually they want to separate themselves completely from their famous parent life. In fact OK Jazz is overseen by two people. Actually three to be exact. Erick Mpoyi who is the older son of Djo Mpoyi. The other two are Yves Emongo Luambo and Sonya Luambo who are the children of Francois Luambo Makiadi. Erick Mpoyi is a actual choir singer in reality when not involved in OK Jazz activities. TPOK Jazz of Kinshasa can do well because you have people who want to see Luambo's music in a modern sense. Don't believe me. Look here in Franco's documentary "King of Rumba". Look at how the youth really enjoy Luambo's music.
As for OK Jazz revamp going international. Actually it is also very possible. Case in example, the country Kenya. It is a Swahili speaking country but many Kenyans are fans of the OK Jazz. Thanks to Franco coming to Kenya, his legacy stays at a major mark. Also now some people in Kenya want to know Lingala thanks to the music of OK Jazz. Also in Europe, you have some people definitively aware of the music of OK Jazz. Especially in France, UK and Belgium. You have Ntesa's daughter Christelle who did a excellent rendition of her father's classic song Bing na ngai na repsect. It was totally genius work done. Christelle did a excellent job singing. She was on point. Then comes to USA. It is also possible since you have a big population of Africans especially in the Midwest and West area as well as the South and East Coast. Plus in the Midwest, you have Congolese, Nigerians, and Kenyans who are thirsty to find a way to revamp the older music of Franco and his OK Jazz. In fact for example, my state of Minnesota, I found out that they were several African organizations trying to find a way to recoup the older music of African such as Franco and Grand Kalle. This is something that I support strongly. Finally, there are some African descendant folks who want to create posters of African artists or groups. Le TPOK Jazz could be one of them. Yes it is very possible that OK Jazz can become international.
But here is one hurdle of the possibility. Will the fans of OK Jazz fans come along with this. It is tough to say. It is really half and half. You have OKJ fans like myself who are totally for this and say that we need to find ways to get this going. But then you have others who say that OK Jazz should be left alone because some people don't have good intentions behind this. It will be a challenge for OK Jazz Kinshasa leading by Emongo Luambo. Because the question is how they find a way to make great in its own right and yet keep the OK Jazz of Luambo Makiadi spirit alive. It will be tough but I am for this. I believe Emongo will succeed. He knows what he is doing and he has been prepared for the success and failures. More importantly with Eric Mpoyi, you got a chance. Look at this OK Jazz. They look so promising. Add Erick Mpoyi, you have success in the process. October 2014.
Side-note: Erick Mpoyi is a powerhouse. In my opinion, he is a more powerful singer than his father. I like Djo Mpoyi but his son is too much.
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