Trio de Rêve Album : Les Beaux Gars Volume 1 avec Adamo Ekula, Defao and Shimita El Diego

 Adamo EKULA
Defao
Shimita EL DIEGO

Mon Album Rêve du travail 
LES BEAUX GARS Volume Un
Les chanteurs principles: Adamo EKULA, Defao et Shimita EL DIEGO 
Les chansons du travail selon Franco Pepe Kalle pour leurs harmonies 
Exil par Adamo Ekula 
Tika Makanisi par Pepe Kalle 
Trop Premier par Adamo Ekula 
Mystic par Shimita 
Luciya par Defao 
Kisema par Shimita 
Hitachi par Defao
Ma Bibi par Pepe Felly et Grand Zaiko
Edith par Pepe Felly et Grand Zaiko
Pambu par Pepe Felly et Grand Zaiko

Ces chansons donnent le beau cadeau pour les fanatiques qui aiment la groupe Le Grand Zaiko Wawa. Defao, Adamo et Shimita sont trois chanteurs exceptionnels. Ces hommes sont venus du groupe Grand Zaiko Wawa. Je pense que ces hommes ont fait leur marque dans la musique congolaise. Soukous c'est leur force de la vie. Ils chantent bien et ils ont su de donner leurs voix pour leurs vies. 

Ces chansons sont le mieux pour leurs voix. Penser de la chanson Tika Makanisi. Je sais que cette chanson donnerait une belle harmonie parce qu'Adamo donnerait un beau moment avec sa voix qu'il est haut. 

Finalement, je sais que les fans du Grand Zaiko seraient heureux comme ils chanteriont ces chansons en nouvelle manière. Nous sentirons un nouveau chemin comment chanter et comment danser. 

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. 

The real reason why Madilu and Youlou duet should have occurred?

I did a post some months ago about my dream duet of Madilu System and Youlou Mabiala. I have said that it would have been one of the best moments in Congolese Music. Both from the Kinshasa side and the Brazzaville side. 

But I will give the real reason that I wanted these men together. 

Because they were considered by many OK Jazz fans as "Franco's spiritual sons". 

This is the reason why they should have been together. Because they had a special connection to Franco and Franco loved their voices so much. Also, they knew how to leave their own mark in the Franco songs. Think of Naboyi kobima or La Vie Des Hommes. 

Finally, they helped bring Franco a new identity within himself. With Youlou, Franco was able to bring his stronger baritone into form that he did not do much earlier in his life. With Madilu, Franco got into his storytelling mode in a much deeper way than he had done in the past. 

Imagine if Madilu and Youlou had sung together with those strengths, it would have been a beautiful moment in Congolese music. You would have a combination of Youlou's strong husky tenor with Madilu's raspy baritone. That is what would have been the scenario. 

Think of songs like

Kamikaze

Pesa Position na Yo

Two great OKJ songs. Those songs would have been greater with these two men singing together. Harmony would have been perfect. 

Franco's spiritual sons are Madilu System and Youlou Mabiala. 

How Pepe Kalle would have fitted in with Franco and Simaro

Happy 80th Birthday to Massiya Lutumba Simaro Ndomanueno. 

I am going to give my post celebrating.
It is about Franco, Pepe Kalle and Simaro

Some people know that I like Franco and Pepe Kalle a lot. Yes they are my favorite artists in Congolese music. They are able to impress people. But I have said that Franco and Pepe Kalle are gret on their own. But if Franco and Pepe Kalle were together in OKJ, another person who would have benefited.

SIMARO LUTUMBA NDOMANUENO. 

How would Pepe Kalle have fitted in OKJ.

It would have been so good. Why you ask?

Because think of Madilu, look how both Franco and Simaro were able to use him and how much Madilu adapted to their demands. So when they had Madilu as the one to lead the song, it was constant gold. 

But now Imagine Pepe Kalle instead of Madilu in OKJ. It would been perfect for Franco and Simaro. In spite of Pepe Kalle being a big name, he would have been perfect under the arm of Franco and Simaro. 

Pepe Kalle has one thing that Madilu did not quite have. He was vocal nurturer. If you listen to Pepe Kalle like I do, you would notice that he knew how to nurture people's wild voices. Think about Likinga Redo, Rigo Star, Papy Tex, Nyboma and Dilu Dilumona. He was a nurturer to them and that is why they were so comfortable with him. 

Simaro would have enjoyed Pepe Kalle's services in OKJ a lot especially the fact he was able to adapt Simaro's demands in singing. Also Pepe Kalle understood Simaro's emotion behind the music a lot. Think of the songs like Maya the second version. I mean he blew me away on he sang with Carlyto. Pepe Kalle would have been a good adapter to Simaro's music.

But Franco would also have benefited as well. He would have loved and appreciated Pepe Kalle's nurturing voice. I mean Ntesa said that Franco wanted his music to kind of going along with Bakuba Mayopi and Pepe Kalle sound. If Pepe Kalle had went to OKJ, he would have given Franco some needed boost. I know Franco would have had a better harmony with a Pepe Kalle. 

Case in point the song La Vie des hommes. Madilu and Franco were amazing together in that song. They had a unique connection and they really sealed their harmony together. 

But if Pepe Kalle had sung that song, it would have been more fire. Pepe Kalle would bring a new type of emotion that would have touched people much more. Franco probably would have been more animated. Pepe Kalle would probably played the nurturer role with Franco's wild voice. I am sure Franco would sang Madilu's note while Franco's note would have been done by Pepe Kalle. 

Also think of another song. Tres Impoli. That song would have been benefited with Pepe Kalle's smooth baritone. Franco, Ntesa and Pepe Kalle together would have made a nice beautiful sound with their harmony. I could imagine a moment where Pepe Kalle comes in and does one or two harmony with Franco's voice. The song would have had some improvement with Pepe Kalle's baritone. 

Franco and Simaro would have enjoyed the services of Pepe Kalle and Pepe Kalle would have been a good nurturer for Franco's voice and a given Simaro song. 

Tribute to Ms Bazu

TRIBUTE FOR MS BAZU 

I am going to give tribute before I release another post. I am giving tribute to a lady that I had a pleasure for corresponing in some forums. 

Her name is Ms Bazu. She was actually a singer who did cover songs. She had a very beautiful voice. 

She was the daughter of radio host of Guy Angrand. Guy Angrand was a musician who once played with Pepe Felly of Grand Zaiko Wawa.

Part of the reason that I joined some forums was because I saw her posts and I was inspired to join. She had great insight into Congolese Music. 

Recently she did a few songs that I have heard. It was pretty good and impressive. 

This news shocks me and reminds me how unpredictable life can be. 

I saw this video, I am amazed how good of a singer she was. It is ashame. She had a beautiful gift of singing. But I will cherish more when I see this video. 

Rest in peace Ms. BAZU. You will always be in my heart. Your friends and Your family will keep in their minds every day. Thank you for your service that you gave us.

What Madilu should have done after the death of Franco: Form a band with Aime Kiwakana

Hello everyone, after the Franco, Josky, Madilu and Simaro. I told one thing that Madilu should have done after the death of Franco.

Form a band with his old friend Aime Kiwakana. I have a name for the band already. The band is called "Tout Puissant Royaume" something related to Madilu's band "Tout Puissant Systeme". 

This is how should have went if the group went the way I wanted. 

Groupe (O Grupo, El Grupo, Le Groupe, Lingomba, Kikundi)
Tout Puissant Royaume 

Leaders (Les Leaders, Os liders, Viongo, Bakonzi, Los Liders) 
Aime Kiwakana (singer)
Madilu Systeme (singer) 

Guitarists (les guitarists, mibeti likombe, los ou os guitarristas, wachezaji gitaa) 
Burkina Faso Mboya Liya (solo guitar)
Thierry Mantuika (misolo guitar)
Mpudi Decca (bass guitar) 
Lokassa ya Mbongo (rhythm guitar) 

Singers (Chanteurs, Waimbaji, Cantantes, Cantadores, Bayembi) 
Mayaula Mayoni (Rythme or Misolo Guitar) 
Serge Kiambukuta
Lomingo Alida 
Malage de Lugendo
Bola Bolithe
Elba Top A
Luciana 
Pompon Kuleta 


Just with these men, it would have been a nice going band at first before they would eventually split up since you have big personalities together here but it would have been a fresh start for Madilu System and Aime Kiwakana. 

Aime Kiwakana and Madilu System are great singers and they should have had a fresh start and let OKJ go and create a band of their own. That way you could have seen the great personalities of these two great stars. 

Also Aime Kiwakana and Madilu System could have made some beautiful duets together. Because they had a special connection that no one else could get. Listen to this song by Mayaula Mayoni which had Aime and Madilu

Speaking of Mayaula Mayoni, he would have been a honorable membe of the band as he could do some backing up vocals for Madilu and Aime at times with either a Luciana or a Pompon depending on a song. 

Also you could have created more inner circles with this band. Think about the scenario with two Madilus with Malage and Lominga or a Serge Kiambukuta. I mean Bola Bolithe and Elba Top A. They were both good with Serge's voice who sounds like Youlou if Youlou had a lower range. 

In fact with this band, this is how the band would arrange on the songs (some examples) 
1) Elba Top A, Serge Kiambukuta and Luciana Demingongo 
2) Bola Bolithe, Elba Top A, Aime Kiwakana and Pompom Kuleta 
3) Aime Kiwakana and Madilu System
4) Elba Top A and Madilu System
5) Aime Kiwakana, Elba Top A and Madilu System
6) Madilu System, Serge Kiambukuta and Luciana Demingongo
7) Aime Kiwakana, Madilu System and Mayaula Mayoni
8) Bola Bolithe and Luciana 
9) Elba Top A and Malage
10) Aime Kiwakana, Lominga Alida, Madilu System, Malage de Lugendo
11) Aime Kiwakana, Madilu System, Malage de Lugendo and Mayaula Mayoni
12) Aime Kiwakana, Bola Bolithe, Madilu System and Serge Kiambukuta 
13) Aime Kiwakana, Bola Bolithe, Elba Top A and Luciana Demingongo 
14) Elba Top A, Luciana Demingongo, Madilu System and Serge Kiambukuta 
15) Aime Kiwakana, Lominga Alida, Luciana Demingongo, Pompom Kuleta 
16) Lominga Alida, Luciana Demingongo, Madilu System, Pompom Kuleta 
17) Aime Kiwakana, Bola Bolithe, Lominga Alida, Madilu System
18) Aime Kiwakana, Elba Top A, Madilu System, Malage de Lugendo 
19) Serge Kiambukuta, Lomingo Alida , Malage de Lugendo
and Bola Bolithe
20) Mayaula Mayoni, Elba Top A, Luciana Demingongo and Pompon Kuleta 

These would be good rotations for some songs that are seen in Rumba and Soukous with songs like Kojac, Mario, Pesa Position na Yo, Ngui-Ngon, Cooperation, Assimata, Tubela, and other great songs. 

You would have a combination of Le TPOK Jazz, Afrisa International, Viva La Musica, Wenge Musica, and Kamikaze Loningisa together for some beautiful moments. Furthemore, you could have some diversity of music and you would be able to see different prespectives coming here. 

If this was the case, you could have had a new moment in Congolese music. You would have more fun between Aime Kiwakana and Madilu System. 

OK Jazz Fallout: Why it is the fault of Franco, Josky, Madilu and Simaro

I am apologizing for not posting a long time. So many things have happened. I wish I could have posted this earlier. I have had family drama that has been more than bearable and I had little time to do writing since I had to do so many things. Family drama can be so bad.

This leads to this great post right here. 

I have heard over the years of who is the responsible for the end of OK Jazz. Some say that it was Madilu only while others say that it was the only fault of Simaro. Nonsense. It is both Madilu AND Simaro who are responsible for the end of OK Jazz as well as Josky and Franco. 

Franco, Josky, Madilu and Simaro are responsible for the end of job. 

I will start with Madilu System. 
This man was a deeply arrogant man and believed that everyone else was a loser. I always wonder why would Madilu would stay in the band since he wanted to be the boss and he knew that he would have no chance in le TPOK Jazz. He was behaving badly and he was always being a asshole to everyone and he had a tendency to be a douche-bag many      times according to those close to OKJ group. I don't what was Madilu's motive in staying in OKJ when it was clear that he wanted a "free life". Why go continue with a person whom Madilu admitted that he never got along with. Reference to the poet Simaro Lutumba. In fact he was doing more nzingzongs than being part of OK Jazz. Really most OKJ songs were with Ndombe, Djo Mpoyi, Aime Kiwakana and Josky Kiambukuta. Madilu should have left and started his own affair and do something great. 

Madilu System was already a man that was accussed of creating certain rifts between Josky and Ntesa as well as Franco and Simaro. 

By Madilu staying in OKJ was proof that Madilu had a strong shortage of character. He knew that he wanted power and he also understood how much he hated Simaro Lutumba. Yet he wanted to be approved by Simaro. He wanted so badly to be buddies with Simaro when Simaro clearly never liked him but realized what a good use that he could for his songs. 

Madilu wanted so badly to be in Bana OK. Yet Simaro made it clear that he did not want him in Bana OK. Madilu was mad at Simaro for not allowing him in Bana OK. Simaro chose Elba Top A to take his place. 

Simaro Lutumba
This leads to my anger towards Simaro Lutumba. Simaro knew who Madilu was and what a douchebag he was especially since they were family. Madilu's aunt or sister was married to Simaro himself. Her name is Maman Kelani. It is not as if Simaro was not going to have a "reformed Madilu". All the other members knew how Madilu was and Madilu had a fallout with Franco to some degree which was apparently a inspiration to his song Voisin. Furthermore, Madilu had a band with Aime Kiwakana, and Gerry Dialunguna in La Festival du Zaire. It was Simaro who demanded them to comeback to the fold. They did. Simaro should have never done that. Instead, he should grabbed the remaining members and get some new blood from Kamikaze or Brazza bands where he could get some new sound with the phrase "Kilo ya Kinshasa" 

Madilu and Simaro had a beef long before the death of Franco. As Madilu had indicated in a 1999 interview how Madilu felt hurt by Simaro back in the late 1980s. It was clear their problems started in 1988 after their collaboration on the song Tala Merci pona Mbwa. Their hatred for one another only grew after the death of Franco. 

This video pretty much sums the bad blood between Simaro and Madilu. Just look how Josky said Madilu's name twice and said Simaro's name only once. It was clear to some degree that Simaro was bothered by this. 

It was clear who the members were more comfortable with. They preferred the egoist man Madilu than the shy man Simaro. I am sure Simaro was deeply bothered by this. This did not help matters when Madilu was invited for a show in France in 1993 which was the reason why Simaro decided to suspend Madilu for three months before he created Bana OK which Simaro did not allow Madilu in at all. Madilu's recount on what happened was pretty much confirmed by Simaro himself in a certain phrase. 

To finally to put a nail on the coffin, it was Simaro's idea to make Madilu the second vice president. More fuel to the fire. The first vice president and vice president of Bana OK would be Josky Kiambukuta. 

Josky Kiambukuta
Which leads me to this man. He is a great singer and a great talent and I love how he sang his classic songs. But as far a leader, he deserve some blame too. He made no attempt to try to be the middle man. 

I only say this because I saw this interview which he speaks on his career and how he separated with Lutumba. 

Then I look and wonder why could have Josky be the middle man. If there was one person both Simaro and Madilu loved was Josky Kiambukuta. In a sense, Josky should have been the leader. He was the one that everyone loved. Look at his album Serrer Serrer. It had big success. It was clear that Josky was a beloved man. It was noted that Madilu often referred Josky as a "special individual". 

I blame Josky for this too. He was complicit. He could have found a way to keep the tension from getting so big. Because Simaro and Madilu did not like each other and Josky could have found resolutions to keep them from getting at eachother's throats. But he was indifferent and just let his ego get the best of him with having lots of fun as "the star". As result, Josky, Madilu and Simaro trio ended in 1994. But there is one person who deserve the blame too. 

Franco
Franco deserve some fault too. I know he died 5 years before OKJ ended but he is not faultless in this too. I never wanted to blame because he was gone. But then I took another look and realized that Franco deserve some harsh criticism. 

This 1985 interview gives me a reason to look at Franco and wonder "WHY"

That interview, Franco attacked Lutumba Simaro and Ntesa Dialenst for their "nzingzong" work. It was clear that Franco hated nzingzong with strong passion. In fact he made it clear when he said this "They know that I like to have food while they go eating." 

This made me look at Franco again. Then I remember I did a post about 2 or 3 years ago about Franco about his "major gaffs". Two of them were Arrival of Madilu and Simaro being vice president. They go hand to hand. 

Franco already knew that Simaro was a big fan of nzingzong. 1985 was not the only time that he did this. He also did it in 1971 when OKJ was going through a unfortunate change when Vicky Longomba left the band for creation of his own band which ironically gave a Franco soukouss impersonator Syran Mbenza. 

That same year of the nzingzong was when Franco gave Simaro the role as vice president. Bad idea. I stand by this. Because of the 1985 interview that Franco gave. It was proof that Franco made a major error giving Simaro the vice president role. It was clear that there was bad blood between Franco and Simaro during the period. 

Seeing that makes me wonder "Why would you give something big to someone whom you knew would do one thing that you really hate". 

Also by bringing Madilu into OKJ, you brought in drama. Madilu came from Afrisa of Tabu Ley. Madilu had a big diva personality. Franco had a huge addiction with Pepe Kalle's voice and he wanted Pepe Kalle to be even a member of OK Jazz but Pepe Kalle said no. So he decided to look someone who sounded close enough to Pepe Kalle. He quickly realized that was Madilu. But Madilu's personality would in fact create a rift between Josky Kiambukuta and Ntesa Dalienst so much that they would not sing in eachother's songs. Franco was unable to get Josky, Madilu and Ntesa to become the main frontmen of OKJ. His inability to get these men get along is part of proof of having Madilu in Le TPOK Jazz was a bad idea. Madilu spoke a little about this here.

Also getting Simaro and Madilu together was a bad idea because Simaro was a shy and Madilu was a egoist man. This is a horrible mix and you just get pain. Franco should have had a meeting to get these men to get along but he did not and it created a bad blood that never recovered. 

Final nail on the coffin was that Manzenza who was Franco's manager, said that he wanted OKJ to run without him when he is longer alive. 

Franco should have had a tough talk with Simaro, Josky and Madilu and tell them how he would like them to do OKJ as well with his family to deal with business dealings so OKJ could have continued well. Franco clearly did not do that and he deserve some harsh for some of the situations that occured later in the early 1990s. 

Regardless, I am happy that we had Franco, Josky, Madilu and Simaro in the same band for some time. Somethings should have been handled differently.