I always thought that Huits Kilos left Victoria Principal by himself, I never knew that Emeneya came to Ndjili to convince his father to come back in Victoria Eleison and his people throwing stones towards his cars. Someone like Marcel Landu or Papy Gene must to interview him to make ask detailed questions about his time in Etumba na Ngwaka, Viva la Musica, Victoria Eleison and Afrisa International.

I am really surprised to hear to he’s But na Filet’s uncle.

For years I thought that Emeneya was jocking about Huits Kilo touring with Janet Jackson until a nephew showed me a videoclip where he appeared as a broke drunken man. But in which song did he exactly play guitar for her ?



Congolese artists need to wake up, hearing now that 8 Kilos often invited in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting market Congolese artists. But they shall make Ndombolo music. Isn’t there a way for Christelle Mangaya to get a contract for Koffi there ?

I always thought that Huits Kilos left Victoria Principal by himself, I never knew that Emeneya came to Ndjili to convince his father to come back in Victoria Eleison and his people throwing stones towards his cars. Someone like Marcel Landu or Papy Gene must to interview him to make ask detailed questions about his time in Etumba na Ngwaka, Viva la Musica, Victoria Eleison and Afrisa International.

I am really surprised to hear to he’s But na Filet’s uncle.

For years I thought that Emeneya was jocking about Huits Kilo touring with Janet Jackson until a nephew showed me a videoclip where he appeared as a broke drunken man. But in which song did he exactly play guitar for her ?



Congolese artists need to wake up, hearing now that 8 Kilos often invited in Colombia. Colombia is an interesting market Congolese artists. But they shall make Ndombolo music. Isn’t there a way for Christelle Mangaya to get a contract for Koffi there ?

Yeah. Congolese artists should perform there often.

I totally forgot about the story that Tabu Ley hold Huits Kilos for some weeks in his house in Limete, him being forbidden to go out and Victoria Eleison fanatics coming every there trying to kidnap him, to get him back into Victoria Eleison. Huits Kilo doesn't agree about the story of Wemba influencing Tabu Ley's manager Lossikiya Maneno to get Huits Kilo in order to destabilize Emeneya, but it can be true because something they would never say it a musician "we recruited you to destabilize your leader". Luckily Emeneya had also solists like Bongo Wende (RIP) and Auguy Lutula in Victoria and they recruited Akwesa Koumbaro (RIP) to replace Huits Kilo, so there wasn't any void left. That team made the masterpiece LP "Manhatthan". Papa Wemba himself was totally down in that era with Viva La Musica, them not having a proper instrument-set to perform well every week in bars and bands like Anti Choc and Choc Stars even passed them in term of succes/fame.

I hope that we can find those rare magazine of 80s that had articles about conflicts, events and interviews in congolese music during the 80s. I already saw few on facebook, but it were mostly covers. I would like to read the about the conflict Ditutala had with Nono Monzuluku while having his little brother Bebe atalaku in Zaiko.