naaah but our musicians being the greedy guys they are always siding with the one who is in the best financial and power position to avoid problems but also to make crazy money i dont know about the amount this time but the elections of 12 years ago some of the top guns were on 200K 300K for one two songs which was like the amount they'd make in a month and half of active VIP tour even going as far as taunting the other ones who have for most been big sponsors of them previously
Funny thing is the combattant's wouldn't have been able to get near the place it was so surrounded by police it was unreal. Plus during the queue the crowd started taunting the combatants and even inside the hall too. There was one guy that decided to troll everyone in the crowd not too far from me and he decided to dress in all brown pretending to be a combatant and then someone called him out telling him to get out, and every started chanting "Bima" and he started saying Fally won't play tonight. He almost got his ass kicked by everyone then it turned out he was not only not a combatant but he was also Cameroon lol smh
I stayed at a hotel nearby the stadium and from 2PM some combatants were local to the area trying to interview people asking why they're going to the concert but other than that nothing happened. We left the hotel before 5 and it took us 10 mins to get to the place. Already 15 mins away from the stadium there was already security and policer in the area There was so many entrances but we got to where we needed to get to and queue was long already some people were there from 3pm. The fans were already chanting for Fally and singing bloque. We went past the security check and were able to enter the perimeters outside the stadium and its there I saw none other than Zacharie Bababaswe, He was filming the queue from live lol. We waited maybe 40 mins and the doors were meant to open at 6pm but they opened 15 mins later. Just before 6 it was then where they put Fally's poster on the screen that's placed on the stadium. The doors opened and we went inside one by one and surprisingly it wasnt chaotic everyone was patient and went inside one by one, I got inside and there were people inside and at the front. At the very front of the stage it was the VIP section, I had a good view I wasn't too far from the front myself.
The DJ started playing Music first started with Karaoke of Fally's songs and the lyrics were on the screen for everyone to sing along to. Then he started playing all types of music. This is as the hall it starting to fill up slowly, but the seated areas didn't have much people, the DJ announces the opening acts and the first person that comes out is Mignon Abraham and I'm not gonna lie to you guys everybody was confused, no one knew who he was I had to tell people that he's a former bcbg member. He performed the song he dedicated to Fally last year and no one knew the words and they were just staring at him he only got cheers towards the end we started saying "warriors" loool, but it was very painful performance to watch. The next person that came out was Petit Fally and he got a good reception and he did a quick acapella and everyone started cheering for him then he went to the back. Then another guy came out who's name I've completely forgotten and did his thing to a decent reception, then lastly the group that signed to Fally's label f'victeam came out for their set and they were joined at the end by Abraham and petit fally before going to the back.
The DJ started playing a couple more tracks and then once again made everyone do karaoke but was a rubbish with his song selection. Another artist came out and nobody knew who he was or what song he was singing and everyone was again confused and people around me were saying some of these opening acts are shit, Fally should've brought Robinio back for the opening act like Bercy "Wapi Mundibu" lol. The show was on pause for more an hour and the seated places were still not filled up there was a bit of problems outside as the people who bought the seated tickets were going to the wrong entrances and had to walk all the way around outside the stadium which took 30 mins, which caused the show to delay by an hour. It turns to 9PM and suddenly the hall is PACKED, and the lights go out and everyone gets excited and start chanting for Fally. Suddenly the group appears on stage and then the dancers appear and the spectacle starts playing and then the pyros go off and Fally appears from the bottom of the stage, and the place erupts and he's standing still taking it all in. He then starts playing Droit Chemin and the whole crowd starts singing a long with him he then stops. Good entrance 8/10.
He takes a minute to acknowledge the crowd and then then he starts playing 100 and it sounds really good, and really gets the crowd to sing along with him. 7/10 no much to be said but its a mix of playback and the band playing also.
He then stops and asks the crowd if they're here for Rhumba and everyone screams yes and he suddenly plays Service which has the crowd going insane as no one expected it this time the crowd are singing majority of the sing as he's taking it all in, and then switches to Liputa and tries to get the crowd to sing along but most of the crowd forgot the lyrics lol so he did majority by himself. But still for both rhumbas 7.5/10
Next song is Original and Fally dances really well with his band and backup dancers there play good extended sebene and the whole crowd are dancing and even the atalkus add in some new cries, Fally comes off the stage whilst the dancers are still going. Fally actually made effort but you can tell he's still holding back a bit compared to the great dancer we all know but I'll give it a solid 8.5/10
Next song is probably my favourite of the whole night Mal Accompagne from Formule 7 and oh my gosh Fally SANG. he came back and even changed and had the stage to himself and started singing, even some people in the crowd were crying because he sang with a bit emotion and I won't lie I found this live version better than the album version in my opinion 9/10.
Next Tayc comes out and starts singing suit moi and is joined by Fally. Tayc you can't tell loves the Congolese culture loool 6/10. Up next up is Migrant des Reves and Youssou Ndour comes out from under the stage the way Fally did (he's the only guest to do so) good performance from both 6.5/10.
Next is Amore with Danny Synthe and the ENTIRE stadium is singing along with Fally and once again people are crying and also waving their hands. Fally announces to the crowd that Danny composed the song along with him. 8/10 Mokobe comes out next and they perform Carre, not really much to say about this peromance I didn't really care for it to be honest. Some people enjoyed but meh not for me 5.5/10
Up next is Mannequin with Keblack and Naza and good overall performance they know how to get the crowd rocking. The dancers come join them on stage and do a bit of sebene and Naza joins and whines his waist lmao 6/10
Next is Allo Telephone with just the band and without Fally, they play this version exactly like the audio version but with a bit more energy once again new cries are added in some of the mics aren't loud enough to hear all the atalkus. must've been about 4 or 6 on stage if I'm not mistaken. Good performance and routine, 7/10.
Next is Afsana which gets a good reception and is just dancing along and singing no more to say about this but good song sounded just like the album 8/10 Un coup starts playing and Dadju casually walks on the stage to the point no one noticed until they put his face on the big screen and the whole place erupted after they finished that set Fally requests they sing his favourite song Jaloux. Both fally and dadju have good chemistry and should collaborate more 8.5/10. After they finish their set Dadju gives Fally his flowers and congratulates him for selling out U Arena and not even many French artists could even sell out the stadium so the fact that Fally a kid from Bandal did it shows courage, good heartfelt moment.
SDM comes out for Droit de veto and decent performance, SDM was using autotune but in the correct way.5/10 performance for me, I didn't really care for it but the whole crowd was digging for it so on that alone I'll give it a 7.
Science Fiction is next and the performance is good but man his singers mics are wayyyy too low man throughout it was an obvious issue but here not was showing again. it's like Fally was relying more on the crowd then his own singers. For that alone because the song requires a lot of chorus I have to give it a 5/10 which sucks because I love that song.
SL is next and it's not too long good enough but the crowd are singing along. 6/10. Bakalos is next with special guest is Champion Djikapela on drums who fally announces that after tonight he's retiring from music and U Arena is his last show, it was good but I felt Champion didn't do his typical signature sound but still did powerful drumming so for that case and also the singing and Champion as a guest but unfortunately it lasted like 1 min so I'll give it a 5.5/10. Fan favourite song Mayday is up next and the crowd erupts. Fally put more energy into this performance and the crowds energy was one of the loudest here so I'll give this one a 8.5/10.
My favourite song De La Renta played I just love this he played it for 2 mins so I'll give this a 7.5/10 if it went on for longer it would've been a 10 but then again I'm Bias loool
Aya Nakamura comes out for Bad boy and her performance wasn't that impressive even the crowd wasnt as into it compared to the other guests, but still vocally she's good, 5.5/10
Bloque & Libres Parcours my Godddddd this was the spectacle of the night and what a way to bow out, Gaz Mawete came out to make a quick appearance. But the way they transitioned from Bloque to Libres Parcours was impressive I feel like that's how they should've done it with the real song and end Bloque with a hard hitting sebene. The dancers that were on stage really did their thing and there was this dancer in a white vest that was battling Fally and it's the first time we've seen it fally not totally outshining his own dancers. Everyone was dancing and then Fally did the eagle sign and then the eagle appeared on the screens and then Fally totally disappeared. The dancers slowly disappeared and started waving goodbye and so did the atalakus and singers until they came off the stage then the stage went dark, and everyone was confused if the show was over or not until the main lights came on signalling everyone to leave. Some people tried to stay thinking if Fally would come back lol, but the ending was too abrupt because of the curfew. For this one I give it 9.5/10 only because of how abrupt the ending was.
My final thoughts Fally sang really well and you can tell he planned this show to a tea and it wasnt boring at all, the rhumbas later won were cut shorter in favour for the tokoss songs and due to the late start.
The singers you couldnt even hear them their mics were wayyy too low and they didn't even get to sing their own vocals or do mabanga which I'm sure pissed them off and we might see some run away.
I thought there was a bit too much guests but I understand he needed French artists to entertain the urban crowd, it would've been nice if he included more of his QL friends to come on stage but again time restraints.
The dancers were really good I understand why he gets dancers from Europe they're young and energetic and help fill the void of Fally's singers who appear old. I thought the stage and effects including pyro and confetti are some of the best that's been done in our music so a well done to fally, the crowd energy was amazing I've never been in that environment like that. I do wish he played more of his Rhumba even though he sang an Acapella of Canne A Sucre but I guess because he was running out of time he couldn't perform the good song
Overall it was a really good show If I could go back in time I would go again, I will definitely go to the London show. I give the show a 8/10, I'm proud of the guy we first witnessed make his debut with Koffi in 1999 to see him now perform in a packed U Arena is impressive it's like we all watched him grow up. He also announced that he will play at Stade De France, for possibly next year.
So no Bill Clinton coming? Good for Bill despite him being a legenda I think he would have had mid reaction because despite people knowing him it isn't like his music is still played, weird that he called Djadju but not Maitre Gins maybe he was fearing being outshined or just he is still mad about Djuna taking pictures with Ferre with that said Fally needs to do something to promoted this success also onto American media and push incredibly hard on French media to emphasis this, we always here everywhere about how Burna Boy did this, Burna Boy did that and not hat q Congolese has done it everybody in the Congolese diaspora should support it or at least be proud about it and Fally himself needs to promoted this until next year and beyond, I guess this is how Congolese people felt when Werra did the double zenit or when Koffi performed at Bercy I guess
I stayed at a hotel nearby the stadium and from 2PM some combatants were local to the area trying to interview people asking why they're going to the concert but other than that nothing happened. We left the hotel before 5 and it took us 10 mins to get to the place. Already 15 mins away from the stadium there was already security and policer in the area There was so many entrances but we got to where we needed to get to and queue was long already some people were there from 3pm. The fans were already chanting for Fally and singing bloque. We went past the security check and were able to enter the perimeters outside the stadium and its there I saw none other than Zacharie Bababaswe, He was filming the queue from live lol. We waited maybe 40 mins and the doors were meant to open at 6pm but they opened 15 mins later. Just before 6 it was then where they put Fally's poster on the screen that's placed on the stadium. The doors opened and we went inside one by one and surprisingly it wasnt chaotic everyone was patient and went inside one by one, I got inside and there were people inside and at the front. At the very front of the stage it was the VIP section, I had a good view I wasn't too far from the front myself.
The DJ started playing Music first started with Karaoke of Fally's songs and the lyrics were on the screen for everyone to sing along to. Then he started playing all types of music. This is as the hall it starting to fill up slowly, but the seated areas didn't have much people, the DJ announces the opening acts and the first person that comes out is Mignon Abraham and I'm not gonna lie to you guys everybody was confused, no one knew who he was I had to tell people that he's a former bcbg member. He performed the song he dedicated to Fally last year and no one knew the words and they were just staring at him he only got cheers towards the end we started saying "warriors" loool, but it was very painful performance to watch. The next person that came out was Petit Fally and he got a good reception and he did a quick acapella and everyone started cheering for him then he went to the back. Then another guy came out who's name I've completely forgotten and did his thing to a decent reception, then lastly the group that signed to Fally's label f'victeam came out for their set and they were joined at the end by Abraham and petit fally before going to the back.
The DJ started playing a couple more tracks and then once again made everyone do karaoke but was a rubbish with his song selection. Another artist came out and nobody knew who he was or what song he was singing and everyone was again confused and people around me were saying some of these opening acts are shit, Fally should've brought Robinio back for the opening act like Bercy "Wapi Mundibu" lol. The show was on pause for more an hour and the seated places were still not filled up there was a bit of problems outside as the people who bought the seated tickets were going to the wrong entrances and had to walk all the way around outside the stadium which took 30 mins, which caused the show to delay by an hour. It turns to 9PM and suddenly the hall is PACKED, and the lights go out and everyone gets excited and start chanting for Fally. Suddenly the group appears on stage and then the dancers appear and the spectacle starts playing and then the pyros go off and Fally appears from the bottom of the stage, and the place erupts and he's standing still taking it all in. He then starts playing Droit Chemin and the whole crowd starts singing a long with him he then stops. Good entrance 8/10.
He takes a minute to acknowledge the crowd and then then he starts playing 100 and it sounds really good, and really gets the crowd to sing along with him. 7/10 no much to be said but its a mix of playback and the band playing also.
He then stops and asks the crowd if they're here for Rhumba and everyone screams yes and he suddenly plays Service which has the crowd going insane as no one expected it this time the crowd are singing majority of the sing as he's taking it all in, and then switches to Liputa and tries to get the crowd to sing along but most of the crowd forgot the lyrics lol so he did majority by himself. But still for both rhumbas 7.5/10
Next song is Original and Fally dances really well with his band and backup dancers there play good extended sebene and the whole crowd are dancing and even the atalkus add in some new cries, Fally comes off the stage whilst the dancers are still going. Fally actually made effort but you can tell he's still holding back a bit compared to the great dancer we all know but I'll give it a solid 8.5/10
Next song is probably my favourite of the whole night Mal Accompagne from Formule 7 and oh my gosh Fally SANG. he came back and even changed and had the stage to himself and started singing, even some people in the crowd were crying because he sang with a bit emotion and I won't lie I found this live version better than the album version in my opinion 9/10.
Next Tayc comes out and starts singing suit moi and is joined by Fally. Tayc you can't tell loves the Congolese culture loool 6/10. Up next up is Migrant des Reves and Youssou Ndour comes out from under the stage the way Fally did (he's the only guest to do so) good performance from both 6.5/10.
Next is Amore with Danny Synthe and the ENTIRE stadium is singing along with Fally and once again people are crying and also waving their hands. Fally announces to the crowd that Danny composed the song along with him. 8/10 Mokobe comes out next and they perform Carre, not really much to say about this peromance I didn't really care for it to be honest. Some people enjoyed but meh not for me 5.5/10
Up next is Mannequin with Keblack and Naza and good overall performance they know how to get the crowd rocking. The dancers come join them on stage and do a bit of sebene and Naza joins and whines his waist lmao 6/10
Next is Allo Telephone with just the band and without Fally, they play this version exactly like the audio version but with a bit more energy once again new cries are added in some of the mics aren't loud enough to hear all the atalkus. must've been about 4 or 6 on stage if I'm not mistaken. Good performance and routine, 7/10.
Next is Afsana which gets a good reception and is just dancing along and singing no more to say about this but good song sounded just like the album 8/10 Un coup starts playing and Dadju casually walks on the stage to the point no one noticed until they put his face on the big screen and the whole place erupted after they finished that set Fally requests they sing his favourite song Jaloux. Both fally and dadju have good chemistry and should collaborate more 8.5/10. After they finish their set Dadju gives Fally his flowers and congratulates him for selling out U Arena and not even many French artists could even sell out the stadium so the fact that Fally a kid from Bandal did it shows courage, good heartfelt moment.
SDM comes out for Droit de veto and decent performance, SDM was using autotune but in the correct way.5/10 performance for me, I didn't really care for it but the whole crowd was digging for it so on that alone I'll give it a 7.
Science Fiction is next and the performance is good but man his singers mics are wayyyy too low man throughout it was an obvious issue but here not was showing again. it's like Fally was relying more on the crowd then his own singers. For that alone because the song requires a lot of chorus I have to give it a 5/10 which sucks because I love that song.
SL is next and it's not too long good enough but the crowd are singing along. 6/10. Bakalos is next with special guest is Champion Djikapela on drums who fally announces that after tonight he's retiring from music and U Arena is his last show, it was good but I felt Champion didn't do his typical signature sound but still did powerful drumming so for that case and also the singing and Champion as a guest but unfortunately it lasted like 1 min so I'll give it a 5.5/10. Fan favourite song Mayday is up next and the crowd erupts. Fally put more energy into this performance and the crowds energy was one of the loudest here so I'll give this one a 8.5/10.
My favourite song De La Renta played I just love this he played it for 2 mins so I'll give this a 7.5/10 if it went on for longer it would've been a 10 but then again I'm Bias loool
Aya Nakamura comes out for Bad boy and her performance wasn't that impressive even the crowd wasnt as into it compared to the other guests, but still vocally she's good, 5.5/10
Bloque & Libres Parcours my Godddddd this was the spectacle of the night and what a way to bow out, Gaz Mawete came out to make a quick appearance. But the way they transitioned from Bloque to Libres Parcours was impressive I feel like that's how they should've done it with the real song and end Bloque with a hard hitting sebene. The dancers that were on stage really did their thing and there was this dancer in a white vest that was battling Fally and it's the first time we've seen it fally not totally outshining his own dancers. Everyone was dancing and then Fally did the eagle sign and then the eagle appeared on the screens and then Fally totally disappeared. The dancers slowly disappeared and started waving goodbye and so did the atalakus and singers until they came off the stage then the stage went dark, and everyone was confused if the show was over or not until the main lights came on signalling everyone to leave. Some people tried to stay thinking if Fally would come back lol, but the ending was too abrupt because of the curfew. For this one I give it 9.5/10 only because of how abrupt the ending was.
My final thoughts Fally sang really well and you can tell he planned this show to a tea and it wasnt boring at all, the rhumbas later won were cut shorter in favour for the tokoss songs and due to the late start.
The singers you couldnt even hear them their mics were wayyy too low and they didn't even get to sing their own vocals or do mabanga which I'm sure pissed them off and we might see some run away.
I thought there was a bit too much guests but I understand he needed French artists to entertain the urban crowd, it would've been nice if he included more of his QL friends to come on stage but again time restraints.
The dancers were really good I understand why he gets dancers from Europe they're young and energetic and help fill the void of Fally's singers who appear old. I thought the stage and effects including pyro and confetti are some of the best that's been done in our music so a well done to fally, the crowd energy was amazing I've never been in that environment like that. I do wish he played more of his Rhumba even though he sang an Acapella of Canne A Sucre but I guess because he was running out of time he couldn't perform the good song
Overall it was a really good show If I could go back in time I would go again, I will definitely go to the London show. I give the show a 8/10, I'm proud of the guy we first witnessed make his debut with Koffi in 1999 to see him now perform in a packed U Arena is impressive it's like we all watched him grow up. He also announced that he will play at Stade De France, for possibly next year.
I laughed way too hard at that Abraham part m God I can't ahahahahahahahah
The fact that this man have a music career being a singer, an actual singer who played for Maison Mere and continue to go on and have a successful singing career with people commenting and praising his vocal skills under his comment is an example that really anybody can do anything Listen to how he sang off key on his own song for the umpteenth time here at 00:28
A lot of talent has gone through Quatier Latin over the past 37 years, sucks that Fally is the only one really doing his thing on a solo level where as Maison Mere have everyone else it seems. So it seems that Koffi doesn't care anymore about the perception of Cindy being his second wife or first wife now I should say.
True but to be fair in quartier latins defence the amount of solo stars is due to Koffi stoping the group system in 2006, like with maison mère at least every generation has a strong solo artist. Imagine if Maison Mère stopped producing stars after the dream generation left in 2004/5 it would only be Ferre going strong as a solo artist, and Heritier too to an extent maybe. I do agree though the fact that only Fally is doing well as a solo artist from quartier latin is a joke but majority of ex quartier latin members are in Europe, Before the generation of Fally no one was able to make it as solo artist before 1997.
Why did Soleul, Montana, Bouro (no Bouro actually tried) Mirage never tried to make it big solo and focus in making it a career like Fally did, cause yes I can understand not having stars after 2006 but it is really crazy that only Fally was the only star that Fally was the only star came from QL (AND NO Ferre and Brigade don't count, Ferre was already famous and if he wasn't broke he probably would have gone solo earlier, and for Brigade, I don't think anyone was expecting Brigade to have a successful solo career if he left QL and never joined Maison Mere, look at where Bebe Kero is)
Too little too late, before all the artists (Ferre, Fally, Felix, Heritier etc.) Doing Martyrs and before Fally's massive U-Arena concert they had all the time in the world to take a group of concert between them with continuity to get all the fans togheter and share the pie of the young generation who was curious to see what was thus Wenge that their fathers and mothers talked about, but instead they just made one concert and yes people talked about it but it didn't had the impact of Ferre's Martyrs and it definitely didn't had the impact of Fally's U-Arena, people don't care about Wenge Reunion anymore, but they are just focused in what Werra and JB doing leaving guys like Blaise Bula and the others into the oblivion
Can anyone tell me what did Fally or any of his useless artists actually do on this event to make you say wahooo what a performance kie kie none like I said it this is another show in the forgotten world of Fally's music career thanks to the hustler community he gets all these advantages kie kie we are just watching because these organization once they give you expect to give back more than you received kie kie.
My artist Ferre Gola does it naturally and with all the obstacles that is put on his path to make him look unprofessional, lazy but the true gift and talent he has keeps him well in the game funny how he scares the lot of you with little things but yet we are told he is not on Fally's level but yet a whole camp was set up just to kill him yet it failed.
How is he the main drummer? This guy has deprived us some good music at BCBG, too average
He rarely plays concert is usually the other Drummer Blaise who plays and Seguin usually plays on albums and very big concert but for the rest he lets Blaise play
lol the name of his band and his fans says it all his band is les adorateurs(the worshippers) in which world a 38 year old popular music singer names his band like that and not a more funky name haha and his fans are les anges(the angels)
Another forgetful event from Fally Ipupa. Never in our music history an artist can perform on lots of concerts yet not one is remembered for show performance, vocal ability, show performance.
Also why have fans been lied to that he was performing in front of 40.000 while in truthiness was for less than 20,000 as the venue was halved also ticket sale was poor as some tickets were being handed out for free round chateau rouge.
I am a Golois and I will attend Fally's concert, in Lingala there is a saying "Moninga azwi Sepela" Fally is making history of Congolese music whether you like it or not
Congratulations to Fally for performing at a PACKED U Arena, I was there and the vibe was incredible. I will be giving a review for the show very soon. But congratulations to Fally for being the first Congolese artist to perform there and the 2nd African artist, and he also (allegedly) had a bigger crowd than Burna boy who had over 30,000 whereas Fally had over 40,000.
Even tho I am not a Fally fan I want this to be talked about by every Congolese forgetting the factions.
kimbangu has serious talent and so does but i fear these types of videos are it for the two of them. i don't think they ever work in a band again, but i could be wrong. maybe session music pays more than being in a band. Is Sarah permanently living in France now?
Felly has had a good run.....
Bro, maybe you don't fully know how Congolese music bands work, but is hard to make actual money in these type of groups, if you are a singer but especially if you are a guitarist it will be hard to get money, Kimbangu himself said that he wasn't paid in any of the Congolese industry he played in ans that was eating by going to donors, like Cardozo Mwamba and many others to get something to eat,even Phrasologie, who was one of the most talented Atalaku in Villanova said that they weren't getting paid and had to find donors or people with big heart like Chancel Mbemba to help them and give them some money, so yes, they should stay in Europe and if they want to come back in Congo just to visit
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