When i play this generique it goes on repeat. Arafat was at his best here. Did he leave just after the La Main Noire album was released as that would explain why there was no clip for this song? Who does he refer to in the intro when he says "bino ba leki oyo ngai nalakisa nzela, bokoma kofinga ngai yaya na bino mais nzambe azomona?" (translated as: "you young ones whom i showed the way, you have started insulting me but God is watching".
I have noticed in the last two videos of Maison Mere, this live and the other one where as a group they had a meeting Cafe Roum is absent. Has he left or suspended? I also notice the absence of Djenny Atula. Even his vocal in Machine A Voter song was sung by that guy who sings like Taddet De Monticule. This live leaves much to be desired sound wise in some parts there are echos worse on the Augustine song the echo continues and at some poinnt the whole sound is lost.
Lol. So Nicodem is muluba but cant express himself in his mother toungue?
I listen to this album repeatedly. No favourites but Willy Blanchard is my favourites' favourite (if there is anything like that) Lol.
I have some questions about Willy Star.
1. Is this the same Willy Star who is said to have fathered a child with Fifi Mama Ministre? Coz i hear the Papa Na ChrisCross chant.
2. If he is, then what was his piret petit about with Papa Cheri, was he one of the his private song writers?
3. He is a good singer, why then wasnt he a musician in BCBG since he was a piret petit of the leader?
4. Was this vocal "Nazalaki na ngai epai ya piret vieux Jose Ndomba, nazalaki epai ya piret vieux na ngai Oguy Kafuba. Kokamwa te soki lelo bomoni ngai epai ya Blaise Bula, ezali mingi pona koluka vie na ngai ekoma stable. Naboyi vie ya ki piret petit..." in the song Willy Blanchard aimed at Papa Cheri?
He says he has been around Roga Roga as his young man from way back before Roga Roga even thought of becoming a musician and that he first learned how to play the guitar from the same person who taught Roga, Espe Bass and Durell Loemba. He also talks about their incoming concerts in Brazza and Ivory Coast. Also talks about what made them leave. He says Roga stopped respecting them musicians to the point where at one rehearsal, he would be tellling them that 'if you want to leave, leave as he cared less". He adds that one of the last concerts they had in Point Noire, at the end of the concert when paying them their dues, Roga was throwing the monies (never mind that the money is chump change of the contract) in their faces without consideration of the dignity of a person. He says that kind of treatment is what really pushed them to leave. The last straw obviously came when Roga said no one will put mabanga in the coming album.
He ends by saying he still respects Roga as his grand frere but Congo Brazza will see "battle for supremacy" musically that has never been seen before.
I notice that most Nouvelle Horizon clips and rehearsal clips are posted on Levyson's channel, i foresee a situation where Levsyson will start claiming ki leadership of the group leading to friction. I think they should have opened an official group channel.
Whats the real story that made the featuring between the two not to materialise. @ minute 50 upwards Bozi says they had recorded a song featuring Ferre but that they couldnt shoot a clip because Ferre kept postponing the days that they'd agreed to film the clip. Goes on to say a featuring doesn't mean the one being featured is giving the one who wants a feature more buzz. Then does the usual praise of Ferre's rival Le King.
Whats the other side of this apparent fall out between the Bozi and Ferre @Archos and @Pole Position.
My favourite among them is Decision. Been recently listening to it a lot. Ya Fifi was on fire here that transition at 6:24 minutes, wow. Such songs gives hope that Balle De Match may just be worth the long wait that we been subjected to by Marshal Mukulu.
Amour sans tacher is another good song. Chai Ngenge was on top of his vocal capability.
Did Sunda Bass play solo guitar here or or the main solistes did?
Beautiful and very relatable track. Shows how much children suffer whenever parents' marriage ends in divorce or separation. Been listening to this track recently. I wish we could have more of such songs with a very powerful message. I did the translation for the song. I however, struggled to put together the translation for the last verse because some of the text is in french. Oh and i also don't know the guy who does the vocal for the same last verse. I hope bro @Archos or anyone else can assist.
Intro – Papa Wemba
Lowy Elema intellectual na biso
Lowy Elema our intellectual
Mobali ya Pepe Ngongolo, l’homme de pyramide
Pepe Ngongolo’s man/husband, the pyramid man
Deofa Kolopa, Suaz la firrenze, boyoka lisolo na biso
Deofa Kolopa, Suaz la Ferrenze, listen to our story
Papa eh Mama eh, lisumu nini biso bana tosalaki po toniokwama boye ko
Father and Mother, what sin did we children commit for us to suffer like this
Po mongongo na biso bana ata na mopepe ya makasi ndenge nini, ekoyokana
Heuresement Jean Willy Yaba Moise le savior, Ingeniur le plus celebre, Semplese Aundu bapesi biso bolingo ah nzambe
Verse 1 Alpatshino
Bokabuani ya Papa et Mama biso bana tomonaki pasi
The separation of Dad and Mum we children saw/experienced a lot of pain
Biso bana totelenganaki moko te na kati ya bango alingaki biso
We children wandered around none between them liked us
Mama mere esika akendeki azwaki yaye mobali
Mum wherever she went got married
Papa pe esika atikalaki azwaki yaye nzele
Dad also where he remained got himself a pretty girl/lady
Ah biso bana totelenganaki tolalaki esika nini te
We wandered around, which place didn’t we sleep in
Toliaki biloko na fulu totambolaki pe tosengaki bato oo mbongo na balabala
We ate things from the garbage bin, we walked and also begged for money from people in the streets
Biso bana totelenganaki, na malueka kutu tokomaki ata koluka bilei byakolia
We children wandered, even in malueka we reached just looking for food to eat
2. Alpatshino Ngai yaya liboso oo oh nzambe
Me the eldest oh God
Ngai na baleki na ngai mibale oh yaweh biso bana totelanganaki
Me and my two siblings oh Jehovah we wandered
Toliaki biloko na fulu totambolaki pe tosengaki bato oo mbongo na balabala
We ate things from the garbage bin, we walked and also begged for money from people in the streets
biso bana totelenganaki
We the children wandered around
Totiaki motema na biso epayi ya Pathy Mubenga, Eric Lele, Espoir Molema Nzambe ya shengen, Mama Rosa mere frank na ackim
We put our heart with Pathy Mubenga, Eric Lele, Espoir Molema the lord of shengen, Mama Rosa mother of Frank and Ackim
3. Alpatshino Nzambe pe lokola abosanaka bana baye te oh
Since God also doesn’t forget his children
Ye atindelaka biso le savior moise oh
He sent us the “savior Moses”
Kombo naye Jean Willy Yaba
His name is Jean Willy Yabba
Ye azwaki biso lokola bana baye, ye afutelaka baleki bangai minerval oh
He took us like his own children, he paid school fees for my siblings
Bazalaki kokende kelasi
They were going to school
L’argent de poche pe ezangaka te
Pocket money also wasn’t missing
4. Alpatshino
Tango esika moko na moko akeyi
When each one went their own way
Akobota pe bana papa et mama
They gave birth to children
Bana wana bakobenga biso ba nani
What will those children call us?
Biso na bango biso na bango tokola esika moko te
We didn’t grow up in the same place
Nzambee sala makambu mwasi akoleka nakati ya mokili yaweh yo pambola ah ah ah Yaweh yo bikisa, biso bana totelenganaki
God take care of us, us your children have wandered
Mitema pasi eh
Painful heart
Mere Jacky alambi misili te
Hasn’t Mama Jacky cooked misili (green vegetable with a bitter taste which you can only eat when you are very hungry and there is no other food)
Po biso nzala eleki oh
For hunger is too much for us
Chorus
Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
5. Alpatshino
Nzambe asala makambu na makamwisi ebele
God does a lot of great and amazing things
Yesu nkolo, Jesus
Lord Jesus
Nzambe asalaka makambu na makamwisi ebele
God does a lot of great and amazing things
Ye moko nzambe ye akela biso
The same God created us
Nzambe alingaka biso koleka ye
God loves us more than himself
Yahweh ye abosanaka bana baye te eeh
He doesn’t forget his own children
Chorus Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
6. (Insert correct vocalist and text)
Chorus Papa et mama bondela sambela nzambe
Dad and mum plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Bondela sambela nzambe
Plead and pray to God
Sambela balimbisa bino
Pray so that you are forgiven
Mabe bokosala boyebi te
You don’t know the bad things you are doing
Papa et Mama bobosana te ke tozali bana na bino eh
Dad and Mum, don’t forget that we are your kids/children
I fell in love with this first time i heard it. Lovely traditional song with modern sounds. "Avec tout l'inspiration de Soliste diablo junior Kamo (sp)". No wonder Bill Clinton has a rich resume of chants/cries. Heritage!
Reminds me of the Tshala Muana Menteurs album. The soliste here had fun with guitar.
I laughed at minute 9:45 when introducing Zeka Luzeka (Pretre ya forme), he jokingly says when coming for the tv interview he asked his entourage not to dress better than him. Then he tells a story that he had a friend who never liked anyone to dress better than him. He says whenever they agreed to go out together, when this friend comes out and sees how everyone is dressed better than him, he would give an excuse that he has developed a stomach ache so he cant go with them "Nazoyoka libumu pasi, libumu ezoleka".