They claimed that the award would be the true representation of African music. But I didn't see Ferre Gola's name while his song Bizorbi being a big hit this year. But at the same time artists like Locko, KO-C from Cameroun and Emma'a from Gabon being nominated in the category Best Francophone artist. Where are Wally B. Seck, Josey ?
Also why is Aya Nakamura nominated in the category best album and not Fally Ipupa's Formule 7 ? Isn't she from the diaspora of France ? I will not surprised if they would give her that award, since that tv-channel Trace Urban is from France.
"Award ya cop".Why did Laudert Londala die that early, can't Adjovi bring Kora Awards back or Consty Eka team up with Junior Zogbo again to re-start Afri-Car Awards ?
I started to watch Mbuta Likasu's interview with Jimilito and Mbuta Likasu at some point informing that Pascal Poba just got out of coma and Eugene Ntua Buanga passed away few days ago in Moanda after being hit by a car.
Eugene Ntua Buanga did two interesting interviews with Mbuta Likasu. Revealing for example that Manuaku's true name is Munuaku-Waku and not Manuaku-Waku. Also saying that he brought Vieux Abeto to Cabinda to act like Felix Wazekwa since that Wazekwa was in Europe while he already received the money and him having to perform there with some local musicians lol.
It would have been better if Bimi released the song within Familia Dei. The song would have a massive impact. The same for Nyoka Longo's Nzete ya Mbila, which was a big succes, but if being released already in Jetez l'Eponge then it would have created alot of polemic with the war of Zaiko Nkolo Mboka vs Zaiko Familia Dei that was going on at that time.
Must be scary what stars of Zaiko went trough when leaving the band on a bad way. I just watched Djo Moplat's second interview talking short about how Familia Dei got separted and the problems they got. I noticed that during such separations, the leaders of the weakest side are often victim of health issues and conflicts starting about stuff that don't make any sense. Are these problems due to rivals collaborating with witchdoctors and those witchdoctors sending bad eyes to them ? It brought me back to the interview Alain Mpela did with Ado Yuhe and him saying that when he left Wenge BCBG, he first person to visit him being Ilo Pablo of Zaiko Familia Dei. Ilo Pablo then advicing him "ndenge olongwe deja, yekola kosimbi nkisi".
It's a shame that Werrason never performed at Olympia with all the succes he had. Him only performing there as one of late Manu Dibangu's main guest in 2001.
The first opportunity was in 1999. The dates they were putting at Villejuif (the first one in May being cancelled because of not receiving visa's) before the planned Olympia were tests. But the event at Olympia for July 10th ended up by being cancelled. It got cancelled out of respect for Papa Wemba, after being contacted by his staff (Eric Kenzo and co). At that time Papa Wemba planned a show on the same date in Brussels at Forest National to celebrate his 50th birthday and 30 years in music. It created anger among his fanatics in Kinshasa. Werrason and his musicians made interviews in Europe to calm his fans down and his spokemen in Kinshasa doing the same thing. At the same time they announced his show at Palais des Sports. But back in his head, Werrason was still thinking about Olympia and wanted to perform there after Solola Bien. It had been said that Werrason apparently not being happy for the way JB Mpiana ended up by performing at Olympia before him and being mad for the way media used to hype JB's show at Olympia and that of Zenith. He was really determinated to put a great show at Olympia in 2000. But he had only the (bad)luck that when a vote was planned at La Zamba Playa to choose about where to do a show the following Europe-tour between Zenith, Olympia & Bercy, the majority of fans voting for Bercy.
In 2002, the name Olympia came back during the recordings of A La Que Leu Leu. Seeing that Koffi didn't do his Triple Olympia like planned, they adopted it like the original double Zenith that Koffi wanted to do in 2001. However, it quickly dissapeared when in the same period the project of Stade Charlety for 2003 (and later 2004) appeared that also never happened.
In 2007, the during the tour of Sous Sol and them recording Temps Present & world album Simply the Best "Sans Poteau" at the same time. There were talks about a Double Olympia-event. But Werrason wanted to wait to release his world-album. In 2009, the project reappeared and the show was planned for July 2009 with the intention to release Techno Malewa and his world-album at the same time, also to present solist Petit Poussin as one of the main stars. But for whatever reasons it didn't happen and the show pushed to 2010.
In 2010 when everybody was waiting for Double Olympia. Meganet came with the contract for Zenith. When being asked about why Double Olympia didn't take place, Werrason would like in 1999 give the reason about Olympia being to small and in other interviews that he wanted to re-do Zenith because of the things that happened in 2008 with combattans who tried to sabotate his show and many people saying about the concert of 2008 not being good.
The same year when Werrason returned back to Kinshasa, there were talks to plan it for december 2010 to celebrate christmas and Diego Music claiming that Techno Malewa vol. 1 became gold that they would present it there. But the project dissapeared and Ferre then planning not long after it also Double Olympia but for new year, which also didn't happen. Just before the tour of 2011 that was messed up by combattans, Werrason explained that Double Olympia didn't happen, because of him wanting to release Techno Malewa Suite et Fin first, them pushing it to 2012. But the event would never take place because of the concert-ban by combattans starting
The Olympia is a renowned music venue in Paris, France, and performing there is considered a major achievement for any French-speaking artist. Koffi Olomidé's show at the Olympia provided him even more international exposure and recognition. It also helped to elevate his status as a prominent figure in the African music industry. Koffi was the third Congolese artist after Tabu Ley (1970) and Abeti Masikini (1973, 1975 & 1986) to perform there. The show also opened the door for Congolese artists to perform over there and other mythic musichalls of Paris.
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