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Which songs did he write for Pepe Kale/Empire Bakuba :o

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I didn't follow Aurlus Mabele. But what was the reason Aurlus Mabele abandoning Soukous to make Ndombolo-music ? Was it because of Ndombolo starting to take over in Africa,  Soukous being past and Aurlus wanting the follow the trend ? Or was he was aiming to have a band in Brazzaville like the way Koffi Olomidé had Quartier Latin in Kinshasa instead of being Paris based ?

In Empire Bakuba album that had the original Kanda ya Nini song by Papy Tex, there was a song Avanse Loketo that was credited to Pape Kalle. Would like to know whether Aurlus ever featured in Empire Bakuba as this hit was used by Mabele later to launch his Loketo trademark. Any clarifications will be appreciated.

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Congolese Music / Re: RADJA KULA HAS APPARENTLY PASSED AWAY
« on: January 04, 2023, 08:40 »


RIP Mbuta Mutu. The guy had great influence in East Africa. His influence is still felt here. At min 3:41-43 is Professor, one  of the founders of offshoot bands from Station Japan, Rhumba Japan playing in Nairobi and Professor is still going strong today in Nairobi.

Is that Gobin at minute 4.04? I'd like to know how Rhumba Japan ended up in Nairobi and with Gobin as the leader. Was Station Japan based in Nairobi at some point before the split?

yes thats gobby lokoni. the story of rhumba japan is tied to station japan. sometime in 1998/99 koffi olomide toured kenya and among the promoters of this tour was bussinessman cum politician waithaka machua who owned makuti park in nairobis south C Area.
while touring the country with QL, machua asked dolce parabolique somono which band from zaire then he can affordably bring to his club in nairobi to pull crowds as a resident band. somono haveing been a member of station japan recommended them and machia not being sure rechecked with singer suzuki if it was true and suzuki recomended station japan even more highly. machua dispatched promoter jules nsana to negotiate and bring them to nairobi. the rest is history,the band stayed in nairobi for one year playing at makuti park while war raged in DRC aimed at ousting mobutu. machua used to pay raja kula usd1000/month then and accomodation for the band. raja agreed with him to be keeping the money until such a time when they would be ready to go back to congo. he told band members that he was keeping the money for them so that when they return to congo they would be better off rather than giving them same to waste.
when time to go back home came,raja got the money over ksh1m and went to assanands to buy equipment while telling the band members he would pay them while in congo. the band included his elder bro ayyatolah his brothers ewing-proffesor,rufen mpata,ayattolas one jibril nfianfia,kale majore goby lokini,bevens,fils ecose,vasco egama,patrick booto etc.
there was a big quarell as band members wanted some money to go do shopping in nairobi for presents for relatives. when they reached congo the equipment he had bought was the latest in the market and it was used during concerts for inauguration of laurent kabila. he had no money for the band members,who broke away led by goby who was rajas assistant.
thats how station japan splintered and formed rhumba japan. they were supposed to return to nairobi makuti park but raja wih no band didnt manage and goby called machua who agreed that they can come back without raja. thats how rhumba japan was formed and goby became the leader

Well said Gege. Ya solo!

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By the way, does anyone play mbondas like Yaya Londa ?? Listen to the bakuba show  8) 8)

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Congolese Music / PEPE KALLE & EMPIRE BAKUBA TELE ZAIRE 1989
« on: July 15, 2021, 17:54 »


Thanks to Tele Zaire for recording one the best ever groups in Africa! Sad to note that Sammy Maracas passed on last year :'(

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Congolese Music / Re: JB ENJOYING LIFE
« on: June 11, 2021, 07:56 »
New passion?








He should quit this bullcr@&p, we need music, Chemin De Fer and Balle De Match have been ready for years!!!

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If this is true, then it's certainly good news. I think i heard of Yondo Sister interview where she confirmed the that Jollie Detta died in the early '90s...and their mother went on some sort of depression before she died shortly after :'(

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When was this @francopepekalle ? I thought Jolie Detta was long dead...

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What's your favorite Zaiko Langa Langa song?

Dede Sur Mer

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Here’s the clip from Palpitation but not in good quality.

Why did Theo leave Big Stars for Anti Choc?

He got suspended for 6 months because of indiscipline, he couldn't  support to stay at home long so long, which made him leave for Anti Choc. Before joining Anti Choc, rumors were spread that he said that Big Stars is nothing (could also be that Defao's staff created that story to make him mad, since that Theo was one of his favorites), because they weren't touring in Europe, which angered Defao. That's why when Pecos joined, Defao brought him immediatly to Paris for the mixing of La Guerre de 100 Ans, to prove Theo Mbala a point.

Mfumu, is Pecos and Konzi wa Konzi one and the same person? Who did the animation on Defao Ft Suke Chille series??

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Congolese Music / Re: Your favourite Singer / Artist
« on: July 20, 2020, 12:34 »
Favourite Singer: Pepe Kalle

Favourite artist: Pepe Kalle Kabaselle Yampanya

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Congolese Music / Re: RIP Aurlus Mabele
« on: March 23, 2020, 07:35 »
@ Mfumu Vatarun, Archos and other rhumba encyclopidia in here. Kindly assist me to under how Mabele (RIP) managed to make Avanse Lokete his theme song.
I first heard this song from the album Kanda Ya Nini by Empire Bakuba. Did Aurlus participate in the studio recording of the song with Empire Bakuba?

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Start with Cé Chalé Carnival (1990) for high energy songs. Below are my full recommendations as a big Pepe Kalle and Empire fan/enthusiast. Take your time to appreciate their work.

- Soucis Ya Likinga (1985) - “Article 15” was one of the biggest theme songs during the rough 80’s in Zaire

- Moyibi with Nyboma (1988); seminal classic

- Pon Moun Paka Bougé (1989); one of his most popular album. Made the entire continent dance in 1989

- Cé Chalé Carnival (1990); and extension of above album, in that it was very popular with lots of sebene and a few remixes of his early hits. Djouna Mumbafu show how he was a catalyst of modern atalakou

- Gérant (1990-91) My personal favorite solo Pepe Kalle album. Roga Milla (what a smash it), Zonga Aime, and Pedro are classics

- Divisé Par Deux (1992) - This album was very popular in Kinshasa at the time of release

- Gardez votre Souffle (1995) Pepe Kalle’s last solo album recorded in Europe. Really excellent sound quality and compositions.

- Cocktail (1998) - Unfortunately he died during the release period. He proved to everyone he could adapt to the Ndombolo era. His young team really shined

Special Mention - Empire Bakuba’s “Savoire Vivre” (1995). The album was recorded in Switzerland and is one of the best sounding albums of the 90’s. Really dance oriented with powerful sebene and Djuna Mumbafu proving why his nickname is “Big One”

Matebu,

How could your miss the Bakuba Show? The mother of all generiques in the world!!!

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Congolese Music / Rhumba Japan
« on: December 31, 2019, 18:39 »
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF CONGOLESE BAND RUMBA JAPAN

The group rhumba japan currently based in Nairobi is an offshoot of the group station japan based in Kinshasa Station japan was founded by Roger Mbuta (Raja Kula Mbuta mutu Noah) in the late 1987 initially named mbata Mbuta orchestra after having played with other notable bands in Congo notably zaiko langa langa,Victoria eleison of king kester,minzoto wella wella and empire bakuba of Pepe kale as a choreographer and dancer. Some of his dances he created while in these bands include “pompe kinsenksion” while at Victoria and at zaiko “sonzo ma”. At Victoria he stayed and worked with king emeneya for a good time and they were so close that he named one of his sons EVALA which was emeneya other name. Evala leads station japan fiesta the band that is sponsored by Atwoli of cotu, and sings about him a lot.

The reason to form his own band came after feeling misused by big bands which would always leave him behind whenever they got an opportunity to travel outside Congo. His brother makela Ewing aka professor suggested the name station japan leading to change of name from mbata Mbuta to station japan and they recruited some musicians strengthening the band in the 90s. They would entertain in clubs and on live TV. They were known for great shows and creation of new dance styles but having not sponsor to record and shoot videos these styles were “stolen” by big bands who went to shoot videos and claim them. Best example was style “mutuka Munene” that was accredited to koffi olomide was a creation of Raja Kula.
 
Some of the musicians to pass through station japan include guitarist Japonaise Malady who went to Wenge Musica of Werra son, rapper Dolce parabolique Somono who went to QL of koffi, dancer Nono Badiamant who went to QL, singers late Coco Muya and Guejo gelena Star who went to viva la musica of papa wemba, keyboardist Patrick booto who went to Werra son (was poached at mombasa watersports when Werra toured Kenya) soloist Pitchou Santiago who went to wenge musica aile Paris of Marie Paul, Rudolf dinga aile Paris of Manda chant , Pappy Mbonda , drummer Parigo asuka who went to afrisa, drummer Angela sambaro luvengoka who went to Empire Bakuba

IN 1997 Waithaka machua asked Gina monganza of Virunga which band he could bring from Congo to play at his Makati Park to boost sales and he told him to get station japan. He rechecked with Suzuki 4x4 of QL when they toured Kenya and he confirmed same and he sent Jules nsana to go strike and deal and bring the band to Nairobi.The band performed in Nairobi for over 10 months at Makuti Park they opted to take a break and go back home before coming back.

The band members who included Raja kulas brothers Makela Ewing, Rufen Mpata, Ayatollah and his son jibril nfianfia were among the band members who requested raja to give them their pay to do shopping, since all the time in Nairobi raja had agreed that he would retain most of money owed to the band till end of contract so as to pay them in lump sum and that’s what he did but raja didn’t pay the band members instead telling them he would pay them once they arrived in Kinshasa. This annoyed the band members and some quarreled him and rightly suspected he would not pay them.
Other band members were goby lokoni who was rajas deputy, fils ecoze, bevens, kale major, vasco Egama, sauti kubwa poison, sensei majunga Raja would go on to purchase equipment from assanands in Nairobi for use back home in Kinshasa and when they arrived all band members didn’t even have a cent to depart from ndjili airport to their homes, and raja had already slipped away. The equipment was heavy and so modern then that they were hired for use on the day of Kabila’s inauguration in Kinshasa when he arrived on the overthrow of mobutu.

Band members decided unanimously to abandon raja Kula on his own and form an outfit rhumba japan, and make a quick return to Nairobi to take the contract left behind at Makuti Park after machua gave them a go ahead to come back. Meaning of the bands French acronym rumba is Rumba des –Jeunes –Artistes -Polyvalent et -Amateurs de —Nairobi JAPAN in English Meaning rumba japan in French is Rumba of -Youth -Artists -Polyvalent and -Amateurs of -Nairobi

Being short of funds initially 6 guys came back with understanding that they would send money to bring the rest of the band, and that’s how rhumba japan was born under leadership of goby lokoni and bevens. Others in this lot were fils and poison / sauti kubwa, kale major had remained in Nairobi the rest who followed included Vasco Egama, Rufen Mpata, Sensey Majunga, and Jibril Nfianfia and would be joined by Paluku cherigo, Gina monganza, Richard longomba, Fuji wara who were Nairobi based. They played in Nairobi for a few months then they were spotted by then proprietor of Mombasa watersports Mr. Robbie Buluku who lured them to Mombasa where they played for over 6 months before relocating to Nairobi where they found Makuti Park had been burnt down.
After their 1 year contract ended in mombasa they went back to Nairobi where they have stayed ever since making occasional visits to other Kenyan towns Current band members include Goby lokoni – band leader, Egama esange vasco artistic director and rummer, fils ecoze president

Geoffrey Luyuku © 2019

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