If you think back to exactly 2 years ago, Fally was saying he was in talks to get a Bercy contract to perform in 2016 for his 10th anniversary (was willing to pay for the venue himself) and release a solo rhumba album to coincide. Neither happened
It's his one dream venue; Koffi's Bercy left a big impression on him & he also got another tease when he was a guest at Youssou N'dour's annual Bercy Bal a few years ago.
Yeah Fally has done a lot but still a long way to go. Playing Bercy would be great. If Koffi's Bercy was on French National TV then why didn't he become bigger then he already is?
What do you mean by that?
Back then French RFI journalists were going to his Paris home to interview him (mostly for newspaper, some tv). His concerts flyers were in all neighborhoods of Paris/Brussels and his CDs were on center display whenever they came out. I guess things disapear and are forgotten with time, but he was huge in the early 2000's. Example:
To Fally's credit he's done a number of French interviews
Though a fantastic song, kinda (no, it is) sad that Biblia is literally the only well known song to his name... I wonder how many times it was repeated by the jockey
Matebu, Fally is not the only one who is giving huself big very bug nicknames (JB Mukulu De LA Patria Salvatora Papa Cherie etc., Koffi Grand Mopao, QuadraKora Mokonzi Jeune Pato etc.) it is a Congolese process for the leader calling their selves bug names and for Papa Wemba you can't compare the two, is like I am comparing Pelè and Messi two great players but from another generation
See the difference is Fally now thinks he is the greatest to do it (referring to the genre). All the nicknames of other leaders are a variation of boss/mokonzi or founder of their sect. Never the greatest because they idolized Tabu Ley then Franco (more so Tabu as he's the greatest composer).
He was here in the states for a while and his bestfriends like Macdeddy (who switched it from greatest to GOAT) and Madina Djo etc. have been gassing him the entire time he was here
This is but one example (RIP Papa Wemba): Bercy (15,000 attendees) - Check New Years Eve event - Check Traditional intro ceremony - Check European Diaspora Beauty pageant finals - Check Foreign media presence -Check French national prime time TV coverage - Check
Koffi's Bercy also received similar treatment.
I only bring this up because Fally is really pushing the GOAT rhetoric, and it's insulting to people like myself who have great appreciation for the history genre.
Our resident Fally fans, I await your rebuttal calling me a hater yet again for giving some criticisms.
Just sitting back every term, traveling to Europe all the time, and paying artist to sing his praises. The last decent government of Kinshasa was Sakombi Inongo (RIP)
(5:35) Awa Aziz is the female version of Defao. How can you bleach that much? It's just scary. Self-hatred to the max...
lol, my brothers living in Europe... why are Congolese extra arrogant there? All the donors/associates also interviewed here are absolutely intolerable. Even when I'm there seeing family everybody is so damn self-righteous
Matebu, I'm serious it's not fire from the start if you want a sebene song that's fire from the start then listen to Gilba or Meme Pas Mal. As for the rhumba part I like the vocals that's it.
Matebu, With all the funds Koffi has he was struggling to record a project? Bendele does sound kind of choppy when I think about it (they did a good job on making it seem like it wasn't) but does have good sebene in it. Gessac has good stuff to me.
Even with all the money in the world, you can't simply buy yourself the best band. Behind the scenes he was devastated by all the talent departures. That's why he trusted nobody who stayed behind and the new arrivals.
He even went on television with a bunch of female singers saying he wanted to make QL all female
It’s your unique opinion so none of us are here to change that. Here goes nothing... however, on a forum like this, not only are we fans with opinions, we are also educated with what actually went on at the time when x or y song/album was released.
With all due respect, stuff like this is can affect your credibility in other discussions on what what is considered by fans, known musical critics, and commercial success to be actual classics. Judging by some of your opinions, I'm willing to guess you were born in the mid-90's, which explains why you prefer later releases.
After the Soyons Serieux thread, no one wants to take your bait and put in the time to really explain the reality of events in these types of threads. Most think you're trolling here.
Ndeko Archos, Mvulusi, myself and others tried to explain to you that SS was a critical/commercial flop and BCBG members themselves were not happy with the album. But you did the equivalent of cross your hands & feet and said nope.
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Without going into too much detail, I was in Kinshasa when Koffi was really struggling to record BEK. He thought just taking Gesac from Wazekwa when he was top falsetto would solve his atalakou woes, but he didn’t realize Gesac had no creativity whatsoever.
I was at GHK early 2008 for his Valentines day concert and the concert was just terrible. Koffi knew it and the audience knew it, but they were VIPs (friends). If it was Fikin with that team, he would’ve been booed right off stage.
He released a single générique "Bla Bla Bla" in ’07 showcasing Gesac & female atalakou Soglene Royal and it was a epic flop. So bad it made Koffi insecure with the other génériques he recorded. This was when King Kester shocked the scene and had the best générique and clip of 2007. “Kipe ya yo”, the générique was a Kinshasa hit despite some criticisms, and “Mayi ya Sika” was popular with locals.
In fact, BEK was not supposed to have génériques (just the 2 featurings), but his producer requested it, so he put together all the “good” parts of various recorded génériques and made the dumpster fire that is Bendele. "Cle Boa" was recorded very last minute, I’m sure Koffi himself doesn’t remember who the composer is…
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