Listened to VAR, it is a very good song, the only problem I have with it is that Sonor should have played the solo in the end longer. The mixing of the song is excellent, they are on the good track regarding studiowork.
Arafat and Kerson Sadam should consider joining Extra Musica NH, they're struggling enough trying to keep music career going by themselves. It's time to make some money and retire to Europe.
I support his intension. I liked his voice very much, he should have stayed with one of the fractions. At least there is a chance now he does not fade into oblivion. I am glad you can hear good news like this.
You may know I learn to play Congolese tunes sometimes. I met several difficult tunes, Dodoli's tunes are very hard to play. But nothing I ever met compares to this one. This tune is totally crazy, extremely hard to play. The guitarist was doubling every note in the singing part, have never heard such a solution. Sounds good though, but almost impossible to play. I have already asked Congolese guitarists in the past to show me how to play this tune, but none of them played it correctly. They skipped some doublings.
The interesting is that it is not a very well know person, either, who played it:
Sonor posted about it a few weeks ago, they were captured playing the new song live, what happened to that? Is it already out or still under production?
There is one thing I am glad about: that Nyoka Longo didn't let the band to be licensed with Sony. If that was the case, today we couldn't find so many Zaiko songs so easily on Youtube, and all the huge music library of Zaiko would have been forgotten much faster. The business practices of those big companies doesn't do good for the heritage of bands stay in the mind of people.
He had 3 major releases after that, one is La Rumba Congolaise. It is an acoustic focused album. I do have that. The next was a single: Kindingindanga. It is on Youtube. It is an extra long track, with a speech at the beginning. This is the full version:
The next album was Sala Makasi Na Yo. As I remember it was only released on Streaming. I do have that one as well.
He released various songs sfterwards, that were released on his Youtube channel:
There are plenty of guitar lessons included there, you have to browse a bit to find the songs between them.
But as I remember all of those songs are there on his Youtube channel that I linked.
There would have been a major CD album release as well, those are the songs that we were composing together, that I mentioned. Unfortunately due to lack of funds it was put on hold. But in the future I will finish those, if I have the money. Only the animation is missing from the songs, the rest is already there.
We can definately organize that meeting, but very likely it can happen only in spring. I am on a 5 month strong medication with my injured knee, being quite dizzy most of the time. However I won't forget about it and when the time of my travel comes I will let you know about it in advance through Mboka Liya. Until them I am at home abroad.
I still can’t find the words… Renato was a truly good man. Eight years ago he played at my 40th birthday and gave me, my family, and all our guests a night we’ll never forget. He always welcomed me up on stage to sing a few lines whenever I felt like it, no ego, no drama just pure kindness and generosity. In a world full of musicians who overcharge or cheat, Renato was the complete opposite: honest, respectful, and always fair.
We stayed in regular contact over the years, and every time he dedicated me in a song it felt like he was talking about family. I’m the guy you see in that photo in the video above standing right behind him wearing dark shades, his friend, his fan, his brother.
Yesterday brought the worst news I’ve ever received. I’m still trying to process that my brother Renato is no longer here. The pain is immense and indescribable.
Rest in peace, king. Thank you for every note, every smile, and every moment. You will live in our hearts forever. ❤️
So far I have thought that guy on photo is Stanley Kakubo. Finally learnt it is you
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