What are your top 5 emotional songs you've ever heard in Congolese music ? Or you can name me your favourite emotional song.

My one is Papa Wemba *Maman*. But i have few other emotional songs that gets to me like Carlyto & Malage *Calamite*, Pepe Kalle & Nyboma *Nina*, Koffi Olomide *non assistance* there's a lot from Koffi that are emotional that I like. There's so many to name but my favourite one is Maman by Papa Wemba.

I think for me it might be Mauvais souvenir there’s just something about it that gets to my heartstrings

1. Koffi Olomide- S.O.S (Remix)
2. Papa Wemba- Awa Y'Okeyi (Emotion Version)
3. Pepe Kalle- Près Du Cœur
4. Lokua Kanza- Wapi Yo
5. Wenge Musica BCBG- Tuna Tina Jack Kitshindja

Those songs make me feel emotional.

It's not only linked to the songs themselves but also the memories I have that are related to these songs.
I'm sorry but I'll have to cheat a little bit: 5 is too small.

1. Carlyto - Makolo ya Masiya
2. Academia - Zabalumbu
3. Fally Ipupa - Kidiamfuka
4. Pepe Kalle - Pres du Coeur
5. TPOK Jazz - Eau Benite

I do not know what these songs are about; I'm just going off the vibes and memories
1. Monique Seka - Yaye Demin (hands down the saddest song I've ever heard)
2. Koffi - Fouta Djallon / Parking Ya Ba Baba
3. Koffi & Lokua Kanza - Diabolos
4. 2Pac - So Many Tears (i know this not a Congolese song, but I can't have list about emotional songs without it)
5. Franco - Mamou

Honorable mentions: Fally - Kidianfuka, Quartier Latin - Sheraton, Oliver N'Goma - Icole

Off the top of my head:
"blessure" Papa Wemba
"Cigarette" Emeneya
"Qui vivra verra" Ferré
"La vie" JB Mpiana
"Omba" JB Mpiana

1. Academia - zabalumbu
2. Choc star - riana
3. Les marquis - detresse
4. Koffi - boda bodack
5. Papa wemba - maria
6. Koffi - aspirine
7. Kester - la rue
8. Jb mpiana - omba (zenith version)
9. Koffi / do akongo - sens inverse
10. Fally - kidianfuka
Bonus - stino’s acoustic when he did « awa yokei »
Honorable mention to - pepe kalle article 15

1. Academia - zabalumbu
2. Choc star - riana
3. Les marquis - detresse
4. Koffi - boda bodack
5. Papa wemba - maria
6. Koffi - aspirine
7. Kester - la rue
8. Jb mpiana - omba (zenith version)
9. Koffi - choc
10. Fally - kidianfuka
Bonus - stino’s acoustic when he did « awa yokei »

Glad to see "Omba" on the list. I'll check out the Zenith version as I don't remember it.

1. Academia - zabalumbu
2. Choc star - riana
3. Les marquis - detresse
4. Koffi - boda bodack
5. Papa wemba - maria
6. Koffi - aspirine
7. Kester - la rue
8. Jb mpiana - omba (zenith version)
9. Koffi - choc
10. Fally - kidianfuka
Bonus - stino’s acoustic when he did « awa yokei »

Glad to see "Omba" on the list. I'll check out the Zenith version as I don't remember it.

The Zénith version is the best version. 100%

I wasn't able to make a top 5. Here's my are my 16 favorite emotional songs




Lutumba's most underrated song. Sung by Papa Wemba. Its about a girl getting graduated at the secondary school, but looking for her mom. Who left when she was a little kid. I know I friend who gets always emotional when he hear this song.



Song dedicated to Claudia Sasou mother Lily Kaniki



This version of Maboko Pamba is better than the album-version





I like the piano version





song dedicated to Emenya ex'wife Liliane Mwanga



I like Felly Tyson's intro with the guitar and the public reacting "nooo", when Koffi said "nzoto na nga yango oyo, ezo tanga makila"



This version is better than the one recorded in 1986, but the bass isn't played. Its crazy that Koffi focused on erasing Depitcho's vocal, mabanga's to Zingeti le Rascaback and some parts of Ocean, but not on mistakes of instrumentalists.


Fi-Carre's guitar and the keyboard of Desire Kalala made it feel special, by far better than the cd version. Also top message from Werrason "ko juger moto na mosika ezali mabe".



One of Reddy's most underrated songs



So sad that this song hadn't alot succes. I like the vocal he dedicated to Pepe Kalle



Franco recording this song, when one of his musicians spread that he contracted AIDS, that he was about to die and already made a testament, which hurted Franco alot and also the way people in Kinshasa were spreading everytime rumors that he passed away. Franco really sounded emotional in this song.



One of Fally's best song



Ndule Award voting it as best song of 2009, created some contreversy.



For me Koffi had to release this version in Loi instead of the original version of  SOS

Also... How can we forget?!

If anyone wants to really get in their feelings, play Pres du Coeur first then instantly follow it up with Kidiamfuka. Like, one second between the two songs. It works for me.

Good selections all, but man some of you guys are young - Massiya is the king of songs with emotion

Verre Cassé makes me tear up every time i hear it

The most emotional tribute I’ve ever heard. Ah, kolela Djo Mpoyi (RIP)

1. Nicky Di of Werra
Nikide of Werra and

Nikide Remix of Werra

Abeti Faux of Héritier

Temps Perdus even though I don't ever listen to that song cause is just too weird

Then J'Suis La by JB a masterpiece and Nickson Lleya by Ferré, I talked about only modern artist because going back to Franco and Tabu Let and Pepe Kalle there would be too many great songs, which I would include but. I will stuck with modern ones only.