Is he the greatest guitarist of Congo?
I have seen posts about it by why is this interview that a big deal? Beniko gives interviews here and there. Why is this big noise around it?
He called Attentat the most mediocre solo album of Koffi Olomide. But he not the only one who said that, because there are many Koffiphiles who don´t like that album. But I like that album (not the radio version). I don´t believe that Koffi just recorded Attenat in South Africa to punish Popolipo, but I think that Koffi was fearing that those new musicians (Fally, Soleil, Spino and co) would ran away if he would record it in France also wanting to perform immediatly at Bercy as first Paris-concert after the succes of Zenith & Bercy.That story about Jonas Savimbi shocked me, they could have been death there with the Angolan airforce bombing the place. How where guys like Tchatcho Mbala feeling comfortable to work at places like that and earning money of blooddiamonds. Koffi is very evil, you are paid 400.000 dollars by Savimbi, but you give Beniko just 200 dollars. Ado is so stupid for the way he wanted to insist Beniko to say the names of the Zaiko-admins. I thought that he would finally explain what led to the split of Zaiko and why he joined Zaiko Familia Dei, but they didn't go into it. Towards the end of the interview after finishing Koffi's part he was looking very sad.
I liked the drum sound, it made it sound like a live concert. In my opinion it was along with Sanction, the best drum sound of all recorded albums in 1999. Just listen to Victoire & Malanda Ngombe.
I see, I did not notice this guy became that big journalist, but I understand the buzz now. What is this Savimbi stori in brief by the way?