yes they occupied important strategic posiitions,but to say they ran the group impossible, the 4 administrators werra,mukulu,masela,makaba share responsabilitiesfor example jb and makaba were signing contracts,werra was getting the money and sharing it with the admins plus blaise and tata masela was however the least influenttheirs skills were complementary which help wenge reach the toplike werra's cousin kija brown said in an interview about a book he is writing,wenge is werra jb makaba and a bit masela
Quote from: archos on July 12, 2014, 08:34yes they occupied important strategic posiitions,but to say they ran the group impossible, the 4 administrators werra,mukulu,masela,makaba share responsabilitiesfor example jb and makaba were signing contracts,werra was getting the money and sharing it with the admins plus blaise and tata masela was however the least influenttheirs skills were complementary which help wenge reach the toplike werra's cousin kija brown said in an interview about a book he is writing,wenge is werra jb makaba and a bit maselaWith Makaba stay in Europe most of the time, Werra and JB shared the Supreme leadership of the group, on most Concerts you could see Werra Directing band members what to do, he even had powers to suspend musicians, After the release of Feux D amour JB became more popular and in result wanted to strengthen his position as a supreme leader of the group, which Werra wouldnt agree to cede some powers
yes werra was the guy at the forefront(with his huge strategic sense and leadership abilities),jb was the image of the group and more into human relationships(which helped him in having most musicians with him during the split),makaba was the artistic mastermind who knew how to use each of them in order to make them give their best and fight againt their weaknesses(being an extreme perfectionist)but they were making important decisions together(with masela sometimes pissing them to death loooooooooool)
Hahaha. He would make a very effective debt collector. So all the leaders where in on underpaying/not paying the other staff except JB? since you mentioned that he would sometimes use his own money to pay them when they would go to complain to him president. And I have always believed that it's difficult to be influential in a band if you are an instrumentalist unless you become the undisputed leader like Maitre Franco and Papa Lutumba or Roga Roga. Since that as a guitarist or drummer you are not always in the spotlight. And who joined earlier between Afande and Amelia? I have always thought that Amelia joined earlier but here on this this thread it says Afande joined earlier.