I've been following this group for a while (like 3 years now) but last evening I finally got to join the Forum as an active member and I must say I appreciate most of the work posted here. Often informative and entertaining
Reading this rather informative piece, I'm a bit nostalgic because I still have sort of never gotten over the Original Wenge Musica 4x4 Tout Terrain, Les Ange Adorables. I really feel bad this group had to split. The INVINCIBLES of 4th Generation Congolese Rhumba.
(I'm from Kenya though)
However after the split I found myself aligned to WENGE BCBG though I still rated and do like, rate and respect Werrason, Adolphe and Didier Masela
But every time I see how Wenge BCBG has sort of remained stagnant after the release of Titanic album. Yes there have been some good releases Like Tojours Humble and some good singles here n there,e.g Mpunda, Je ne te Calcule pas but in all honesty...
I don't see any other BCBG team that will match the class and talent of the team that performed at BATACLAN in December 1998, which in my opinion is the best ever Wenge BCBG concert ever.
JB Mpiana
Alain Makaba
Blaise Bula
Roberto Ekokota
Alain Mpela
Aimelia Lyasse
Tutu Calluigi
Titina Mbwinga
Burkina Faso
Patient Kusangila
being the Core members, the key players.
This was the winning team, and I feel the day the first member left, I think it was Roberto "Concrete mixer" Ekokota albeit because of health issues left. The team has never been the same again.