It's finally been found! I'm personally happy, being a Koffi fan of course! Onya is what you would call the "Mother" of Tsiane. Released exactly 40 years ago. Hearing this recording has made me consider the improvement that Koffi has made vocally! In the 2nd transition of the song, his vocal sounded a bit weak. But when he re-recorded this song as "Tsiane" you can hear how much more power he has in his voice after 13 years! Even when singing Onya, I keep saying Tsiane because I'm so used to it! Haha
Plus, this is a great way to reflect on the 41 years of Koffi's career! Especially when these new archives are getting dug up. You can really tell that "Agbada" has come a long way!
Looks like Koffi Olomide didn't want and like the question about Papa Wemba, but to win the heart of the white audience, he played the game by saying that Wemba was his idol. Which is also true, but in his prime-years he was never saying it, he was only mentioning Lutuma Simaro and Tabu Ley as his idols even in the years of Maisha Parc. If it was in Congo they would have cut that part.
It always surprise me how the French media likes to praise Papa Wemba and let other Congolese artists ask questions about him while in his last years they didn't like to do promo for him and if they were doing promo, they were always liking to come with the ngulu-affaire to humilated him. They really think that Papa Wemba is the best Congolese artist ever, while we have Franco Luambo Makiadi and Tabu Ley.
That part in the interview had me thinking "Hold up, didn't you have beef with Papa Wemba?" like nigga please. At the same time I respect the respect that he has now!
I've been listening to Quartier Latin Academia all week and to hear the "Eyoma" générique as of today, I was being thrown back to my childhood with the old Academia animation that was done in "Sanction" (Manu waba lumiana). Speaking of which, can you believe that it's been 20 years since Sanction came out?!
i doubt even the most passionate koffi fan in the world went this far or is she seeing in that situation aswell an occasion for buzz since these days in congolese music whatever does buzz becomes like a part of the plate people eat
I get emotional sometimes listening to Franco's final concert. I get so mad that he chose the song Chacun Pour Soi. Someone should have told him to do another song like Mario. Mario would have been less bad because he was not doing great. But I know Franco tried to play his best. He almost had it which makes it even worse. But Franco will remain a big legend to me.
I totally get you on the song choice point! In my opinion, I'd say that it was a good idea to choose "Chacun Pour Soi" because, for me even though "Mario" is Franco's biggest hit, the most iconic moments of his career was when he performed the "Chacun Pour Soi" solo with energy, for example at Tele Zaïre in 1986. And of course, Franco will go down as one of the GOATs Legendary! Heres to 30 years!
Today marks exactly 30 years, since this bone chilling performance was given. The "Grand Maître" Franco on his last legs. When I first heard this, it felt so painful! The sound of the guitar solo just didn't sound like Franco. The illness made the Sorcerer of the guitar, lose his magic but not his strength to give a subtle performance! He tried and tried but he was too weak but still motivated to stand up and have one more go at doing his solo. Even though it wasn't the greatest show ever, to me, it was a good way to close the curtains and say goodbye! Alongside that we're almost close to 30 years since Franco's death. May the legend rest in peace!
Franco's final goodbye also reminds me of the song "These Are The Days Of My Life" by Queen. In which the video contains a very pale and sick Freddy Mercury as he was slowly suffering the symptoms of HIV but he was giving it his all one last time before dying in 1991.
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