tika nga na benda nzoto,nalembi komona ba pasi ya boye nalembi koloba natala se na miso yo matu eh pona nini owangani nga boye pasi esimbi nga motema , maman alingi boye lokuta na yo mabe maman, masumu oh doublé doublé kolinga moto ezali lisumu te ,pona nini odribbler nga boye Yo Matu bayemba bayemba , balembi na koyemba likolo na yo tika enzombo bapesaka motema ndenge nini Yo Ma mama doublé doublé komelaka nga ata mikolo ya poso,maman o doublé doublé pesa nga mua baiser ya litama, na katshwa oh doublé doublé soki opesi nga ya lolemo , wana nakomi na esika na lingaka yo nabomba ,nabomba na motema nakokate tika na bimisa x2
esalaka nga pasi na motema ,maman o doublé doublé na motema o , na molema yaka kopesanga baiser ya litama soki opesi nga ya lolemo wana nakomi na esika na lingaka
Grand Kalle & the African Jazz - Naweli Boboto - Lyrics
Submitted by Mala Kini
Aya o, ayi olela, aya o 2x
ya kotonga mabe mingi tata, eloko nini ngai nabungisi bolobela ngai nzoka vis-a vis e soki niongo nakofuta, nakowela se boboto mama, ngai muana nakokufa na zoba й boyebaka mama na ngai ya libela , po na yebisi yo
Aya o, ayi olela, aya o 2x
boyebaka ngai mobali pona ngai mbula ya ndonge ebota 2x
Aya o, ayi olela, aya o 2x
Nakokamwa mingi vraiment, oyo nde mboka etumba baninga
oyebisa maman ayokaka, atala mwana pamba te o 2x
Aya o, ayi olela, aya o 2x
Nakokamwa mingi vraiment, oyo nde mboka etumba baninga
oyebisa maman ayokaka, atala mwana pamba te o 2x
Aya o, ayi olela, aya o 2x
chorus: Oyebisa maman ayokaka, atala muana pamba te
Nico Kasanda - Nico Alekaki - Lyrics Submitted by Mala Kini
Tongo etani ngai miso na nzela, butu eyindi na kanisi yo naluka kaka na monana na yo bongo motema na ngai ekita nasilisis Boyoma oyo pona koluka yo, nalandi yo kutu ti na Pergola balobi na ngai Nico alekaki awa, nabandi kolela
Chorus:
Lobi na koya zela nga na pokwa eh Marthe, rendez-vous chez Pergola soki na komi yamba nga na mbote eh Marthe, nakokufa te miso ko molili, mosika na komona eh marthe, nakoyeba te maloba na bombeli yo, na kati ya motema, mama munu, na kobomba te
Some of you mentioned it many times that there was no new band emerging in the past 2 decades. When I think about the situation in Congo, I can somehow understand the reason for it. Possibly for a young talented person, it is more beneficial seaching for the patronage of a well known star and later leaving to continue alone, in a society that is not capable of supporting a newcomer.
But I find it strange that when you do some search on Youtube for sebene demonstrations, you can find the videos of many youths and even older guys, who are unknown in the market, rehearsing. And much of the stuff sounds actually more interesting to me than the stuff famous bands release nowdays. I always ask myself: "why don't these guys form a permanent band, release an album and start touring?" From the videos it is obvious they are from the diaspora. Starting a band in Canada, US and the UK is very very easy, especially if you are a youth, full of energy and ambition. If you have at least a small community that is interested in your stuff, you can easily arrange a cheap production of your albums. Today, setting up a home studio and producing your own album is by far not as difficult as it was 20-30 years ago, especially in a wealthy country. It is even possible to produce a decent debut album on your own by an appropriate editing software and a normal laptop. Moreover, all over the world (and it is not a new phenomenon) there are artists who don't even have a cirle that is interested in them initially. They just release an album for their sake, or start releasing videos on Youtube, and soon they become stars, some of them become better known than famous figures from the Congolese music scene. So I just don't understand why these youngsters and older experienced guys don't make a step forward, and instead of posting a low quality video recorded by their phone to Youtube, record these cool sebens for an album and start a project. In the countries where these people live, it is common to run a band only for fun, as a hobby. Even in my town people do it, and they even earn money by it. Some of them become stars along the way, even make it into the media. So I don't understand the disinterest of the posters of these seben vidoes.
LOL, is he showing the tutorial DVD that was created for him by Prosmart Studio? Haha, this is something cute. About 10-15 years ago this could be improbable. Congolese artists were not counscious about the neccessity of sharing their knowledge, the demand for it by fans. Now this video seems to reflect a change in the way of thinking. It is good....
It is not an easy poll, as in case you want to be exact, you cannot choose only 1 thing to describe what makes Congolese music Congolese music. But i remember that when for me it comes to think about answering the question: "this song could be very good but there is definately something missing from it, what is it?", almost always I conclude it is a good animation. So the distinct Congolese sound is given by the solo and atalaku, but it seems to me there are less good atalakus than soloists.
I agree on your thoughts on Congo-Brazza music. At least to the extent that when that branch emerged and gained higher reputation in the 90's by Extra Musica, it seemed to have more potential in it than their Kinshasa counterparts. In my opinion, though Extra Musica copied Wenge musica, they could expell them in choruses, could keep up with them in animation, and could add one more twist to the sound instrumentally. I still consider them best regarding choruses and rumba melodies. But just as the bands in Kinshasa, they also declined in overall sound during the years, at least accoarding to my ears. Solos are not as interesing as before, nor the performance of the atalakus, but fortunately the choruses still sound very good and I also like the singers, however I definately miss the old ones, like Oxygéne or Papy Bastin. Apart from this, in my opinion, from all the bands in the past decade, Extra Musica could export this classical Congolese band lineup and sound to abroad to the world music scene the best. They had the most international-compatible profile, in my opinion, as a Congolese band. (Famous Congolese artists from Kinshasa living abroad mostly operate as individuals.)
I am not very familiar with West-African pop music, I only know Ali Farka Toure, but he is definately not the one who is inspiring the new generation of musicians in Congo, it is rather the coupe decale from Ivory Coast. You are right in that the melody in coupe decale must have been adpoted from Congolese music. They added a machine based rythm under it and this became coupe decale. The whole world is shifting towards this "electronic" stuff, possibly because it is easier to create and handle. Just imagine an artist. You write a song, you figure out a base melody for it, because you play an instrument. In the past, the musicans geathered a band and the band members complemented the song of the particular artist with their ideas on their instrument. Today, you can do it simplier. Write the song, figure out the base melody, and either on your iMac or in a small studio you can mix instumental background under it. And the music is ready, you save time, and can keep more money for yourself. As coupe decale dominated West Africa, they were more advanced in this solution, and now Congolese copy them. Especially in the circumstance where the socety is so pour, big bands cannot be maintained like in the past. Artists want to save money. But it is not just about money. Electronic music is popular everywhere in the planet because it gives more autonomy for the artist, as they do not need to make compromises with other band members on their stuff.
The other part of the story is that ideology and way of thinking in the society changed. 40 years ago Congo was in the euphoria of african nationalism and authenticité, and it made people place more emphasis on their inherited culture and look for inspiration in that instead of listening to foreign tendencies too much. This was a positive side of Zairean cultural politics. Unfortunately with recent political changes, this positive aspect of the past was not kept alive, and they let it fade. So what is happening today is that the society is looking towards whats happening in the better part of the world, where people are richer and where the mainstream is coming from. In theory there is democracy now, and no autocratic rule like in the times of Mobutu, but along with this people are not surrounded by the cultural ideologies that made them look for inspiration in their traditions, and they are listening to other 'guidances' that surrounds them. And today it is the coupe decale from West Africa, and other music from the richer countries. Those are the 'Cultural Ideologies' of todays Congo. It is a something gained something lost situation. The music is in the 'lost' cathegory recently, or going to that direction.
The recording must have been stereo, but somebody merged the left and right channel to the left channel, and applied a fade in to that silenced part (that can only be seen if you magnify the wave).
I corrected it as much as I can, you can download it from here:
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