Nonsense. This is the same Suzuki singing Koffi’s hits every Saturday at Chez Ndonga. Every so often he puts out an attention seeking interview like this.
I don't care how big Koffi is Suzuki needs credit for what he created I can't stand that only because he became a legend Koffi like he made himself, to start he was a member of Viva if I don't go wrong and without Papa Wemba's help and support Koffi wouldn't even recorded the first album which was a huge fail so Suzuki can talk how he want.
Quote from: Manzambi94 on May 08, 2018, 17:25I don't care how big Koffi is Suzuki needs credit for what he created I can't stand that only because he became a legend Koffi like he made himself, to start he was a member of Viva if I don't go wrong and without Papa Wemba's help and support Koffi wouldn't even recorded the first album which was a huge fail so Suzuki can talk how he want.Koffi was never a member of Viva la Musica. He was Wemba’s ghostwriter when Wemba started to struggle early on his career (early 80’s) and he also assisted him when him (Wemba) first began settle in Europe. If he was a Viva member, that would also mean that Wazekwa was a Viva member too. Have you ever listened Pas de Faux Pas? Koffi put an 18 year old Suzuki on the map by showcasing him on the album and giving him space to shine. Till this day Suzuki’s most famous song is Stilla. If Suzuki really advanced in his solo career, then he wouldn’t be talking about Koffi now at all. I’m a huge Suzuki fan, but it is what it is. I hate to keep having to come to his defense, but y’all are trying to find ways to undermine Koffi with false facts because you dislike him.
^ Not sure what you’re going on about; Wemba even said in interviews that he was not an official member. They had a strong relationship back then that went beyond music in those years according to Wemba himself. Wemba even named one of his sons Koffi Olomide. I also have footage of Koffi as his sound engineer when he was recording in Brussels in 1983. You simply dislike koffi, so I don’t exactly expect impartiality on this subject matter. I’m just trying to rectify false information because weekly we get threads like this... based on hate instead of facts, and then it’s either Mvulusi , Archos or myself taking the time to explain what actually happened. It’s tiring for people who just want to appreciate music.