Love this album, but Bro @CMPrince - just look at the album cover... he wasn't cut from the same cloth as others to ever really be a leader. Him and Aime Buanga are titans behind the scenes
both wont accept,they are too happy to have full control now when they can do something mediocre and nobody is there to say no,or even in studio they can decided to leave an average work at the final one while with makaba they'll restart even for a whole week of sessions if needed,i remember both of them were not far from wanting to insult him hard on the recording of daddet in pentagone because they restarted their parts sooo much until he was satisfied,makaba is very demanding while they are happy with not as powerful and not as demanding artistic direction,kibens,kakol,arc en ciel,flamme to some extent and also makaba hates somebody outside music threatening his authority so they would not be allowed to have hundred of people in studio with some allowing themselves to comment in favour of what their boss did while it was not the level the artistic director targetsfew years ago jb and makaba meet at a concert venue and jb kind of gave makaba to be an external artistic director and makaba said no unless he has full control including deciding how the stage is set up(he is for example strongly against that new setup in congolese music with groups having 20+singers)