Author Topic: EBOA LOTIN TALKS ABOUT HIS TIME IN MAISON MERE,LES MARQUIS AND HOW THEY REACTED.  (Read 3600 times)

archos on: April 27, 2020, 19:28

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He says maison mere should take this interview like a story not like a reason to come and insult him for long,he just answers questions
he started paying tribute to papa wemba and to adrien mukiadi the co producer of temps present dead from coronavirus
he is shown old video of his first tests in maison mere with ferre and he thanks that whole generation and says even if some did not like his arrival they were in general helpful to him as an artist he thanks werra for opening his heart to give him his chance even though he "closed" it afterwards but all in all he respects werra as a mentor
he talked about his trip to europe on his own and said werra send him on his own because there was some of the guys against him travelling and the plan was that when they arrive in UK they finish and move to france or belgium
but there was already huge upset in the group,from kinshasa and he was warned by former maison mere security chief willy seta to follow those who are likely to remain loyal to werra and not spend much time with ferre and co because there was already a split growing in the group between the "rebels" and those who are "all hail the king"  and also he went to europe because he knew songs from "miracles "then better than the rest since it came from his ex boss and "coach"  do akongo
and he added that much more people than ferre bill and jdt wanted to leave and gives example of thierry synthe who had never ever travelled again with maison mere because of how close he was to bill and co and teka was also meant to be with them
but some of the guys said to themselves that without ferre bill jdt they'd become more important in the group which is why they returned
 he remembered an anecdote of him being told to go work with ferre at home by werra and when he arrived  ferre from upstairs was making signs to people not to give him a chair but ferre's brother bionic gave him a chair but he did not seat anymore preferrring to wait for ferre and he jokes that in those days ferre could see and act like you dont even exist he had learned from werra how to completely ignore people ferre was announced as in bathroom for 5 hours then ferre came out and did not talk to hi and ask to him to enter his car and then ferre gave him 1000 congolese francs to take taxi which was not enough so he walked to werra's house which was not too far and people at werra asked him who told him to go to ferre's house  and he said werra and they said "dont go anymore ferre has his days where he ignores people" and he said but i like him he is my vieux and they told him ok but better being close to him at la zamba and let him invite you when he wants
he said ferre is one od the co creators of 12 and that even werra was victim of 12 himself from the guys and eboa says in wenge if you do not have strong mindset you can become crazy by the time you are out of the group
maison mere is a group where even werra's petits from the streets can decide that you wont enter rehearsal that day while they have no role in the group's structure and you can get proper slapped especially when you are new
he remembers when he missed out on one zenith he went to rehearsal and was denied access and to intimidate them he  remembered the spirits of matete and headbutted the door and they got scared and allowed him in and he talked about his battles with ferre and adjani and said they were strong and knew improvisation the other guy he respected in that was heritier
franck asks if its true that ferre and werra were not talking anymore  for a year and he says himself is an exemple of that it happened that one year and half werra was not talking to him he could go to werra and say hello boss werra looked at him like he did not exist and when werra is like that no even frere patrice can change your case,it becomes normal again the day himself werra will want but he says maybe werra was mad at him because when he missed out on zenith he managed to a get a visa on his own but was blocked at airport( it was 12) they even gave him some money he had to give to werra in europe and he said if he knew he'd eat it instead of give it back
so when the group was back he was throwing shade a bit like franco in his vocals and maybe thats what hurt werra but it was very common from him to ignore people like that when he wants
he says in wenge he felt loved but hated at the same time for example when his song for producer in temp present had success werra did not take him on tour since the mukiadi brothers falled out with werra he was fearing they will make him go solo and the song was not played in concerts anymore or at times he had to replace the names
then they came with pretext that koffi gave him money to join quartier latin so they were not trusting him anymore but he endured everything because he wanted to show what werra believed was false  but he holds no grudge towards werra for some things he went through
franck ask about when he finally decided to leave which coincided to many guys leaving,and he said he left because he was fed up and one of the events which motivated him to leave is how sankara went to zamba zamba and insulet both those who were in the group and those who left and he found it strange and he found that the group was going downhill with massive departure so the level of the singers kept dropping and it was not motivating to compete and give the best 
prior to his departure he came on day at la zamba on tuesday it was meant to be rehearsal day,nobody was there,wednesday same time,thursday same
before werra's trip to usa with nicodem and co, but when heritier left  he suspected him and proof is they even removed his song from the 3 grand hotel presentation of fleche ingeta
then after werra promised him to give him solo album but never said when and time went on and on
one year after he had an interview he had a bit of a rant as he had enough of certain things but did not say he left but kakol called werra to inform already that he left saying that its sankara who told him that,but he did not even watched interview
but to their surprise he went to next rehearsal and they kept looking at him surprised by his courage to come despite having said what he had in his heart
then after that they were eating with miel and lobeso and werra called him which was very rare because even if he needs you he sends people to call you if he calls you himself then its serious and werra told him to leave la zamba and come to his house and mampata said ask anything you want and tell werra that i said to be nice to you and werra said " ok you'll record your album" and he asked when werra replied" you'll record " but it never came but he did not leave for that he just felt that he had contributed enough ,adding songs,giving songs to others and so on
franck used malewa posters where him capuccino heritier kakol and werra made the cover being the main guys( ali being considered less an less from then) and he asks one by one when is the last time he spoke to them he says capuccino is not a very close friend but they talked four days before he is in goma for the lockdown and he jokes that cap lbg has to go to mbujimayi too since he is half luba half from east,he says he meet werra several times at his rehearsal place owned by a donor who werra knows and that once werra who likes to "hide" in cars which is difficult to imagine he is in there came and he saw bodyguard maitre ninja and ninja tried to block him from going towards the cars to see if werra was there and he saw a car leaving quickly and later ninja came and he told ninja i know vieux ran away because he did not want me to come and salute and indirectlly ask for some money(like 99 per of "inferior musicians" do when meeting jb werra koffi and co )
he talked with heritier 11 months ago no problem but they have their lives and things to deal with and he said last time he meet kakol he was eating with comedian sai sai and kakol meet them they were eating with a donor saying he'd pay for them and kakol came and started ordering and his best friend seguin who he came with and seguin asked him why he did that(trying to talk like seguin)




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ZamundaPrince #1 on: April 28, 2020, 08:32

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Eboa is/was a rare talent. If he was able to write his own songs & do the same for other band members, I just don't understand why there hasn't been enough music from him so far

Wenge1995 #2 on: April 28, 2020, 09:30

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Talented singer, but he doesn't have the image and attitude of a solo star. Not everyone has it

Kizito #3 on: April 28, 2020, 12:03

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Talented singer, but he doesn't have the image and attitude of a solo star. Not everyone has it

You are correct, he has the voice, but he lacks other attributes of a Singer, the very first time I saw Wenge Muicia BCBG video, was a Live Concert. the first musician to attract me was JB Mpiana, the second was Werra, the two together with Makaba were more charismatic and that is why they are the most successful, only that Makaba was an instrumentalists. 

CM PRINCE #4 on: April 28, 2020, 14:19

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Talented singer, but he doesn't have the image and attitude of a solo star. Not everyone has it
Facts, he won’t make it... someone of his calibre shines in bands not as a solo star

O-Afrika #5 on: April 29, 2020, 00:41

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Eboa is quite a singer and innovator but dancing is his main weakness. But how come he plays Werra's songs and call his name in almost  all his concerts and repetitions?

CM PRINCE #6 on: April 29, 2020, 00:46

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Eboa is quite a singer and innovator but dancing is his main weakness. But how come he plays Werra's songs and call his name in almost  all his concerts and repetitions?
Probably to get support from Maison Mère fans

Jdog #7 on: May 06, 2020, 12:09

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I like this interview, no polemic, Franck asked good questions. Seems like you really have to be mentally and spiritually strong to survive in Maison Mere.
Or moto asala le monde eza yo Nzambe tata, Kita okata po mokili trop matata, kata- Fally Ipupa

jeantwatwa #8 on: May 06, 2020, 15:19

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archos #9 on: May 06, 2020, 15:58

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Does he have any Albums out ?

not yet just a couples of songs,does not have a producer yet,so doesnt have funds to release easily

Manzambi94 #10 on: May 06, 2020, 16:41

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Does he have any Albums out ?
What he had done with all the money he received in Wenge Musica Maison Mere? And couldn't just be better make a maxi single only?

not yet just a couples of songs,does not have a producer yet,so doesnt have funds to release easily

archos #11 on: May 06, 2020, 20:36

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You'll understand in the "codes of congolese music" thing why most musicians need solo career to hope being better financially,despite having been in big groups and having had at times big money in their hands,with only rare exceptions like genta or eclipse for example manageing to be very organized money wise
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