When they started Viva La Musica in december 1976, there were 4 singers (the late Petit Aziza, Jadot le Cambodgien, Bipoli na Fulu and Djenga Kisangani). On February the 26th they had their "sortie officiel" at Bar Type K. Emeneya joined 4 months later, but he used to have a thought time. Bipoli and Djenga K insulting him, calling him yuma, muana tchik, etc. Jadot not wanting to share the mic with him. Even Wemba himself wasn't trusting him, saying all the times "yo oza na forme ya bana tchik". Then when 3 months later, Jadot le Cambodgien, Bipoli, Djenga K and guitarist Julva left to form Karawa Musica, because they were furious that Papa Wemba didn't pay them well after supporting politician Justin Bomboko for his political campaign in Equateur. Justin Bomboko said that they would get each villa's, for the way they helped him win in his province. It made them think that he gave Papa Wemba a huge amount of money (he also gave him a huge amount of money, it was not that they could build villa's from it). Aziza and Emeneya were left alone in the singing section, not long after that Papa Wemba went to Europe for 1/2 months, leaving Viva La Musica behind in Kinshasa (It was the era that bands would perform each weekend in bars). However they got still voted as best band of Zaire, Papa Wemba as best star of the year and his song Mere Suprieure as best song. In meantime Karawa Musica was giving them a hard time, them having support from alot donors and the majority of Viva's staff (including Shaguy Sharufa who was Esperant's cousin or sister). The next year started recruited new singers like Fafa de Molokai, Djuna Djanana and Dindo Yogo and started to release alot of singles who brought Viva La Musica back on the top and Emeneya's influence started to grow. Karawa Musica on their side suddenly disbanded after 6 months of existence. Bipoli being the first to return Viva La Musica after stealing the band money to give it to his girlfriend, which was destined to rent instruments to perform in the weekend. It resulted in a fight between Bipoli and Esperant, after that Bipoli couldn't justify himself, being Wemba's "enfant chéri" at that time he was quickly accepted back by Wemba. In the seben of Zonga Zonga he screamed "Bipoli a bulugani hein". Esperant and Jadot tried to start a duo, but it wasn't working since that the singing-section of Karawa Musica started as a trio. Esperant decided also to follow Bipoli in Viva La Musica, leaving Jadot alone with musicians like Julva, Nene Tchakou, etc. Jadot le Cambodgien didn't had any and also ended up by returning along with solist Julva. The three guys ended up by respecting Emeneya and they became friends. They hadn't any problems in the upcoming years, just that Bipoli would often snitch them when they were about to plan to do Wemba dirty or wanting to create a rebel band.
It was the first time that he was touring in Africa, because before starting with his "world-music" he was not really known in Africa. Mostly touring in Zaire and Congo Brazzaville. Papa Wemba went at that time to the 9 Francophone African countries.
I don't think that there is any Congolese artist who has more documentaries on his name than Papa Wemba. From 1988 until 2001 he had atleast 4 short or long documentaries about him every year.
ye adricha ti lelo kaka vie wana sima sima ya nsone come on now,alain mpela did not even say he wrote it he always says he brought it in, its not a secret anymore that those songs were the songs of select musica (shela,senado,nkoumen ilo and co)
I was surprised when he defended Werrason last year. Because 3 or 4 years ago he used to attack Werrason for whatever reasons, saying that he was ungrateful and that he insulted him in front of his wife when visiting him.
The way how Makaba played the sebene of Proces Mambika and Barakuda. His sebenes were always sounding better when performing live with his steinberger guitar. I noticed that his way of playing sebene after 1994 is totally different from that of before.
I'm waiting for "Petit na nga moko Kanaka Toki" to say oyo eza Wenge te and other stuff kiekiekie and him discusing with Tanaka Toki with more than 40 comments
Sacre Zaza said that people bleed and died in the stadium of Likasi, when he just entered he stage (not being able to sing). It seems almost every city in Zaire, experciened the same thing if Wemba was about to perform there in the years of his prime (1977-1982) and the years that followed until 1985. Ikonola also said something similar saying that when Wemba performed in the stadium of Lubumbashi, alot people died and that Wemba had to flee immediatly, being escorted by soldiers. The succes those stars had in that era was immense, it's just that they aren't videos of it and the few videos who exist are very rare.
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