I think Innoss B fuses a bit of Swahili into some of his songs too.Yes I don't know why but Congolese people don't follow him much, if you take Fally Ipupa away he is the only young guy that was in USA and in that music business industry even though for a little time.
Possibly because by now Cogolese music became Kinshasa dominated. Earlier there were artists in Lumumbashi singing in local languages (I guess it is Swahili), like Mwenda Jean Bosco. Apart from him I don't know anyone who sang in this language and was famous in Congo.Yes Lubumbashi East and a big part of South Congo are Swahili speakers, yes it is like Swahili it is disapperead from music except for some cries by Brigade and Cap LBG, do you remember the crie Noel Ngiama ana leta mambo, the crie that introduce lelele was in Swahili, and that the only song f success I know that got a little bit of Swahili in it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pvsP9i0xovs
Unfortunately I don't know that Wenge MM song, I am not very educated about their songs. But it is rare indeed to find swahili songs released by top Congolese bands recently. I think earlier it was more common because Katanga was a very well developed territory. Many recordings from the fifties and sixties from Congo include artist from the copperbelt singing swahili and Zambian languages. I think back then it was not that obvious that Kinshasa is the centre of modern music. But who knows, I am just guessing. What I miss is that Katangan guitar style was unique, it is a pity it has somehow lost importance.How was the Katanagan guitar style? I am really curious to hear it have you got songs or videos of it? For the Swahili in songs at 8:02 "Noel Ngiama Ana letamambo, ana letamambo tusi choke"
One Congolese atalaku here in Kenya contents that it is hard to get the "feel" using swahili as opposed to lingala. He says it is just not the same.You can hear a lot of Congolese music and ye your friend is right Swahili music for emerge now a days (Only in Congo, because in other African countries a lot of people listen to very successful Swahili songs) needs to do sonmething on her own like yes with guitar and everything but with his own style
Here is my best swahili/seben by a Tanzanian band even the atalaku here uses swahili through and through..I dont know if this band consist of Congolese or Tanzanians or a mix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS5VhzzDaj4
Katangan guitar style is Mwenda Jean Bosco and others, some of them appear on this CD:Very nice, really nice I think that was a Congolese guy who did a very famous song with this guitar stlye of play but I forgot his name my dad uses to play a lot that song and he remind the style of Kachamba Brothers
https://open.spotify.com/user/nichollsgg/playlist/7hk6aoSarKSGRw5W1HzwvL
My personal favourie is the Kachamba Brothers from Malawi who played a similar style:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xemrtXdzXSQ
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sM7p_ath0OY
Manzambi94 this could be what you are looking for.(Congolese Swahili) i like it very much. Which language is this?Wow!!!! What a sound when this song was released?? I love it.
https://vid.me/bpl3
Manzambi94 this could be what you are looking for.(Congolese Swahili) i like it very much. Which language is this?Wow!!!! What a sound when this song was released?? I love it.
https://vid.me/bpl3
I love this song it is original and if I have to define it is moderno Bongo Flava with a little bit of Taarab, really nicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySwqpoOQ4ns