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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: archos on September 27, 2016, 18:22

Title: WOW DID NOT KNOW SOMONO WAS THAT OLD
Post by: archos on September 27, 2016, 18:22

https://youtu.be/UbALFjy7SuU

 I always thought he was one of those guys of first half of 70's but the guy is as old as jb actually,yet to watch it fully but he reveals he messed with school in 1986 so he failed at baccalaureate and one year later when he got it his dad who was a soldier of congolese army took him into army aswell so he spent a lot of time in army until the death of his father then became professional musician
and from the 5minutes or so i have watched he also strongly attacks koffi for what he said about people from europe and reveals koffi assaulted him physically in uganda back in the days

Title: Re: WOW DID NOT KNOW SOMONO WAS THAT OLD
Post by: NEWSIDE96 on September 27, 2016, 22:47

his born in 1967 (old school atalaku who came out later well in his generation).

Title: Re: WOW DID NOT KNOW SOMONO WAS THAT OLD
Post by: CM PRINCE on September 28, 2016, 02:15

what?! this dude looked soooo much younger back in the days no way would i have guessed that Isn't he also a combattant? and I dunno about anyone else but I think this guy looked like the rapper tupac shakur a lot when he had the goatee especially in the ultimatum era lol

Title: Re: WOW DID NOT KNOW SOMONO WAS THAT OLD
Post by: Matebu on September 28, 2016, 04:03

^ Haha yes. And also a number of Europe-based artists, most notablely Boketshu 1er :D, have become or are becoming combatants. I can tell he was stung and offended by Koffi's statements because a number these guys aren't making decent income from music anymore.

 The vedettes (who are the reason why they went to Europe) are now living like kings in Kin; nowadays without much desire to go to Poto. Concert contracts in Africa are worth quite a lot of money now. Even many young group members have better lifestyles.

In the past they had the advantage of having European papers, which meant they first in-line in their respective groups for studio, concert, and session work. Now it's a rarity.

He's about Djouna Mumbafu's age I believe

Title: Re: WOW DID NOT KNOW SOMONO WAS THAT OLD
Post by: archos on September 28, 2016, 11:04

somono's case is not that surprising,he has always been a bit of a rebel surely due to his time in army
its guys like celezino who are strange, i saw him litterally threatening guys like suzuki who play in bars here because of the situation in drc,makes absolutely no sense