Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: BrazzaBoy on March 25, 2018, 16:04
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Who would you say had the best voice and the most control? I know its a tough question because there are different types of singers but there’s always one or two that stick out
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Kiekie, so we going to do best all time for everything? Very subjective
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Kiekie, so we going to do best all time for everything? Very subjective
LOL I know right ;D ;D
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Yes but just the voice nothing else. Not song lyrics, generique or how a rumba might have been set up.
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i'd go for kester,probably the most complete singer we have ever had,and what i liked about him which i discovered too late for my liking is his scientific approach of music
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Can you expand archos?
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he was able to do very deep voices and higher notes than some tenorists,he was not only talented but also had intelligence to adapt
i will try to find it but there is a video where he detailled his evolution as a singer and it was like a lesson the guy had such a knowledge of music for somebody who never learned the technical side of it at school
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For me it's a bit difficult to pick just one best voice...but I can name some individuals that to me see to have out of the ordinary voices.
!.Madilu System
2.Suzuki Luzubu
3.Aurlus Mabele
4.Dindo Yogo
5.Lola Digital
6.Guyguy Fall
7.Fally ipupa
8.Pepe Kalle
9.Djuna Big One
10.Somono Dolce
Fere Gola and Koffi olomide have fine voices quite alright but i think those are kind of voices that are normal..i mean normal tenorist and normal bassist.
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Babia Ndonga's voice. To me this is the best voice alongside Ntesa Dalienst & Reddy Amisi.
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Babia Ndonga
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The artist with the best voice I've seen in person is Defao. His vocal range in his prime was unrivaled and his voice never lost composure. I stil think he's the best living singer.
I was also very impressed seeing prime Koffi in 2001; he proved his mettle as band leader by singer better than everyone.
Djo Mpoyi, Carlyto, Madilu, Pepe Kalle (voix sans micro as Simaro used to say), King Kester, also come to mind. There's definetely more people than that for me though..
I remember everyone's reaction seeing King Kester live for the first time (including mine) was thinking his voice was fake beacause he sang too good to the point where you were in disbelief. Zero imperfection, it's amazing how he used his asthma issues to develop the way he sang, so he never really stressed his vocal cords like some other artists.
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I kinda wish that we had more research on the science of our musicians voices, at a technical and spiritual level. :/
I don't think you'll get a straight answer BrazzaBoy, considering voices/music is subjective. It's kind of like how people will fight over Whitney vs Mariah in who's the better vocalist even when they take range,timbre,register and resonance in account. Live vs Studio.
So I guess we can just list our favorite vocalists, rather than saying their the best. Personally I look for personality, power and tone.
No Rank
Nathalie Makoma
Ferre Gola
Fally Ipupa
Alain Mpela
Adjani Sesele (in his prime)
Pepe Kalle
Madilu
TabuLey
Carlyto
Papa Wemba
Koffi Olomide
King Kester
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ngiama makanda werrason
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ngiama makanda werrason
;D ;D ;D. Grand formateur/ Grand Chanteur ;D
https://youtu.be/cmt803mUHv8
https://youtu.be/NrymdwovkAg
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the chance we have in our music is to have a very wide diversity of voices. For my part I would say:
- Carlyto
- Nyboma
- Papa Wemba
- Madilu System
- Babia Ndonga
- Eric Tutsi
- Ferre Gola
- Fally Ipupa
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Grand Kalle is the best voice ever in Congolese Music. Then you got Nyboma and Tabu Ley. They were the ones that were able to diversify their voice the most. They could sing high of low. That is impressive.
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Meilleur deuxieme voix for me is definitely Coco Nyboma. He was the first choice for Tabu Ley, Pepe Kalle, Defao, Simaro, and everyone who did a session album in Europe
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Meilleur deuxieme voix for me is definitely Coco Nyboma. He was the first choice for Tabu Ley, Pepe Kalle, Defao, Simaro, and everyone who did a session album in Europe
In fact two people that were used the most by Congolese artists. Nyboma and Luciana. They were the most during the 1990s.
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Debaba
Pepe kalle
Defao
Adjani
Babia
Nyboma
Bozi boziana
Fally
Montana
Spino
Papa wemba
Shella mputu
Didier lacoste
Evoloko lay lay
Suzuki
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@Matebu
Although his career was tragically shortlived, Babia Ndonga's vocal skills were among my favorite! His sweet yet strong tenor range made him an excellent team player for choruses, but also as a vocal soloist.
https://youtu.be/2amwN7fh-l8
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Meilleur deuxieme voix for me is definitely Coco Nyboma. He was the first choice for Tabu Ley, Pepe Kalle, Defao, Simaro, and everyone who did a session album in Europe
and Koffi Olomide for the album Koweit rive gauche
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This is a tough one, but I'll play along.
Madilu System
Carlyto Lassa
Josky Kiambukuta
Papa Wemba
Ferre Gola
Fally Ipupa
Manda Chante
Didier Lacoste (pre-solo career)
Bimi Ombale
Serge Mabiala
Reddy Amisi
Kester Emeneya
Koffi Olomide
Tabu Ley
Dindo Yogo
Canta Nyboma
JB M’piana
M'pongo Love
Honorable Mention
Shella Mputu
Gipson Butukondolo
Youlou Mabiala
Serge Mabiala
Pepe Ndombe
Aime Kiwakana
Marie Paul Kambulu
Bozi Boziana
I chose vocal talent and ability over popularity.
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Bavon Marie Marie
Djo Mpoyi
Carlito Lassa
Deese Mukangi
Madilu System
Ferre Gola
JR Marot (not yet proven but i have hope)
Werrason is not part of my list
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@Tata Nkiadi
Is Gipson really that good? I liked his vocals on record, but for some reason he underperforms often at concerts.
https://youtu.be/EvrQFpEmsbU
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@Tata Nkiadi
Is Gipson really that good? I liked his vocals on record, but for some reason he underperforms often at concerts.
https://youtu.be/EvrQFpEmsbU
I honestly struggled with him, which is why I gave him an honorable mention.
Another person I didn't mention at all, but should still get some kind of recognition is Franco. If you study his works he always stayed on key and knew how to flawlessly harmonize with other vocalists in 4 part harmony and duets. He was also really good at cleanly using glissando while singing solos. (In strong contrast to Werrason who has to use Auto Tune to correct his notes). Singing using Solfège is a pretty impressive skill that I'm certain a lot of these current singers aren't using.