Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: mvulusi96 on May 19, 2018, 03:00
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Nice bass work from Gode Tolola and Gode Mbemba Ndombasi "aka Lofombo" (Shora's little brother)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9noP6ADQsHI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpmUpkOS68U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_UqmZaQxQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS18M4HmW4Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di7WSLLSa2E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4KAx1YyinU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcMH2J8H9h4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC7S98e4aYk
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It was so weird to me when I heard about Shora Mbemba. It was like listening to every song I’d ever heard because of all the animations that other people had used and made famous. Very weird experience for someone that wasnt familiar with his work. Wonder how come him and Radja Kula didnt become more famous.
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Radja Kula was very famous in the 80's and 90's but his succes didn't go outside Kinshasa and Brazzaville. It's just like those many dj's who are famous now in Kinshasa, but not the it's diaspora or other African countries. Radja Kula gave many shows on Tele Zaïre. People didn't really respect his band, because they didn't know how to sing. They made people only dance.
Shora Mbemba was very famous back in 1995. His band became the relevation of the year, best band of the year and he got the award of best animation of the year. The album Bize Mandundu became one of three most solded albums of 1995 and 1996 (Maybe the most solded).The succes of his band made Defao, Zaiko, Koffi Olomide in V12 (1995) and Wenge Musica in Pentagone (1996). Their succes was so big that they started competing against Empire Bakuba, Quartier Latin and Wenge Musica. People in the Congolese diaspora started to get interessed about them and their album Bize Mandundu was selling very well maybe even more the albums we know of 1995. Their succes made people in Europe understand that bands of Kinshasa always animations of smaller bands. To calculate Shora Mbemba's succes Tele Zaïre decided to invite them for Variete Samedi Soir, one week after that Empire Bakuba their after their 1 year touring in Europe, USA and Canada. Their show the bomb and better than Empire Bakuba. It boosted their succes more and Tele Zaïre made alot money by selling the video of that show in Europe. 1996 was a good year touring in the big cities of Zaïre and the succes of the VHS of their show on Variete Samedi Soir made them get contracts for a tour in Europe. But things then didn't go well and they didn't tour anymore with problems starting in the band and the band getting split. Then Shora himself starting to get problems with his health and became seriously ill. He almost died. With rumors being spread throught Kinshasa that Koffi Olomide was behind of that after attacking him spiritually by giving him cloths and gifts after visiting him at home, like the way he did to Isiro1er. 5 years ago he made an interview about that with Didier Masuki explaining exactly what happened, but that video is deleted. Then he went to the traditional church Mpeve Ya Longo where he recovered. He made then a strong comeback in 1998 with his album 2eme round which was a succes in Kinshasa and made also a tribute song to the then new president Laurent-Desire Kabila. After that it became so-so with his succes. Beniko Popolipo & Babia Ndonga particpated on his album Cyclone of 2000. Then somewhere in 2001-02 he received an contract to tour in U.K.. He settled then with his band their and lived 10 years in Europe after that he decided to return in Kinshasa and re-start Super Choc in Bumbu. Some guys who decided to leave him back in 1996-97 ended up in Blaise Bula's Ponderation 8. Guys like Hone Kienga who used to be one of Flamme Kapaya's many mentors and who makes alot of videos on YouTube and Dejeannot Nsangu who was the animator.
the animation which made his band famous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D17DKRMw1g
The show on Variete Samedi Soir which was presented by Zacharie Bababaswe. Comedian Tatu Kalombo (R.I.P.) used to be their second drummer you can see him drumming in that concert and dancing at a moment with those girldancers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w1doVLnKl8&t=46s