Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Drumstar98 on September 25, 2018, 22:18
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAkPhgtH8hY&t=1260s
Only with three singers: Willy Bula, Koffi Olomide and Suzuki Luzubu (Reminds me of El Paris Le Monde A Envers).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAkPhgtH8hY&t=1260s
Only with three singers: Willy Bula, Koffi Olomide and Suzuki Luzubu (Reminds me of El Paris Le Monde A Envers).
It's because Scola Miel left and Babia was in prison otherwise they would it record with 5 singers. They recorded it in Paris when they came there to tour in Europe to promote Noblesse Oblige and mixing Magie which was recorded in Brazzaville.
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The 94 European tour and the recording sessions of Magie confuse me so Modogo, Sam Tshintu and Coco Tchomba were in Brazzaville during the recording sessions of Magie while Koffi, Scola, Willy, Suzuki and Babia were in Europe.
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Koffi Olomide & Quartier Latin recorded Magie a long time ago before going to Europe. They recorded it during the spring of 1994. Then somewhere in August he went with for singers like he used to do to Europe and those instrumentists. They went also to Canada and the US, but Sckola had then already left the band.
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Okay wow it was a busy year for Koffi.
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It always had been for Koffi from 1992 until 2004. Touring whole Africa every year, concerts in Europe and Kinshasa, recordings albums every year sometimes 2 in a year. I think that the most bussiest year was 1997.
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Indeed with the preparation of Loi.
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My favourite Quartier Latin album. That album was a massive success everywhere. For me Koffi & Quartier Latin relly step their game up with Magie (with electrical guitar, Beevans animation it was a good decision to let him animate alone Mazungidi would not in the sebenes of Magie). It's crazy that Koffi didn't let Sam have a vocal in that album while he let him put his song "Shambouyi".
What was your reaction the first time you guys heard that album ?
Did the videos filmed in nightclubs were in France or in USA ?
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My favourite Quartier Latin album. That album was a massive success everywhere. For me Koffi & Quartier Latin relly step their game up with Magie (with electrical guitar, Beevans animation it was a good decision to let him animate alone Mazungidi would not in the sebenes of Magie, Babia impresses everyone with his vocals and his song Amen).
It's crazy that Koffi didn't let Sam have a vocal in that album while he let him put his song "Shambouyi".
What was your reaction the first time you guys heard that album ?
Did the videos filmed in nightclubs were in France or in USA ?
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@mvulusi96
What's the story behind Didace Le Prof (guitarist) and Aladji (singer)? They disappeared just as quickly as they were introduced in the group.
Did Manzugidi Jean-Louis participate in this album? I don't hear his animations at all, maybe just the generique. May he rest in peace, I had no idea he recently passed away.
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@masatomo
To answer your question, our friend Matebu explains that Sam had some academic commitments that kept him from participating on the Magie, but his creative contributions were reworked by the group and included into the album out of the high esteem Koffi had towards Sam.
Source: congovibes.com/congolese-music/beautiful-song-from-do-akongo-dikoel/
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I dont understand why Magie album have a poor sound quality while Noblesse Oblige and V12 have a very good sound quality
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@Congolitude
The audio mixing for Magie was done in Brazzaville, the studio there were not as advanced as those in Europe. So the production wasn't as crisp as the previous album.
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@Congolitude
The audio mixing for Magie was done in Brazzaville, the studio there were not as advanced as those in Europe. So the production wasn't as crisp as the previous album.
The album was recorded in Brazzaville and the mixing done in Paris with Philippe Guez adding some keyboard-parts and Beevans, Babia, Suzuki, Koffi and correcting some vocals and adding mabanga from people of London, Paris, Switserland and Belgium who received them well during the tour of 1994
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@mvulusi96
What's the story behind Didace Le Prof (guitarist) and Aladji (singer)? They disappeared just as quickly as they were introduced in the group.
Did Manzugidi Jean-Louis participate in this album? I don't hear his animations at all, maybe just the generique. May he rest in peace, I had no idea he recently passed away.
Manzuigidi had only 1 crie magie, which was in the start of the song of Magie. That ah yo yo yo-crie
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Very true, the magie album does sound a bit muffled compared to v12 and Papa Plus... One question I have is why did Koffi record different versions of songs and release them on the clips.. If you listen to watch the video for Papa Plus some of the wording and instrumentation is different.
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@mvulusi96
Thank you for correction!
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I felt like Mazungidi Jean Louis wasted his time in the studio with having one crie.
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I think the fact that magie have a poor sound quality give the « charm » of the album. A kind of singularity.
If koffi release a reissue of the album with a better quality, i wouldn like it
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@Drumstar98
I'm certain he contributed more in terms of animations, but Koffi was very much inspired by Wenge and the success they were having with Roberto Ekokota animating solo. That's why Bivens often performed the cries alone.
Same thing happened with Quartier Latin during the recording of Attentat; Koffi was inspired by the solo atalaku Wenge had with Tutu Calugi for Titanic which is why CNN did all the animations alone despite Ocean Mbala being apart of the group.
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My favourite Quartier Latin album. That album was a massive success everywhere. For me Koffi & Quartier Latin relly step their game up with Magie (with electrical guitar, Beevans animation it was a good decision to let him animate alone Mazungidi would not in the sebenes of Magie). It's crazy that Koffi didn't let Sam have a vocal in that album while he let him put his song "Shambouyi".
What was your reaction the first time you guys heard that album ?
Did the videos filmed in nightclubs were in France or in USA ?
@masatomo It was filmed in France. I think the name of the bar they filmed in France is L'Alize club or something like that If I'm wrong.
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The name of the club is 5e aveune Tshala Muana filmed her clips back in 1993.
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The name of the club is 5e aveune Tshala Muana filmed her clips back in 1993.
@DrumStar98 Wow, Is the building still there to this day??
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I'm not sure they stop filming the clips there in 95.
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I know I'm late as hell but I did a research. I found it that Chou Lay Evoloko happened to be on that album instead of Sam Tshintu. I don't know. He also appeared on Noblesse Oblige Live in Angebi 1993. Please take it look of any video of Chou Lay Evoloko Vocals on YouTube and you’ll hear the same voice. He also sang for Wenge Musica Maison Mere short time. Sad thing is that he never mention about this album at all various interviews.
Wait really? Chou Lay is the one that did the vocals? How did you find this out no one ever mentioned it. I wonder where that rumour came that it was Sam doing those vocals even though he actually can do that voice also
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