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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: mvulusi96 on September 30, 2019, 22:32

Title: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: mvulusi96 on September 30, 2019, 22:32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8BSIbHTizU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4NHsIRl_6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn0zsq1MFNk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX7Bqao_ZHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG-Vku7jYvM
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Wenge1995 on October 01, 2019, 00:21
Super underrated album! By the way, Papy Louange animates during 6:40 until the end of the generique and gets a shoutout by Wemba at 6 minute mark. I always thought he quit music altogether after Yo Nani...
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Longbluesquid on October 01, 2019, 08:55
Who were the animators of the album? I know wenge El Paris animator was there also?
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Pabloone71 on October 01, 2019, 20:05
I think it's like this Viva Tendence is like a group of nzong-nzing (in that Viva La Musica) :-\.
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: mvulusi96 on October 01, 2019, 22:08
Quote from: Longbluesquid on October 01, 2019, 08:55
Who were the animators of the album? I know wenge El Paris animator was there also?

Papy Louange "Trezeguet" and Patou Bofosa.
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: mvulusi96 on October 01, 2019, 22:27
Quote from: Pabloone71 on October 01, 2019, 20:05
I think it's like this Viva Tendence is like a group of nzong-nzing (in that Viva La Musica) :-\.

Viva Tendence was not a nzong-nzing. It was a real band. It was created in 2003 after that Papa Wemba got released from prison. Papa Wemba wasn't sure if he would ever return to Kinshasa since that he wasn't allowed to return back by the French justice until the end of the proces of the ngulu-affaire. It made Papa Wemba and he staff decide to create a new band in Europe since that the musicians of Viva La Musica "Cour des Grands" were to old in his opinion and he wanted some fresh blood. So they recruited musicians from Wenge El Paris, Quartier Latin, Victoria Eleison and Wenge Maison Mere who stayed in France after leaving their bands, incorporating also some who were already members of Viva La Musica "Cours des Grands", guys like Omba Nsimba, Alex Azulino, Dezay and Guy Guy Fall. They participated on the Somo Trop-album, singing on the song Masayuki and they also performed at Zenith de Paris, touring in some French cities. Papa Wemba had also a another Viva-band (I forgot the name) in Brussels, having those young musicians who stayed in Belgium (guys like Shibida Dumba, etc.), but they didn't record album, they only accompanied him in concerts he gave in Brussels and Belgian cities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2IRdOBOIsc

Musicians like Celezino, Serge Mabiala and Japonais decided some times later to join Les Marquis when Ferre came to Paris. Then in the summer of 2004 was allowed to return back in Kinshasa (working then with Nouvelle Ecriture on the Banzonkion-project), the same year he returned back to France to finish the proces. After releasing Bazokion in 2005, he started to work on Nkuzi Lele with Viva Tendence, they had some concerts in France, Belgium, Switserland and Germany with them back in 2006 and 2007, they also performed at Elysee Montmarte. But those concerts were not a big succes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvESS-pYd-k

Viva Tendance ceased to exist in 2011 when the concert-ban started, because they couldn't perform anymore in Europe  while all musicians of Viva Tendance are living there. They had to perform on the same stage with Werrason at Elysee Montmarte, the day that the concert-ban started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9H2JT9o7ik
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEVVa8LwuWw



Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Wenge1995 on October 02, 2019, 01:36
@mvulusi96

Prior to Wemba's death, was he working on an album? I know that his band Viva La Musica has been defuncted since 2006, but Nouvelle Ecriture was still ongoing until his death.

I've always maintained that either Bendoson or Reddy should take the riegns of leadership in the event that Wemba dies, but unfortunately Mere Amazone is sticking her nose too much in the business. It's like OK Jazz all over again smh
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: anastasio571 on December 06, 2019, 13:34
But the album dissapeard some months ago when Seka Moke's channel deleted. I heard only the song Pierrot le blanc.
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Matebu on December 06, 2019, 14:16
Quote from: anastasio571 on December 06, 2019, 13:34
But the album dissapeard some months ago when Seka Moke's channel deleted. I heard only the song Pierrot le blanc.

Oh crap, they deleted that Channel too? Between DJ Omega's channel and Seka Moke's channels we've lost a lot of classic clips.
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Pabloone71 on December 06, 2019, 14:20
Quote from: Matebu on December 06, 2019, 14:16
Quote from: anastasio571 on December 06, 2019, 13:34
But the album dissapeard some months ago when Seka Moke's channel deleted. I heard only the song Pierrot le blanc.

Oh crap, they deleted that Channel too? Between DJ Omega's channel and Seka Moke's channels we've lost a lot of classic clips.

Really, my brother!!! Sad! :'(
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: Wenge1995 on December 06, 2019, 19:14
Does anyone have the mp3 version of the album? I will pay money to download the album
Title: Re: Viva Tendance's "Nkuzi Lele" a underrated album ?
Post by: anastasio571 on December 06, 2019, 19:55
Quote from: Wenge1995 on December 06, 2019, 19:14
Does anyone have the mp3 version of the album? I will pay money to download the album

No