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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mfumu Vata on September 05, 2022, 01:22

Title: This subject of this old Koffi song reminds me of Karmapa's Bileyi ya Mobali
Post by: Mfumu Vata on September 05, 2022, 01:22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP_7Byew80E

Title: Re: This subject of this old Koffi song reminds me of Karmapa's Bileyi ya Mobali
Post by: Mwanayaafrica on September 05, 2022, 01:31

What is the song about?

Title: Re: This subject of this old Koffi song reminds me of Karmapa's Bileyi ya Mobali
Post by: Franco Pepe Kalle on September 05, 2022, 15:26

I hope we will know what song that Karmapa wrote for Koffi officially one day.

Title: Re: This subject of this old Koffi song reminds me of Karmapa's Bileyi ya Mobali
Post by: Mfumu Vata on September 07, 2022, 01:17

Koffi her sings about a woman who is praising herself and attacking her rival after having stealing the husband of her rival. She saying that her rival needs to blame herself that the husband left because she had the monopoly since that the man build a house for her to raise the children up, but her prefering to break up. That the woman needs to stop hating on her. Adding that the husband went to her by himself and that he talks bad about his ex'wife to her. According to the woman, the guy says that his ex'wife doesn't know how to cook, that she's dirty and noisy, etc.

The way Beniko Popolipo arranged the song (rhythm, lead and bass) for Koffi, makes the song sound like an old song of Afrisa from the mid 80s. They have just to replace Koffi's voice with that of Mbilia Bel. Popolipo's contributon in the start of Koffi's solo career is underrated by musicfans since that they attribute everything Rigo Star. Not knowing that Beniko Popolipo was the key to Koffi's first 3 albums (Ngounda, Laby Bo and Diva) by playing rhythm, lead and bass all by himself. Koffi being afraid for Zaiko and crediting him sometimes on a different name (Saint Polo) on the credits.