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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mfumu Vata on September 06, 2022, 23:56

Title: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Mfumu Vata on September 06, 2022, 23:56

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

Before that Congolese artists were only using conga's and maracas. Its only after Tabu Ley's Olympia that all Congolese bands switched to drums and all mbonda players and those who were using maracas becoming 2nd rang artists.

This song btw mad made the late Bruno Coquatrix who was head of Olympia in Paris contact Tabu Ley Rochereau to perform at his mythic musichall Olympia and even came to visit them in Kinshasa. After Bruno Coquatrix's visit in Kinshasa they abandoned the contra-bass for the bass-guitar. After Tabu Ley's Olympia all bands adopted the bass guitar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BZk9HyqF3k&t=12s

31:27 min

According to Seskain Molenga, Tabu Ley was really mad in the studio and said that the drums messed the song up.

Title: Re: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Cavalier Solitaire on September 08, 2022, 11:05

The video is not available. What's the title?

Title: Re: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Mfumu Vata on September 09, 2022, 15:58

"TABU LEY GRAND YANKE BOYOKA NIVEAU YA BA KANAILLES+CONTRAT 1 MOIS BAZWA NA OLYMPIA (SESKAIN MOLENGA)"

Title: Re: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Cavalier Solitaire on September 09, 2022, 18:30

Quote from: Mfumu Vata on September 09, 2022, 15:58

"TABU LEY GRAND YANKE BOYOKA NIVEAU YA BA KANAILLES+CONTRAT 1 MOIS BAZWA NA OLYMPIA (SESKAIN MOLENGA)"

I meant what's the title of the song. The link for the song is the one that's not available.

Title: Re: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Mfumu Vata on September 09, 2022, 20:53

Martin Luther King I & II

Title: Re: The first Congolese song with drums
Post by: Cavalier Solitaire on September 10, 2022, 09:41

Quote from: Mfumu Vata on September 09, 2022, 20:53

Martin Luther King I & II

Merci!