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Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mfumu Vata on November 26, 2022, 12:24

Title: When Wemba’s band tried to mix sebene with western music (1979)
Post by: Mfumu Vata on November 26, 2022, 12:24

https://youtu.be/fMQQfjxWaLs

When Wemba came back from Afrisa in 1979, he and his band started to innovate alot

Title: Re: When Wemba’s band tried to mix sebene with western music (1979)
Post by: Mfumu Vata on November 26, 2022, 12:27

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWjw72aa-IE

Title: Re: When Wemba’s band tried to mix sebene with western music (1979)
Post by: SLK97 on November 26, 2022, 19:09

Both songs have a funkier rhythm than you'd ever find in our music. Makes me wonder why Samaritain didn't result in a new wave of young soukous-funk bands. This must be his first foray into world music.

Title: Re: When Wemba’s band tried to mix sebene with western music (1979)
Post by: Mfumu Vata on November 26, 2022, 19:46

Most Congolese bandleaders were conservative at that time and I think that they were fearing to try something new. You had based in Gombe who were making that kind of succes back in the 70s and 80s. But it was seen as foreign and it were mostly white people living in Kinshasa visiting them and those who were rich. For example the band Bobongo Stars, which had artists like Al Nzimbi, Shakara Mutela and the late Ondoma Motema who later played for Quartier Latin.

https://youtu.be/VhUXCW3H6fw
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTirJj8STc

Papa Wemba was lucky that he was on his prime at that time (1977-1982), when you are on that level, the public will mostly always accept everything you release on the market.