Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mfumu Vata on September 20, 2025, 22:44
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0OLqPtwt8Q
Ferre Gola talking about his nickname Sheta, saying that it's Chetani and not Sheta. He said that it's means God in Arab the language of his wife and explaining that it's a name they gave to him in the church where he worships. Ferre also talked about the concerts he did with Alain Mpela and Baby Ndombe (Les As), saying that he was happy to do that and that it was the first time for youngsters to do such event. It had been a long time that he had sung with Alain Mpela since Wenge's split and Baby Ndombe since he left Maison Mère. Ferre didn't to talk about the way Koffi sued him and saying that he prefered to talk about the album Sens Interdit that he's preparing. After talking the question Thierry Dawa away, Thierry asked him what became of Les Marquis des Beaux Garcons, saying that he used to attend the public rehearshals at Bibi Play. Ferre replying that when he signed with Koffi that his band kept existing and that Koffi also kept confirming in interviews that Ferre's band was still existing. Thierry after that asking with Ferre now rehearsing at JP Onyienze's place, him being ready to direct a band and Ferre giving the answer "who founded Les Marquis ? and that he needs to ask JDT and Bill Clinton, giving the examples that he came recruited the musicians in Paris while the rest was still in London with Paris, also that he was the person that came with the producer of their first concert in Paris. Thierry asked as last question, what the participation of his band would be in his album. Ferre Gola saying that the reason that he's in Kinshasa, because he wants his album to have different colours and that the goal his to record something with his band of Kinshasa at the Ndiaye Studio's and she want it will give with the part he will record in Europe. After that Thierry Dawa asked him about the remix of 100 Kilo, saying that that was the reason why Koffi said that people of Brazzaville gave him illusions, Ferre expaining that it was a private song for a donor who wanted a song for his wedding. He recorded the song at Ndiaye in Kinshasa after that they sent people in Europe and went back when he finished recording it. Then when he came again to Kinshasa, they sended people to bring him to Brazzaville since that they were that happy for the song. After spending two days there he went back to Europe, but he doesn't understand why people keep saying on the radio that he made a single.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5528c
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Talking about Ferre's interview, I wonder if his band really recorded something at Studio Ndiaye for Sens Interdit, because I haven't heard any musician of that era talking about it. Mwana Kongo once said that he went to Studio Ndiaye to a test along with other atalaku's, but he talk about recording somehing. He also said that their cri's were used in the générique. of Sens Interdit.
Ferre is lucky that Congolese people weren't into making exposing videos yet on youtube, Tiktok not existing and guys like JF Ifonge not being there. Otherwise they would have alot of moments to make videos against Ferre. In the interviews Ferre was making in his first years of music-career (2006-2009), he was often saying weird stuff. For example in this interview, about what he here said that Sheta means God in Arab and that it's given in the church where worships, while God is Allah in Arab and Shaitan being the name of the devil. There was an interview Ferre did in summer 2009, saying that he's supported by forces that are invisible and one side has quotation marks. There was also an interview he did with Paulin Mukendi back in 2007, where he accidently said that he uses witchcraft and quickly corrected himself, saying that he doesn't believe in it and that it were the old musicians that thought that it was essential, after being asked about witchcraft and the rumor of him losing his head.
Lofombo once said in 2021/22, that from the different Congolese artists with fame he recorded songs with, that there was one who openly confessed to him that he worships the devil and I believe that he was talking about him. But in the same interview he was praising Ferre alot saying that he was the real "phenomene" (to attack Werrason, whom he was in conflict with).