Congo Vibes

Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mwana243 on October 19, 2025, 00:50

Title: Michel Tshendu (ex-singer of Wenge MM)
Post by: Mwana243 on October 19, 2025, 00:50
https://youtu.be/u5vbCJhlqKk

I’d like to know the reason why he left Wenge Musica Maison Mère shortly after the release of the group’s first album Intervention Rapide in 1998. I really enjoyed his song Orphelin; his voice sometimes reminds me of Céline Dion’s, haha.
Title: Re: Michel Tshendu (ex-singer of Wenge MM)
Post by: CM PRINCE on October 19, 2025, 01:12
I honestly hated that song Orphelin I thought it was too depressing lol they shouldn't have put that in the album.
Title: Re: Michel Tshendu (ex-singer of Wenge MM)
Post by: archos on October 19, 2025, 01:48
 i think it was strategic,his age first because it was some sort of rivalry which could/should have happened,with heritier then in bcbg,and reagan not too long after
then the topic with the afdl thing and ba kadogo it helped werra with approaching the guys and starting to build that image of a guy who cares about people unlike the werra of 4X4 who was known to be extremely tough
Title: Re: Michel Tshendu (ex-singer of Wenge MM)
Post by: Mfumu Vata on October 20, 2025, 08:51
This song always makes me think about how people felt unwell during Werra's show at Palais du Peuple.

When Ado Yuhe started to do interviews with former Maison Mère members, I excepted him also to do an interview. I wanted to do know if the song Orphelin was also based on the story of his life, because it was said that he lost his parents during the war of Lissouba and Sassou and that Werrason recruited him, after spotting him, when coming for a tour in Brazzaville.
Title: Re: Michel Tshendu (ex-singer of Wenge MM)
Post by: CM PRINCE on October 20, 2025, 12:14
I wonder if Michael Tshendu didn’t leave Maison Mere would he have joined the main singing line up and sang in Kibuisa Mpimpa or we he have stayed in his rnb lane and only sing in one song per album