Congo Vibes
Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Mfumu Vata on October 07, 2026, 01:50
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlVeNqfMxv8&list=PLwUXyco6R2ew7tSDbO1mK2tIav5nQWuuw&index=6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Civ9-c8-o1s
I often see younger people compare Quartier Latin to Wenge Maison Mère, about who having the best team, generics or albums. But instead of calling it Maison Mère, they always just say “Wenge.” While you have the iconic Wenge Musica 4x4, Wenge BCBG, Wenge El Paris, Wenge Tonya Tonya, etc., Is it due to Wenge BCBG being to centered around JB Mpiana and the beef that existed between Wenge BCBG and Wenge Maison Mère (1997-2002) being bigger than the succes Wenge Musica 4x4 had. Or does it mean that Wenge Maison Mère had a bigger impact on people than Wenge Musica 4x4 because of the success being transgenerational ?
The same when it comes to the Esprit Wenge, I don’t really see the connection with Wenge Musica 4x4 Bon Chic Bon Genre. Makaba, JB, Werrason, Masela, Adolphe, Blaise and co were all part of Wenge 4x4, which had an image of bourgeoisie, elegance and class. The old generation saw them as stubborn, but you would not see them insult rivals on tv and there were no spokemen at that time, as journalists would give the info themselves on tv in French if there were no interviews with the artists.
When I think of Esprit Wenge, I associate it more with Maison Mere. Thinking about Bill Clinton, Sankara, Ferre Gola, Baby Ndombé, Celeo, Kakol and co, as well their younger brothers Héritier, Jitrois, Cappucino, Brigade,etc. They were often reported to be fighting in nightclubs, stories of not getting along despite being in the same band, dissing rivals openly on tv with alot of anger, etc. Why isn’t it called" Esprit Maison Mère" instead?
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possibly also a matter of generation,same thing with football,our generations became mature already with the zidane's and co where football was about to be broadcasted a lot,but then the messi ronaldo generation reached a level of people having the possibility to watch 8 games in a week end if they had nothing to do
same thing with 4X4 and maison mere,4X4 you'll get some concerts and some clips here and there,while maison mere there was all sort of content in an internet era where some things we reaching europe way faster that in the past,by 2006 you could have a concert in kin and by max two weeks there is images in europe,by 2010 11 12 you could get image literally the day after
so the maison mere generation lived closer to the group compared to the 4X4 guys