Congo Vibes

Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: mvulusi96 on April 02, 2014, 23:11

Title: Papa Wemba first artist to use keyboards ?
Post by: mvulusi96 on April 02, 2014, 23:11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfyZL_wyCEc
extracts from the documentaire 'Chef Coutimier de Molokai' (1984), Siku Ya Mungu '86....
At the end he's attacking Verckys & Victoria Eleison.

Title: Re: Papa Wemba first artist to use keyboards ?
Post by: NEWSIDE96 on April 02, 2014, 23:28

Interesting fact but I think King Kester popularized synthesizers to a different dimension in congolese music, "Sika Ya Mungu" was not successful at all. At that circa Victoria Eleison had to control in congolese music especially from 82-84 being their peak years.