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« on: December 22, 2025, 05:48 »
@Matebu
I was really impressed by this album, it was certainly ahead of it's time!
I thought Wenge Musica had reconciled with Sadam Hussien with Tempete de Desert from the 1994 album Anges Adorables, whay happened in 1995 that upset Mobutu so much to obstruct their careers in Kinshasa?
How did the Alain Makaba get involved in the Wake Up project with Koffi and Wemba? What songs did he play guitar on?
I believe what drove him was the fact that he was settled in Europe full time while Wenge BCBG 4x4 was still based in Kin, so this album was of financial necessity. It’s big success was not really anticipated… it was to keep SonoDisc happy and recorded quickly, so some of the intended feature singers did not make it. Pepe Kalle had already to Kin after his Europe tour.
Wake Up was supposed to a trio-project Koffi-Wemba-Makaba, but Koffi wasn’t having that happen so he was demoted. The funny thing is that the album was created to take attention away from Wenge 4x4 and here you have a founder assisting.
The two songs where he’s credited on Wake Up playing Solo.
- Zaintoin
- Esakola
Makaba has a signature and intricate sound with his Steinberger M series guitar, so you can tell it's him playing. This goes for all his credited work
Caen Madoka, Beniko, Maika Munan, Do Akongo, & Yves Ndjock did the lion’s share of the work on guitars.
He’s not credited for it, but I know he assisted with arrangement. It was predominantly Philphe Guez in that department on synthesizer heavy songs - Avion (composer Do Akongo), Litio ya Calendrier (Colombani Wasenga), Maryama (Composer: Philphe Guez/Koffi), Esakola (Wemba?), Wake Up (Colombani Wasenga), Moussoukou-Soukou (Koffi)
The acoustic songs were handled by Maika Munan, Do Akongo, & Beniko
- Dodo (Maika Munan), Naomie (composer Koffi? or was there a ghostwriter?), Mi Amor (Koffi)
Naomie was written by the late Mongali and Esakola was written by Bogus Bompema
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« on: December 22, 2025, 00:08 »
Coucou is a song by his former rhythmic guitarist Do Akongo. It talks about love being a dilemma that troubles both the young and old. In he song, the author tells the love interest not to think of them from the photo they have because depression has totally deformed them to the point that they look like a starving Somalian.
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« on: December 16, 2025, 06:11 »
The difference is that Koffi is a complete musician (songwriter, guitarist, singer, arranger) whereas Fally and Ferre are merely singer that buy compositions from El Dorado, Djodjo Lina, Pida Star ect.
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« on: December 13, 2025, 06:41 »
1. Lutumba Simaro
2. Koffi Olomidé
3. Max Mongali
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« on: October 11, 2025, 10:57 »
How many unreleased songs from the V12 era are there?
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« on: October 11, 2025, 04:58 »
Who is El Dorado currently working with?
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« on: October 06, 2025, 13:02 »
It's good to see vieux El Dorado. Mbuta Likasu or someone else needs to interview him. He's one of the greatest songwriters in Congolese music
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« on: September 10, 2025, 07:48 »
We're tired of the monotonous Tcha-Tcho rythm. Koffi should buy her songs from guys like El Dorado, Djodjo Lina or the guy that wrote Ferre's Pigeon Voyageur, Double Taux, Second Chance. Or even try the Odemba style
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« on: August 31, 2025, 04:11 »
He also wrote that part of Elegance that Koffi sang back in 1988 - 1992 in concerts. You would notice that at 7:51 that part was in Elegance
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« on: July 10, 2025, 10:57 »
Did Eldorado also write Meilleur Moment in Sens Interdis?
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« on: July 07, 2025, 02:42 »
I said might be, not he is. The stories we hear about Koffi as a person from numerous individuals shape this perception. But as far as talent and skill go, no one is close to him.
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« on: July 03, 2025, 09:18 »
He might be a trash human bieng, but in terms of skill and talent, he has no equal. Great songwriter and guitarist who can also sing and arrange songs
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« on: June 25, 2025, 23:41 »
Attente is by El Dorado
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« on: June 25, 2025, 22:07 »
When does he talk about Teddy Kinsala giving Lutumba Eau Benite?
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