I don't really like the writing style of Kibens, at least since TH. Those songs lacks substance, just a bunch of fancy french words.

But if JB thinks he's so necessary, he should keep him the background, working behind the scene.

At some point, JB needs to put a younger crowd in the spotlight.

Kibens is not going anywhere... Hehehe at least by the reasons being advanced.

Honestly though JB is criticised for taking time in releasing albums, he rarely miss on sound quality. His music is good most of the times; He is an artist who will rarely deceive when the song comes out. So why kicking out Kibens? I am sure he is somehow contributing everytime to JB's albums positively. He can stay there for life as long as we have songs like Engobo, Bolonia, Etoile du Berger, Correction, Mpunda.

Anti terro and SS had shit sound, kibens needs to retire from stage and stop singing on albums that voice he arrived in BCBG the Blaise/Suzuki/werra type voice is no longer there now he whispers and his dancing has gone down so what's he needed for? It's kinda ridiculous how he's kept Blaises mic position next to jb for almost 20 years, I still respect the hell out of kibens cause half of my favourite songs in BCBG and jb that are my favourites happen to be actually his

Someone told me that Kazadi, Mulongeshi and Tshituka....its not always attistic but also tribal...I can NOT confirm that.  I rather see them stay together and happy!!!

 no kibens is not muluba,just given professeur or teacher in tshiluba as nickname,kibens is from bas congo,he's ferre's cousin/uncle

Thanks @Archos! Kulongesha is teaching indeed, I didnt clue in.

Anybody here knows how much Kibens and the others are paid monthly, i.e no albums nor concerts?

maybe later i will update when i get more accurate info but for kibens as far as i know he could be easily on 2500,given that  he  is in the category of the 1000's like they call it in bcbg,the category of those who are the most loyal and with the smallest number of suspensions which has genta,ficarre,him and seguin who are on 1000 to 2000 for seguin,then he has a certain salary as writer(zero song of bcbg exist without at least one sentence he added or changed),his daily studio work for years now, for artistic director,then his normal salary as a bcbg employee,plus the loyalty bonus they voted  few years ago at that reunion where fally also participated( which consists in giving every other month or every 3 month max a loyalty bonus to those who have been the most loyal of the group(except rio who lost right to that bonus with his several moments in an out in recent years and his flirting with didi kinuani)