It was a risky trip, because some of them didn't had papers. But they luckily managed to get back to Paris. There's a point that singer Jose Fataki played rhythm, since that they didn't travel with a rhythm guitarist to Angola. They let guitarist Wajerry play rhythm for a moment (who used to play with Maray Maray's Rumba and was living in Luanda, after that the group disbanded in 1990, trying to get into Europe like many other Congolese people living in Luanda at that time).

This concert later also created years for some polemic between sapeurs. Because of  sapeurs arguing that others do not have to talk about Sape, since that they were in Angola at that time and not in Europe, them being in the video when Wemba performed there. Also for those who were deported from Europe, after getting caught for theft in Paris and being there in Luanda, trying to get back to Europe (which was easier at that time than through the Ndjili Airport in Kinshasa)

I don't know what was going on in Angola that year, but alot of bands/singers went there in 1992, Gatho Beevans, Koffi Olomidé (he was so happy about the huge amount of money he gained there. Djonolo claims that he stole his 'aura' there), Wenge Musica, etc. Papa Wemba and his singers (Reddy Amisi, Stino Mubi, Luciano Demingongo, Fafa de Molokai and Jose Fakati)  also made alot of money in Luanda. They also met some donors who were known as 'Bana Lunda'. Guys like Daouda Mutshoko, Mukishi 'Mwana Lunda', Pierre Binda, etc. who were all in the diamond business in the at time risky region of Lunda, which Congolese people used to call "Zamba". But at the same time singers like Luciana Demingongo, Fafa de Molokai and Jose Fakati were not happy about the payment they received from Papa Wemba from the concerts they gave in Luanda. Which created some tensions and the guys complaining during the flight to Paris. However, Reddy and Stino remained quiet, because they received a good part from Wemba. These problems would slowly led to the creation of the band 'La Nouvelle Génération de la République Démocratique', later the same year.

In 1992 there was peace process, maybe the band thought they can start touring there as well. There was a momentary period of relative peace. But it is strange Mobutu let them go there just like that, they were enemies with Dos Santos. Maybe he thought Savimbi will win the elections.

In 1992 there was peace process, maybe the band thought they can start touring there as well. There was a momentary period of relative peace. But it is strange Mobutu let them go there just like that, they were enemies with Dos Santos. Maybe he thought Savimbi will win the elections.

Apparently Mobutu was seen there as the devil, as the way Congolese people see Kagame. But I don't know if it's true. However, despite the tension between both governement, because of Zaire supporting and funding FLNA and MPLA, there was no any interdiction for Congolese people to go there or vice-versa for Angolans. Congolese artists and bands themselves were often invited by Angolan politicians themselves or concertpromoters. However, it was not that they were going often, like the way Congolese artists used to go much to Gabon, Central African Republic, Togo, Rwanda and Uganda during the Zaire-era.Many Angolan politicians that participated to the independence-process used to live in Leopoldville (Kinshasa), some also in Brazzaville, after getting banned by Mobutu, who didn't want communists in Leo (Kin). If I remember well, Zaiko Familia Dei went there in 1988 or 1989 to perform for president Eduardo Dos Santos. Madilu got an invited by an Angolan minister or diplomat (I don't remember), during his suspension within TP OK Jazz, before that they disbanded in 1993 and also in 1995. Pepe Kalle went there a few times in the 1980s and 1990s as well. He even celebrated their indepedence day in the late 1980s. He's also one of the rare artist that sold their national stadium out with more than 60.000 people showing up (It was during the era of Che Chale Carnaval and Pon Moun Paka Bougé). Zaiko Langa Langa (the 1982-1988 formula) went there once in the mid 1980s. Their success was so big that the Angolan population started to call Angolan lingala-speakers Langa (which is seen as an insult), who slowly migrated back to Angola since their indepedence after living years in Congo (and the generation that was born there), taking the Lingala-language and Congolese manners with them. Choc Stars also performed in Luanda, back in 1988.

Talking about 1992. One of my cousins has a bad memory of it. He tried with his relatives from his dad side migrate to Europe by settling there for a few years, like the way his elder brother did. But after or during the elections there was some kind of a purge in Luanda. So everybody that was identified as a Lingala-speaker and/or as someone coming from the Northern part of Angola, was automatically seen as a Savimbi-supporter, even those who weren't even Angolan. My cousin went clubbing and when coming back home, he saw that all his cousins were shot died on the ground. When my uncle heard it after a few weeks, he went immediatly  to Angola to get him back in Congo. After some few years living in Kin, he managed to get in France through Benin. I remember him being very emotional when sharing that story.