Marcahouse is very talented. The way he played on that TV show made it feel like he was originally a lead guitarist before becoming a rhythm guitarist. It's a shame that people mostly see him as a spokesman and often credit his work to Olivier Tshimanga. I believe that if Marcahouse had broken through in the mid or late 1900s, like many of his peers (Pathy Bass, Mboshi Lipassa, Coréen Polystar, etc.) and joined one of the major bands of that time, he would have earned much more respect and probably also have had a bigger name. He hasn’t even shown 50% of his talent and potential.
It was interesting how he explained the origin of the song Assistant Social, how he was playing Koffi’s Apolosito ya Bolingo, how Reddy approached him, and how they transformed it into Soum Djoum with Reddy adding the lyrics. Even though Reddy came from the Viva school, Koffi had clearly influenced him in many different ways. I also appreciated how Marcahouse greeted lead guitarist Guy Bayaya, others probably wouldn’t have mentioned him, considering how he disappeared from the music scene. The song ended up by becoming song of the year 2003. “Ever since that moment, many people have been quoting Reddy’s line ‘Ba manso ozwaki, obombaki te?’ whenever someone dies poor after having been rich for a long time.”
I also really liked how he explained the process behind the creation and recording of Tshekele Pete. At the same time, I couldn’t stop laughing when he talked about how the atalaku's regretted not having added names to the shout-outs, after that Ferre took the recording files to Paris to release it. Does DEM Records' studio still exist?
I liked the rhythm-partition he played in the song Tambara. I was hoping to hear it back here, but it sadly didn't happen. ffrom 6:08 min and then the transition from 6:22 min till 6:54 min
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