The songs Kin Kiesse and Cite d'Ambiance of Zaiko were the opposite of JB Mpiana's song Kinshasa.
In the song Kin Kiesse (Kiesse means Joy in Kikongo) , they are praising Kinshasa. Back in those days people in the village were dreaming about Kinshasa. Alot who were living in other small cities like Kikwit, Matadi, Boma, Kananga were saving their money to come visit Kinshasa and attend the FIKIN which was every summer. But from 1973, Kinshasa started already to get some little problems who were becoming every year worser, because of the economic crisis which started since the Zairiansation. The Zaïrianisation hit the interior very hard, because the European people who were holding the life of the village alive left (leaving pharmacies, etc.). So the population started slowly migrate towards cities like Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Kisangani, which would become stronger in the 80s and 90s. Those coming from the former Bandundu province were migrating to the areas Masina, Kisenso, Ngaba, the Kingasani-quarter of the Kimbanseke-area and Camp Luka. Those from former Bas Congo province were migrating to the areas Selembao, Bumbu, Makala and Kisenso. Because of the Salongo-project (which wasn't a bad idea), Kinshasa would start to get slowly problems with the garbage on the street, since that the governement decided to get rid of waste processing, wanting with the population to do it as obligatory civic work.
The song Kin Kiesse was writting by guitarist Mbuta Matima (RIP), having Nyoka Longo as lead-singer, it was released in 1978.
In the song Cite d'Ambiance of 1977 which was written by bassist Oncle Bapius Muama, they are praising the quarter Matonge of the Kalamu-area. Back in the days Matonge was the place to by (Passage Oblige), if you didn't came, then you hadn't visited Kinshasa. It was since its existence until the early 2000s, the principal location of Kinshasa's nightlife, having many bars and restaurants. It was also the cultural and musical center of Congolese music, all bands used to have their headquarters there.
from 1:02 min. relating in Lingala and Kikongo ya Leta (the creole variant of Kikongo, mainly used by people coming from Matadi, Boma and Bandundu) the ambiance of Matonge.
JB Mpiana's song sounds like a response from a villager who listened to those songs. Singing that he tought that Kinshasa was very nice and that he was dissapointed when he came. Also singing that he heard that Kinshasa was poto moyindo "black europe" (back in the days of Belgian Congo and the first 20 years of Congo's independence, Kinshasa was seen as the black Brussels, because of its beauty), that he immediatly bought a ticket to come there in Kinshasa. But once arrived saw to much people walking on the streets in the late night and was shocked when he came to Matonge and when he arrived at Boulevard Triomphale, he made the conclusion that his view about Kinshasa was a big illusion. Because he saw people getting arrested, alot of mournings, garbage everywhere on the streets, people steeling, seeing alot of markets, etc. This all while in village being a man, a woman or child, they are dreaming about arriving once in their life in Kinshasa. Asking to himself who would take care about the farms and plantations (my answer is multinationals, which is also the case in Kasai and Katanga).
