Author Topic: What WMMM concert was this?  (Read 2243 times)

Sydo on: March 04, 2021, 18:21

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philipkafuto #1 on: March 04, 2021, 18:24

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Palais Du Peuple 1998

Mfumu Vata #2 on: March 04, 2021, 18:42

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l'Esplanade de Palais du Peuple. It took place on 6 march 1999, one week after JB's performance at the same place and 4 months after the release of Force d'Intervention Rapide. The concert was their last in Kinshasa before going to London. If you watch the full VHS you can see the concert-dates that ended up by getting cancelled (Villejuif & Olympia).


They performed there to prove JB Mpiana a point, who had massive succes there with the song Omba, the public singing with JB having light candels in their hand. So the next week, Werrason came with a horse and made that they day a record-attendance of more than 120.000 people (maybe the press exaggerated, because so far I know if you perform at l'Esplanade the max is 60.000-70.000 people). The event  shocked everyone and from then the polemic started of "ba pleins". It's also one of the reasons why they voted Werrason as best star of the year 1999.


from 9:24 min how Werrason came in with a horse, the images of some people not being able to breathe, the reaction of the people and an interview of Adolphe Dominguez, Bill Clinton with journalist Ilunga Mwana Bute about the event at l'Esplanade.


the rest of the concert (I regret that IGWEJUNIOR didn't upload the bonus of their rehearshal at Zamba Playa and each musician giving his reaction before the tour and a part at Village Mbetenge)


The event of JB Mpiana at the same place, one week before
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Mfumu Vata #3 on: March 04, 2021, 18:51

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I hadn't watched the video when posted my reaction. The guy talking is Pitshou Santiango (ex'solist of Wenge El Paris) about Wenge Maison Mere's first concert at bar-Vis a Vis, after the split, when Marie Paul came as guest after having performed the same day at Stade de 20 Mai. Having on the pic Adjani, Werrason, Marie Paul and a fan. Pitshou is talking about, because of the way Sankara is keeping attacking Marie Paul in interviews and denieying that Marie Paul giving Werra's band the Maison Mere (back in those days it was still called Wenge Musica 4x4 Tout Terrain), which is making El Paris-fanatics angry. Because back in 1997 until Maison Mere's arrival in Europe, Wenge Maison Mere was getting 100% from Wenge El Paris who was then on fire. Giving the extract of Werra's concert at Palais du Peuple as a prove, that Werrason was back in those days 100% supported by El Paris-fans, because when mentioning Marie Paul the public screaming.
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