Manesi Baba talked about his past in secular music; The way he grew up in Matonge, how he got into music, how he joined Mopero’s band and how they fled to Uganda after the fall of dictator Idi Amin. He also explained how he became a star in Eastern Congo, how he decided to leave to settle in Kinshasa, started his own band. He revealed that his band had members such as Awilo Longomba, Jean Goubald, Do Akongo, Simon Mukuna (aka Bibisha), etc. How he managed to meet Mobutu, the minister of culture and people who were part of the elite with his popularity. He also explains how Manda Mobutu tried to lure him into dark business, the way he settled in Kalemie (Eastern Congo), Tanzania and later Uganda, facing the temptation to use witchcraft until he ultimately converted to Christianity.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10230465016194598&set=a.1039314228512The post Dona Mobeti made on facebook a few days ago, makes look that he wasn't happy the way Manesi Baba talked about him in the interview.
