Looking back throughout the past years, It'll be a small triumph if any of us manage to get out of 2014-16 list of best generiques with anything than Fabregas's "Mascara (ya mado)", Koffi's "Ekoti te", Werra's "Katafumbwa", Brigade's "Affaire ya Rando", Ferre's "Seben", Fally's "Libre Parcour", Wazekwa's "Fimbu" or even Robinio's "Yeyo" in our head. That's really saying something when you look back in the past years which contained full of insanely (and at times, infuriatingly) catchy generiques.

With big hitters like those blasting out of  every Congolese nightclub and party you find yourself in, you forget that any other songs actually existed. while everyone was getting rightfully giddy over Heritier's first solo project which dropped this year, there was a lot of generiques throughout the past 3 years which went right under everyone's radar or just not promoted enough by the artists themselves, in retrospect, they really shouldn't have. Though i could sit here all day with you, just shooting the breeze and playing all the generiques from 2014 to 2016 that i think went without the fanfare they deserved or miss judged it at first (I'm guilty of that), I've decided to do you a solid and put together 5 of the very best. Plug in your headphones, pour yourself a glass of JD and seriously enjoy these terribly underrated musical revelations.

1. Cappucino LBG "Kindoki"

Where do i start with this one....The first generique of his solo career and in my opinion he delivered artistically but he killed it with lack of promotion and staying  way too much in Europe. This generique has it all, from crisp solo guitar licks, catchy and danceable cries to well arranged and performed dance choreography. Whoever did the arrangement for this generique deserves credit cause they did a great job with the sound quality as you can hear not only the mabanga properly but it was well placed. The video quality is amazing and the choreography are just danceable to the fullest.




2. Ferre Gola "Derangement"

What can i say about Ferre when it comes to generiques that I haven't already said...hmm...He made two mistake on this generique, 1. He decided to fully attack Werra which started after the stade concert and 2. he used a crap studio which did a horrible job with atalakus voice sounding too low and faded guitar sound. This generique had very good danceable cries like kiriku's "Kotele , "dodo" and Rite Nzele "Ungratitide"...it had the aggressiveness of Golberg a Bill type atalaku which every group seem to love. What i loved most about this generique was the choreography and the theme it had and that modefied Koyimbiko dance (from  2:12 ) which had me on practice mode for weeks.



3. Celeo Scram "Bako Bela Mutu"

Easily the second best ever atalaku in Maison Mere history....This slow paced but danceable seben only had one issue, it was dropped when he was suffering financially and lacked professionalism but it was still a good seben with Ya Zing (Kapaya's brother) on lead...it reminded me of Celeo of old, especially the beginning. I love the guitar licks on this seben and everything just flows right with breaks at the right time.



4. Pegguy Tabu "Choco Factory" (Feat Kabuya, Equaliseur)

It just amazes me how this generique wasn't a hit...The video vision was something new and for a guy who doesn't make much of Congolese type seben I was  surprised by the talent with Fally type seben and having none other than Fally's ex  atalaku Equaliser featuring with his ex member Kabuya. Video quality and choreography was expected as he's more european based and has the mean to produce such....The first part it's just wow



5. Heritier Watanabe "Retirada"
 
This is only on my list because of the heavy criticism it has faced since it was released and people actually preferring Deplick's "en Afrique" more. The only downside of this generique is the arrangement of the mabanga, it was all over the place and can barely be heard. Kunzardo was on fire but Plata cries and the dance that goes with it just gets me moving. Nice and simple video with cries after cries to go with the dances. I believe it will catch on.


I highly recommend ignoring whatever warning your music playing device of choice may give you about the volume you choose to play these songs at. My advice is to make like Spinal Tap and turn them up to 11. They might be underrated, but these generique are much appreciated in my book... Enjoy

I was just playing Kindoki and Celeo's generique yesterday. Kindoki is really good and underrated generique. That generique could've been a hit if Cappucino actually promoted, he stays outside of Congo way too much he's not established enough to be doing that yet. Those" Loketo" parts are my favorites it's fun to dance to. Celeo's generique isn't that good to me but I do like the video. Derangement wasn't that bad as people say it was, the attacks on Werra weren't bad they were in a beef at that time. Pegguy's whole album is underrated, @1:58-2:06 was such a tease. I only play the Retirada generique to listen to Plata's parts.

This generique to me is underated, Le Petit played that fast paced Flame Kapaya style which is what I hope Felly,Will Zola or their new soloist can continue.
 

You're right about this libre parcours, but I actually preferred the Felly tyson generique more than the others ....I love the duet between Guelor and Dubai

I agree on Kindoki and Choco Factory, a little bit kn Derangement because Kirikou was excellent and the dance routine also eccellente but the other atalakus were only screaming, especially the guy who were holding a WWE title, for Bako Bela Mutu and Retirada they deserve the cold response from the crowd, especially Retirada like Fally said it is just noise, and for Bako Bela Mutu Celep lost his beautiful voice long time ago, and the only sings that I liked of the album was Wenze Ya Libala and Mbote ya Bisou

Come on, Retirada it's a good generique....relisten again

I agree libre parcours 1 and 3 are underrated as hell to be honest libre parcours 2 is overrated and retirida is an ok generique could have been way better the problem is is that it was overhyped

 yes the overhype is a big problem these days, i feel  7 jours's generique will be the same(although this time werra and his guys calmed down a bit on hype but people will always have rocket high expectations from maison mere's generiques)
the capuccino one  had everything to be  a hit but the name and the massive lack of promotion with also  his "journalists" abandoning him to run towards wata made it completely disappear