Author Topic: Separation in Congolese music  (Read 4564 times)

Mukulu on: March 14, 2017, 14:28

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Why these groups have separated?

- VIVA LA MUSICA - Nouvelle Génération
- Wenge El Paris - Wenge Aile Paris
- Empire Bakuba - Delta force
- nouvelle écriture / Nouvelle écriture de l an 2000
- Quartier latin - Quartier latin Academia
- tp ok jazz / bana ok
- Academia - Quartier latin intégral

what is the problem between Reddy and bendo son ?

Thank you in advance for your answers

bencuri #1 on: March 15, 2017, 05:05

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OK Jazz - After the death of Franco particular members, like Mabiala, etc. tried to declare themselves as the inheritor of the boss title. But leadership was given over to Simaro Lutumba. However, in a short while, the relatives of Franco who were the inheritors of the band legally, started to spread gossips about him that he is leading the band unethically. According to rumours they were encouraged to do this by Madilu. So in the end the group was disbanded, and a bunch of its members formed Bana OK, to save themselves from debates.

MwanaMokili #2 on: March 15, 2017, 06:30

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OK Jazz - After the death of Franco particular members, like Mabiala, etc. tried to declare themselves as the inheritor of the boss title. But leadership was given over to Simaro Lutumba. However, in a short while, the relatives of Franco who were the inheritors of the band legally, started to spread gossips about him that he is leading the band unethically. According to rumours they were encouraged to do this by Madilu. So in the end the group was disbanded, and a bunch of its members formed Bana OK, to save themselves from debates.

There was also talk that the family of the Late Luambo demanded an exhorbitant percentage of any income the band made because they were using Franco's name, and the name TPOK Jazz.

Madilu was also said to have instisted that he should be the leader by virtue of marriage to one of Luambo's daughters.
There was also rumours to a claim by Youlou Mabiala that Franco used to call him the Prince - hence he should inherit the King.

In the End there was a split, with the majority of the singers choosing to go withe Papa Lutumba Simaro to form Bana Ok and Madilu, Mabiala going solo.

I am not sure whether TPOK Jazz retained any musisicians and whether the group is alive.

Mukulu #3 on: March 15, 2017, 11:29

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is it first concert after the death of Luambo ?

Naissance du quartier latin academia.


Mukulu #4 on: March 15, 2017, 14:52

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Archos, do you know the problem between Bendo and Reddy ?

Franco Pepe Kalle #5 on: March 17, 2017, 02:57

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OK Jazz - After the death of Franco particular members, like Mabiala, etc. tried to declare themselves as the inheritor of the boss title. But leadership was given over to Simaro Lutumba. However, in a short while, the relatives of Franco who were the inheritors of the band legally, started to spread gossips about him that he is leading the band unethically. According to rumours they were encouraged to do this by Madilu. So in the end the group was disbanded, and a bunch of its members formed Bana OK, to save themselves from debates.
Youlou Mabiala had long been gone from OK Jazz of Franco. My believe is that Youlou wanted to reclaim the name OK Jazz because his band was called Kamikaze Loningisa which was based on Youlou's 1975 classic song which was Kamikaze. But with Madilu, he wanted to have the band since he was the popular one at that point which led a big fallout between Simaro, Madilu and Josky also. Josky, Madilu and Simaro were the fore front people of OK Jazz but with issues of the Luambo's family, OK Jazz fell through and Simaro and Josky decided to form Bana OK without Madilu. So Simaro hired Elba Top A as "Madilu Sound Alike Singer" in the band Bana OK.