Author Topic: Le Karmapa's Best Albums?  (Read 3774 times)

congo-243 on: March 25, 2018, 02:31

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Never listened to this guy albums

Matebu #1 on: March 25, 2018, 03:06

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Never listened to this guy albums

You have a lot of great compositions and good generiques to listen to my friend.

(personal ranking)
I'm really liking (1) Calligula (2017-8) as it's his most complete work yet, but his previous albums are also worth a good listen.

His first album (2) "Je m'apelle toi love Moi" (2003-4) got lots of praise from the like of Tabu Ley "Prince de la rhumba", a Kora nomination, and a Fikin showcase. So about as immediate of an impact as it gets.

(3) Le Millionaire (2013)
(Tie 4) Le temps de l'amour (2005) & Riposte (2007)- Generiques were particularly strong and different from the rest
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Matebu #2 on: March 25, 2018, 03:08

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2004 Revelation de l'année

(Ah the little sebene at the end from Beniko is too nice, in addition to the fantastic composition)



Glad he stopped with tchoko, giving JDT Mulopwe a run for his money in the second clip kiekie
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mvulusi96 #3 on: March 25, 2018, 15:05

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I didn't really took the time to listen well to Le Millionaire and Caligula. From tommorow I will really take my time to listen to Le Millionaire, Caligula and 13eme Apotre.

My favorite album is Temps d'Amour followed by Riposte.

Longbluesquid #4 on: March 25, 2018, 17:29

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Karmapa is excellent!!!!! Rumbas are always exceptional with him.

Paysan Congolais #5 on: March 26, 2018, 07:03

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The first one is a  CLASSIC.

I did not listen to the last one yet. I hope it's good.

mvulusi96 #6 on: March 26, 2018, 08:41

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The succes of je m'Appelle Toi was so big that he started to be a big threat to Felix Wazekwa, who came from the same quarter. With a beef starting and both artist attacking each other and moment that Wazekwa refused to give Karmapa a hand during the Kora Awards of 2004. Temps d'Amour, Riposte were also succesful, but they dídn't equal the huge succes Je m'Appelle Toi had, which I don't understand. I remember that Le Millionaire had a big hype in the beginning. But that polemic with Koffi Olomide ruining everything.



It smees that Karmapa was not only Wemba's songwriter, but also that of Koffi and he contributed to the start of his career. Here he's saying that "Koffi is a big artist who did alot of things so that I become Karmapa". from 1:23 min. Which a like from Karmapa is that like Reddy Amisi, he don't like to say for who he wrote his songs when he was a ghostwriter.