Author Topic: Conflicts in Congo  (Read 4053 times)

BrazzaBoy on: May 28, 2018, 15:34

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Has anyone done any songs pertaining to the conflicts back home? I see a lot of diaspora always raising awareness on the fact but havent seen any songs lately pertaining to the conflicts in Kasai or East congo. Do we have any artists back home that have done songs on those topics in the last few years? And if there are none is it for political reasons or could it be something else?

Isnt that what the combattants were talking about in a way?

archos #1 on: May 28, 2018, 16:31

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 Its a bit complex that issue,as far as i know there a couple of songs and there was projects but it faces three issues,authorities want musicians to sing about it a certain way,some songs were done by some artists (not the too popular ones ) but were shut down, and another factor is that some of our top artists ask for money for everything, even to play at funerals some want their check

BrazzaBoy #2 on: May 28, 2018, 18:39

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Its a shame that the disapora are the only ones raising awareness on these issues. Truly. Out if all the 3rd, 4th or 5th generation no one has done even a 3 minute tribute song, thats insane. Tribute songs arent always about pointing the fingers at authorities it could also be a call to peace but... here we are.

Only reason i asked if because I follow cappucino on IG and he released a song named Katanga which I was surprised to see because I’m thinking wow a tribute song to the victims of conflicts? This guy is more mature than his peers looks like. I click on it and its a generique ;D

And I understand its more so Kivu and Kasai going thru it right now but if I remember correctly Katanga had some conflicts as well thats why I scratched my head.

Manzambi94 #3 on: May 28, 2018, 19:15

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The problem is bigger than artists, yes sometimes they are greedy but you need to understand Congo DR is the richest country ever, and that east Congo conflict it is because of Coltan which is fundamental for phones and PC, Apple, Windows, Samsung, Huaweii finances war militants so they can create caos so those companies can easily steal coltan without any consequences putting people of 8,9,10 years to take that coltan out of the caves with no protection because they are desperate. The problem is that Coltan took out with nude hands it is cancerous and all of these little kids becomes sterile or if not they die in their 18th and so on.
Diaspora knows it, and do everything to change this, in fact I feel like a piece of shit, every time I broke my phone because I know I am financing those MFs Companies, but the problem is that the government let this situation go, because they care about power and money, without knowing that with those Coltan they could become richer than Bill Gates.

There are artists like Pida Star who speak about this, but get arrested or shoo to death if they say too much so it is a complicated situation, this is why you see Congolese people.mad about Maitre Gims when he speak about Syria like Congo it isn't is home country, Fally did a song too but no one played attention about it, Werra did a song with Nathalie Makoma called Croix Rouge asking UNICEF, ONU and whole those organization to stop the war, but once they came.in Congo ONU forces from Pakistan instead of helping us started to rape our women...
Sorry if I have wrote a long post but to me is really emotional

mvulusi96 #4 on: May 28, 2018, 19:38

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When people of Kamuena Nsapu went to kill people in Kananga

Cavalier Solitaire #5 on: May 29, 2018, 08:58

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Even Ferre did this song for peace in the East of DRC.


Bandeko nabiso ya est, tobosani bino te oh. Na oyo ezakoleka lelo etali ba congalais nioso. Nzambe opesa Congo Richese, ba voisin basepelaka te oh. Tolembi ba violent oh, tolembi pe koboma.

The conflict in the East of DRC is complex with accusation and counter accusation of the neighbors (Rwanda and Uganda) of destabilising the region in order to benefit illegally from from the mining of coltan and other precious minerals. Its a sad situation and like Manzambi says you have to be near to the conflict for you to realise what damage has been brought to the peoples in these.

Another recent conflict is that of Pweto a region close to the boarder with Zambia were we had over 15 000 people displaced and crossing over to Zambia to seek refuge all because of conflict in that area. This is all because of selfish leaders who think that they are the only ones with wisdom enough to rule others.


mvulusi96 #6 on: May 29, 2018, 11:39

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This video is in French, but if you understand French you will understand the reason of that conflict better.