Author Topic: (Rare) Wenge Maison Mere live at Intercontinental (1998)  (Read 4708 times)

mvulusi96 on: February 18, 2019, 11:49

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Drumstar98 #1 on: February 18, 2019, 14:44

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Is just Werrason angry reaction at 1:03:38  ;D ;D ;D

mvulusi96 #2 on: February 18, 2019, 23:01

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I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this video on youtube. I tought that I would never see it again. I hope also to see their concert at La Zamba Playa back and the one of Variete Samedi Soir. Werrason was getting support from everywhere, but nobody was really believing in Wenge Maison Mere until Intervention Rapide came.

What happened to Michael Tshendu's album that they recorded in 1999 ? He kind of killed his career by staying in Europe, I think that it was better for him to stay 2 years more in Wenge Maison Mere. The good side of his depature is that it made them recruited Heritier.

Christian Mabanga was a monster on the bass-guitare. What a waste of talent. It always strange to see Blaise Manzambi's name in credits of old VHS or in mabanga's. Now he's the boss of Casarhema.

Aah Vasco de Gama (R.I.P.). I always tought that his name was Modeste. It smees that he didn't participate to the recordings of Intervention Rapide, because I didn't saw his name back on the credits. I liked his style of playing those on keyboards. It was unfair from Werrason to leave him behind in Kinshasa with Guylain Mpungi.
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Drumstar98 #3 on: February 18, 2019, 23:06

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I hope someone uploads the maison mere video at vis a vis where the lights switches off and marie paul enters.

Wenge1995 #4 on: February 18, 2019, 23:42

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Was Michael Tshendu ever meant to last long with the group? Although he was in the clips, he never had any vocals to any songs from Intervention Rapide Force but Orphelin.

He was with Masion Mere during their European tour, but didn't record a single vocal for Solola Bien. I always thought he was a ngulu disguised as a member of a group, which Papa Wemba was known to do with his band.

Why wasn't Christian Mabanga more patient? He could have easily replaced Didier Masela after Solola Bien, but everything worked out since Mimiche was a great bassist

mvulusi96 #5 on: February 19, 2019, 00:09

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Was Michael Tshendu ever meant to last long with the group? Although he was in the clips, he never had any vocals to any songs from Intervention Rapide Force but Orphelin.

He was with Masion Mere during their European tour, but didn't record a single vocal for Solola Bien. I always thought he was a ngulu disguised as a member of a group, which Papa Wemba was known to do with his band.

Why wasn't Christian Mabanga more patient? He could have easily replaced Didier Masela after Solola Bien, but everything worked out since Mimiche was a great bassist

Hahaha Michael Tshendu wasn't a ngulu lol. You will never ever see ngulu on stage as musicians. If they just arrive in Paris, London or Brussels they start their own business, sometimes they also attend the big event as spectator. Michael Tshendu was a singer for R&B, Zouk, Soul songs in concerts before that the singers of Maison Mere arrives on stage. In the 80s Zaiko also used to have a singer for those rols (I forgot his name).



you can see him sing from 4:03 min

In Wenge Musica 4x4, Alain Makaba & Patient Kusangila were doing that role.

When Wenge Maison Mere was busy with recording Solola Bien, they said that Michael Tshendu would record his own solo album. Zacharie Bababaswe made it clear during the concert of Palais des Sports. But I don't if that album ever got released.

Christian Mwepu was used by Werrason to do nasty things to Didier Masela and ignoring him. Not wanting to give him the bass guitar if he came of stage, etc. and Werrason promising that he would give him two songs on Solola Bien as reward. Because they knew that Masela would leave Maison Mere soon. Then when they came in London they weren't rehearsing his songs and Christian felt betrayed. After that Didier Masela decided to stay in London (kind of left Maison Mere) and they went to Canada. Masela already called his friends there and those people went to beat him. After that they toured the USA and other cities of Canada, but they still weren't rehearsing his songs and Christian himself became also sick. So he decided then to stay in Canada.
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Drumstar98 #6 on: February 19, 2019, 00:17

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The singer of zaiko his name is Gilbert Benamayi.

mvulusi96 #7 on: February 19, 2019, 22:15

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The singer of zaiko his name is Gilbert Benamayi.

Thanks, where is he nowadays ?

mvulusi96 #8 on: February 19, 2019, 22:17

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Who's that bassplayer when Michael Tshendu sung Celine Dion's song ? Was that Fiston-bass who became the main bassplayer until Mimiche arrival and joined Wenge Tonya Tonya ?

Drumstar98 #9 on: February 19, 2019, 23:16

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I don't know to be honest the last I saw him was when he was performing with Zaiko back in 1987 in Brussels.

Drumstar98 #10 on: February 20, 2019, 08:14

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Was Michael Tshendu ever meant to last long with the group? Although he was in the clips, he never had any vocals to any songs from Intervention Rapide Force but Orphelin.

He was with Masion Mere during their European tour, but didn't record a single vocal for Solola Bien. I always thought he was a ngulu disguised as a member of a group, which Papa Wemba was known to do with his band.

Why wasn't Christian Mabanga more patient? He could have easily replaced Didier Masela after Solola Bien, but everything worked out since Mimiche was a great bassist

Hahaha Michael Tshendu wasn't a ngulu lol. You will never ever see ngulu on stage as musicians. If they just arrive in Paris, London or Brussels they start their own business, sometimes they also attend the big event as spectator. Michael Tshendu was a singer for R&B, Zouk, Soul songs in concerts before that the singers of Maison Mere arrives on stage. In the 80s Zaiko also used to have a singer for those rols (I forgot his name).



you can see him sing from 4:03 min

In Wenge Musica 4x4, Alain Makaba & Patient Kusangila were doing that role.

When Wenge Maison Mere was busy with recording Solola Bien, they said that Michael Tshendu would record his own solo album. Zacharie Bababaswe made it clear during the concert of Palais des Sports. But I don't if that album ever got released.

Christian Mwepu was used by Werrason to do nasty things to Didier Masela and ignoring him. Not wanting to give him the bass guitar if he came of stage, etc. and Werrason promising that he would give him two songs on Solola Bien as reward. Because they knew that Masela would leave Maison Mere soon. Then when they came in London they weren't rehearsing his songs and Christian felt betrayed. After that Didier Masela decided to stay in London (kind of left Maison Mere) and they went to Canada. Masela already called his friends there and those people went to beat him. After that they toured the USA and other cities of Canada, but they still weren't rehearsing his songs and Christian himself became also sick. So he decided then to stay in Canada.

I never knew Masela had a dark side like that sending people to beat someone else I thought he was a laidback person.