9 albums were released at the end of 1999

Attentat

Solola Bien (came on Werrason's birthday)

Poison

Pouvoir

Sponsor

Film Ebaluki

Chinia

Vaccin

and recently Shalai one day before 2000


The rest (Droit de veto before Fally's arrival, Sanction, Tremblement de terre, Guerre de 100 ans, Bana Congo Vol.1 & 2, Pas moi, Les 2 charlots, Fula Ngenge, Ushuaia, Super Helico, A l'oeuvre on connaît l'artiste, Prenez vite, Volcan, Sweet & Mwana Matebu) came in earlier 1999.

Amazing; you read my mind. Was about to post the same topic. 1999 was really my favorite year in terms of releases. In honor of the 20th anniversary, I’ve played all the albums constantly as of late.

Really hard for me to pick the best, but do think June 1999’s release of Wemba’s M’zee Fula Ngenge was a strong influence on the later releases.

I bought the Attentat CD and Solola Bien in at the record store early 2000. Make the mistake of buying “Version Radio” of Attentat. Both CD’s were in my walkman/car rotation for months.

Some time later I bought Shalai I was in complete shock how perfect the sound was. Roga Roga told Martin Sinnock on his old site that the sound was to be very different from previous work. It had a “l’an 2000” sound. 

My dad introduced me to Wazekwa’s Sponsor, Benz Petrole’s works, and Lutchiana’s Chinia. My mom introduced me to Pouvoir, with “Faute Ya Visa” and “Si je savais ça” being her favorite songs.

Attentat was the first album I was able to follow from conception, to preparation, and release late in the year. We bought all the repetition VHS’ that year. It was so highly anticipated and Koffi was on a different level in terms of popularity at that point.

As you mentioned Sanction, Droit De Véto, Bana Congo, La Guerre de 100 ans, Tremblement de terre, etc came out early. People with also listening to JB’s Zenith and pre-TH EP and Koffi’s Olympia CD was in circulation early in the year.

If only I had a time machine...

Not many would notice that throughout the last few months of 1999, JPS Production released the greatest Congolese album streak ever under a single label. From Pouvoir (JPS43) to Sponsor (JPS52).

This has to be the most productive period for Congolese artists and their output. Solola Bien blew Werrason and Maison Mere up and made them worldwide stars, Madilu released his biggest song that year, Academia briefly troubled their elders with Sanction, Koffi went all out when promoting Attentat in the lead-up to his Bercy show. I may have been only two at that time, but I know that late 1999 must've been a time to be alive if you were a lover of Congolese music. This streak really kickstarted the new millennium.

Droit De Veto came out at the end of November in 1998! Right after Zénith and Olympia.

Amazing; you read my mind. Was about to post the same topic. 1999 was really my favorite year in terms of releases. In honor of the 20th anniversary, I’ve played all the albums constantly as of late.

Really hard for me to pick the best, but do think June 1999’s release of Wemba’s M’zee Fula Ngenge was a strong influence on the later releases.

I bought the Attentat CD and Solola Bien in at the record store early 2000. Make the mistake of buying “Version Radio” of Attentat. Both CD’s were in my walkman/car rotation for months.

Some time later I bought Shalai I was in complete shock how perfect the sound was. Roga Roga told Martin Sinnock on his old site that the sound was to be very different from previous work. It had a “l’an 2000” sound. 

My dad introduced me to Wazekwa’s Sponsor, Benz Petrole’s works, and Lutchiana’s Chinia. My mom introduced me to Pouvoir, with “Faute Ya Visa” and “Si je savais ça” being her favorite songs.

Attentat was the first album I was able to follow from conception, to preparation, and release late in the year. We bought all the repetition VHS’ that year. It was so highly anticipated and Koffi was on a different level in terms of popularity at that point.

As you mentioned Sanction, Droit De Véto, Bana Congo, La Guerre de 100 ans, Tremblement de terre, etc came out early. People with also listening to JB’s Zenith and pre-TH EP and Koffi’s Olympia CD was in circulation early in the year.

If only I had a time machine...

Damn, I was actually thinking of posting that topic as well! What a coincidence.

Droit De Veto came out at the end of November in 1998! Right after Zénith and Olympia.

You have to remember it always took 2-3 months for physical CD’s to go into full circulation around the world. Not all copies were available or purchased at once

Not many would notice that throughout the last few months of 1999, JPS Production released the greatest Congolese album streak ever under a single label. From Pouvoir (JPS43) to Sponsor (JPS52).

This has to be the most productive period for Congolese artists and their output. Solola Bien blew Werrason and Maison Mere up and made them worldwide stars, Madilu released his biggest song that year, Academia briefly troubled their elders with Sanction, Koffi went all out when promoting Attentat in the lead-up to his Bercy show. I may have been only two at that time, but I know that late 1999 must've been a time to be alive if you were a lover of Congolese music. This streak really kickstarted the new millennium.

You forgot Diblo Dibala's Pas moi (JPS37)

Not many would notice that throughout the last few months of 1999, JPS Production released the greatest Congolese album streak ever under a single label. From Pouvoir (JPS43) to Sponsor (JPS52).

This has to be the most productive period for Congolese artists and their output. Solola Bien blew Werrason and Maison Mere up and made them worldwide stars, Madilu released his biggest song that year, Academia briefly troubled their elders with Sanction, Koffi went all out when promoting Attentat in the lead-up to his Bercy show. I may have been only two at that time, but I know that late 1999 must've been a time to be alive if you were a lover of Congolese music. This streak really kickstarted the new millennium.

You forgot Diblo Dibala's Pas moi (JPS37)

That came out earlier, probably in the summer.

Amazing; you read my mind. Was about to post the same topic. 1999 was really my favorite year in terms of releases. In honor of the 20th anniversary, I’ve played all the albums constantly as of late.

Really hard for me to pick the best, but do think June 1999’s release of Wemba’s M’zee Fula Ngenge was a strong influence on the later releases.

I bought the Attentat CD and Solola Bien in at the record store early 2000. Make the mistake of buying “Version Radio” of Attentat. Both CD’s were in my walkman/car rotation for months.

Some time later I bought Shalai I was in complete shock how perfect the sound was. Roga Roga told Martin Sinnock on his old site that the sound was to be very different from previous work. It had a “l’an 2000” sound. 

My dad introduced me to Wazekwa’s Sponsor, Benz Petrole’s works, and Lutchiana’s Chinia. My mom introduced me to Pouvoir, with “Faute Ya Visa” and “Si je savais ça” being her favorite songs.

Attentat was the first album I was able to follow from conception, to preparation, and release late in the year. We bought all the repetition VHS’ that year. It was so highly anticipated and Koffi was on a different level in terms of popularity at that point.

As you mentioned Sanction, Droit De Véto, Bana Congo, La Guerre de 100 ans, Tremblement de terre, etc came out early. People with also listening to JB’s Zenith and pre-TH EP and Koffi’s Olympia CD was in circulation early in the year.

If only I had a time machine...

Solola Bien in december 1999

Amazing; you read my mind. Was about to post the same topic. 1999 was really my favorite year in terms of releases. In honor of the 20th anniversary, I’ve played all the albums constantly as of late.

Really hard for me to pick the best, but do think June 1999’s release of Wemba’s M’zee Fula Ngenge was a strong influence on the later releases.

I bought the Attentat CD and Solola Bien in at the record store early 2000. Make the mistake of buying “Version Radio” of Attentat. Both CD’s were in my walkman/car rotation for months.

Some time later I bought Shalai I was in complete shock how perfect the sound was. Roga Roga told Martin Sinnock on his old site that the sound was to be very different from previous work. It had a “l’an 2000” sound. 

My dad introduced me to Wazekwa’s Sponsor, Benz Petrole’s works, and Lutchiana’s Chinia. My mom introduced me to Pouvoir, with “Faute Ya Visa” and “Si je savais ça” being her favorite songs.

Attentat was the first album I was able to follow from conception, to preparation, and release late in the year. We bought all the repetition VHS’ that year. It was so highly anticipated and Koffi was on a different level in terms of popularity at that point.

As you mentioned Sanction, Droit De Véto, Bana Congo, La Guerre de 100 ans, Tremblement de terre, etc came out early. People with also listening to JB’s Zenith and pre-TH EP and Koffi’s Olympia CD was in circulation early in the year.

If only I had a time machine...

Solola Bien in december 1999

Yes, about Christmas, but really started to get the album after the new year

I forgot Rento Vena's Non Violence, but i don't know if it was released in earlier, middle or the end of 1999. Because you can hear Somono's animation came from 1997-98. The same for Gesac and Papy in Sponsor, when Ya Nono already animated "pe na pe" in Bonjour Monsieur of 1998 and Bill with "Mbuji-Mayi Kananga" in the first version of Solola Bien (but at the end Werrason erase the animation).



Didn't Werrason have a problem with his big friend Rento Vena when Japonais joined Terra Isa Mera for a little time when they recorded Solola Bien (he also played on both albums of Rento) ?