@Matebu

What's your favorite sebene and rhumba from V12?

@Matebu

What's your favorite sebene and rhumba from V12?

The Koffi song I’ve probably played most in my lifetime is Etat Civil, really a amazing song and so nostalgic of my youth. For rhumba, it’s a deadlock between Fouta Djallon and Bambino - two of greatest compositions ever.


 Also cannot forget Aspirine, which is my father’s favorite song.

Rhumba... its hard. Between fouta djalon, bambino, aspirine & zokere I cant really choose but fouta djalon its something else.
My fav seben I think its dossier du jour but the solo guitar at the end of nouveau testament is fire.

@Matebu

What's your favorite sebene and rhumba from V12?

My seben it is Miss Toutsi, Etat Civil, Nouveau Testament, Chantou and Dossier Du Jour.

My rhumba it is Aspirine, Fouta Djallon, Bambino and Zokere.

My song is definitely Miss Toutsi

Miss Toutsi, Etat Civil, Bambino, Fouta Djallon and Aspirine are my favourites. V12 has so many classics, we can't just choose one or two.

Rumbas bambino and parking ya ba baba. Th choruses in both songs are amazing. For sebene I enjoy chantou and dosier du jour. I don’t know if it’s just me but I only enjoy the first half of fouta djallon before it switches beat to that monotonous tcha tcho rhythm, to this day I thought Koffi ruined the song by changing the rhythm

I enjoy all V12 but my favorite rumbas are Fouta Djallon, Bambino, Aspirine and Zokere and my favorite seben are Dossier du jour and Miss Toutsi... it's an album which is very unique
 

I wonder if there’s any unreleased songs from V12 that didn’t make the cut

I wonder if there’s any unreleased songs from V12 that didn’t make the cut

There are hundreds unreleased songs and different variations of songs that Koffi has kept to himself. All his albums from Golden Stars Dans Stephie to Abracadabra have unreleased masters, particularly during the time when we got 1 disc, 80 mins and before that time-restricted LP’s.

He was very self-conscious about on releasing what he thought at the time was the best. 13eme was the one album where he publicly said he released all the songs he recorded.

Most of those unreleased masters are at his Paris house. I’m not sure if Koffi realizes that there’s potentially lots of money to be made releasing those records. Maybe some of the donors they were dedicated to are no longer alive.

I wonder if there’s any unreleased songs from V12 that didn’t make the cut

There are hundreds unreleased songs and different variations of songs that Koffi has kept to himself. All his albums from Golden Stars Dans Stephie to Abracadabra have unreleased masters, particularly during the time when we got 1 disc, 80 mins and before that time-restricted LP’s.

He was very self-conscious about on releasing what he thought at the time was the best. 13eme was the one album where he publicly said he released all the songs he recorded.

Most of those unreleased masters are at his Paris house. I’m not sure if Koffi realizes that there’s potentially lots of money to be made releasing those records. Maybe some of the donors they were dedicated to are no longer alive.

Damn. How many songs did this man and his band record per album session?

@Matebu

What's your favorite sebene and rhumba from V12?

The Koffi song I’ve probably played most in my lifetime is Etat Civil, really a amazing song and so nostalgic of my youth. For rhumba, it’s a deadlock between Fouta Djallon and Bambino - two of greatest compositions ever.


 Also cannot forget Aspirine, which is my father’s favorite song.

Fouta Djallon for Rumba
Sebene: Dossier du Jour. I have played Dossier du Jour to death

Asprine as rumba, Andrada as sebene (I really liked the distortion part with the bass going through it

For me, this is Koffi's best album. It's his "Thriller" like Michael Jackson.

Best favorites tracks : Andrada ( Chorus 10/10 with suzuki on fire ) Etat Civil , Miss tutsi, dossier du jour et Aspirine


For me, this is Koffi's best album. It's his "Thriller" like Michael Jackson.
For JB ... feux de l'amour....
For Werra ... Kibuisa ....
For Papa wemba ... Foridoles

Is it the same year or before Magie ?

Marie France Colbach with Papy Ibebi (RIP) Suzuki and Willy de Boul