How unimaginable!

had no chance against dbanj unfortunately,was also nominated in 1998 and 1999 to some awards plus two times at koras(one with jeannette i think one with anti terro)

Yes, he was nominated in 2005 for the Kora Awards, his band Wenge BCBG was nominated as 'best african group'. But he didn't show up and sended Kisindjora & Blanchard Mosaka there. It was then Les Marquis who went away with the price of 'best african group'.

He was also nominated for the Kora Awards of 1998 with Feux de l'Amour, going there with Alain Mpela & Tutu Calugi. But in his category of 'Best Central African Male Artist' there were also Awilo Longomba with Coupe Bibamba, General Defao with Animation and Koffi Olomide with Loi (who came there with Depitcho & Bouro Mpela). Koffi with just a few votes away from General Defao. My dream is to see that footage of Kora Awards 1998 which was filmed by MCM Africa, with them all doing playbacks.

In the VHS Coupe Bibamba of Awilo, you can see Awilo jocking with General Defao & Koffi Olomide in a bar at Sun City before the awards and Awilo dancing with Alain Mpela & Tutu Calugi in the videoclip of Gater le Coin which was for a part also filmed there.

I think that if he released the VHS of Titanic earlier, that he would have easily won the kora of best central african artist in 1999. Because Titanic was a big hit in Africa that year. It was Bozi Boziana who won the price in that edition.