Author Topic: I AM SURPRISED WITH HOW DEFAO'S BROTHER CHIRAC SINGS  (Read 174 times)

archos on: May 31, 2025, 13:57

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Even mbuta is impressed,you can tell by being close to his brother he almost captured a similar way of singing

Mfumu Vata #1 on: June 01, 2025, 13:13

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I've never seen a mourning/funeral of a Congolese artist without drama about money


Wenge1995 #2 on: June 01, 2025, 15:42

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I've never seen a mourning/funeral of a Congolese artist without drama about money

I could be oversimplifying the problem, but as the Congolese artists starts to make real money, maybe they should write a will or establish a trust fund.

If upon death everyone pretty much knows who inherits what from the source's mouth, random family wouldn't feel so emboldened to stake a claim for property and money.

 

Yadouble #3 on: June 01, 2025, 18:06

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I've never seen a mourning/funeral of a Congolese artist without drama about money

I could be oversimplifying the problem, but as the Congolese artists starts to make real money, maybe they should write a will or establish a trust fund.

If upon death everyone pretty much knows who inherits what from the source's mouth, random family wouldn't feel so emboldened to stake a claim for property and money.
You are talking in western terms, but Congo eza Congo there is no will or trust fund who a person could write that will stop a family to get the money or other things from a musician who is dead, you could never prevent fight between family when the musican die because verybody wamt something for themsleves and have no will to share it

Mfumu Vata #4 on: June 01, 2025, 18:15

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I've never seen a mourning/funeral of a Congolese artist without drama about money

I could be oversimplifying the problem, but as the Congolese artists starts to make real money, maybe they should write a will or establish a trust fund.

If upon death everyone pretty much knows who inherits what from the source's mouth, random family wouldn't feel so emboldened to stake a claim for property and money.

I was referring to the way Chirac said he suddenly heard that the former governor Gentily Ngobila gave $25,000 to the musicians for General Defao’s mourning, but that he himself hadn't been informed. Maybe that they tried to reach their oncle, which I don't believe. But I just noticed when the governement or provincial authorities being involved in funding the funeral or mourning of an artist, you always hear things like: they gave $100,000, $150,000 or $50,000; that artist X or Y stole money, the head of Socoda did this or that the family received nothing or just peanuts.

Matebu #5 on: June 01, 2025, 20:39

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When Defao passed he was having financial issues, so he didn’t have an estate or an heir to pass on.   I assume the point of contention was the money received by the state.

Indeed @Mfumu there’s always a problem with the end recipient getting the funds whenever the government tries to help the funerals
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