We the fans also don't know what we want. LolWhy is it that we sleep on recent albums that has sebene. Case in point 242 album by Extra Musica had a number of sebene songs, Vision album by Nouvele Horizon is has about 3 sebene songs. Same with JB'S Balle de Match album it has some pretty good sebenes but we don't talk about them. It's almost like they don't exist. Maybe that's the reason Balle de Match got that Disc D'or recently because its kind of different from other recent releases.
Quote from: Cavalier Solitaire on June 18, 2025, 16:23We the fans also don't know what we want. LolWhy is it that we sleep on recent albums that has sebene. Case in point 242 album by Extra Musica had a number of sebene songs, Vision album by Nouvele Horizon is has about 3 sebene songs. Same with JB'S Balle de Match album it has some pretty good sebenes but we don't talk about them. It's almost like they don't exist. Maybe that's the reason Balle de Match got that Disc D'or recently because its kind of different from other recent releases.Me personally I don’t listen to Extra Musica or Nouvelle Horizon and apart from this forum in real life I don’t know many people that do lol so that’s a different comparison. Balle De Match I listen to those Sebene songs but the album itself wasn’t well promoted apart from Zebuka, I mean how many clips from that album came out?
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I have a couple points to touch on regarding this topic: The truth is not that sebene is completely dead it’s just not as popular secularly anymore. If you go on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube it’s still pretty popular with the youth and there are a lot of young guitarist learning to play different instruments even foreign kids (including myself). The fact of the matter is the legacy of Sebene is carried on in the diaspora with the gospel groups. Even gospel groups in Congo can’t play to the level as the newer groups in France, Belgium etc. They opt to play a style widely regarded to as Feeling popularized by Michel Bakenda and others. The best sebene and in my humble opinion Congolese instrumentalist are in the diaspora in 2025. For example:The best guitarist in this moment who has influenced a whole new generation with his style and creativity is Manasse Imengo (son of Golly Imengo) based in Paris. He is celebrated by my generation to the extent that his guitar and his sound are an extremely sought after. He has been acknowledged by the likes of Japonais and others. View this post on Instagram The best drummer who has also had the same influence as Manasse is Thierry Cap’s based out of Europe as well. He has influenced a whole generation as well with his style to the extent that there are young drummers that use his name or add it to theirs. He has been acknowledged by Papy Kakol who is regarded to by some as the best ever. View this post on Instagram There are many others including bass, rhythm guitarist, pianiste, conga players that have also made a big impact.For Example:Christian Bombole (Airbag)🎸: View this post on Instagram Jox Diangituka🎸: View this post on Instagram Pooloow (Paul Kabeya)🎸: View this post on Instagram Chalom Matondo🎸🎹: View this post on Instagram Kenaan Bass🎸:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSah43h4/Max Maxwell🎸:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSahu2C3/HNK Solo🎸:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSahbMD5/Chvrlux Solo🎸;https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSahVq6v/Manu Swing🎸:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakrN9B/Jordy🎸:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSak1Vwt/NK Drum 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakSDwj/Nathan Pongo 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakhxgE/Jemira Mawete 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakBQan/Dordin Rickason 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSahKd5P/Nathan le Noir 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakr3UU/Lenny Anderson 🥁: View this post on Instagram La Criim 🥁:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSaky2jN/Etinho Synthé🎹:https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakV9bG/Abdias Synthaboi🎹: View this post on Instagram Beni Mabika🎹: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSakVH3W/and many more…Their influence has reached beyond borders and nationalities reaching to Nigerians, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia and more. I think this reach has the potential of taking sebene back to its glory days through other avenues.
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