I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He only has one album right?

He only has one album right?

Yes Tonnere De Brest it was an amazing album

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

Wow why am I not surprised Koffi had something to do with it lol. Didn’t he also have a part in the Les Marquis split?

It’s true Djuna was getting big because even in Chicago my Dad got the DVD clips for his one album and it was on repeat for a while. I was around 10 at the time and I remember how much I thought he was going to be the next Koffi.

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

You are from Zimbabwe right? How do musicians act there?  Because in Congo at least kn modern times a leader doesn't Ikele to be surpassed, he will rather kill every chance of a musician being successful the  to see them prosper, groups like Nouvele Horizon are where you can leave and not be sabotaged, a leader biggest fear is to be forgotten that's why Koffi stopped producing stars after he saw Fally's success, another story do you know Les Marquis Des Maison Mere

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

You are from Zimbabwe right? How do musicians act there?  Because in Congo at least kn modern times a leader doesn't Ikele to be surpassed, he will rather kill every chance of a musician being successful the  to see them prosper, groups like Nouvele Horizon are where you can leave and not be sabotaged, a leader biggest fear is to be forgotten that's why Koffi stopped producing stars after he saw Fally's success, another story do you know Les Marquis Des Maison Mere

Yes I know Les Marquis I liked that group.

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

You are from Zimbabwe right? How do musicians act there?  Because in Congo at least kn modern times a leader doesn't Ikele to be surpassed, he will rather kill every chance of a musician being successful the  to see them prosper, groups like Nouvele Horizon are where you can leave and not be sabotaged, a leader biggest fear is to be forgotten that's why Koffi stopped producing stars after he saw Fally's success, another story do you know Les Marquis Des Maison Mere

I am from Zim but in Zim we have one of the weirdest music industries in Africa, we have had 2 musicians on top for almost 10 years now, every other artist comes in to be like Fabregas in front of Koffi and Werra.

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

You are from Zimbabwe right? How do musicians act there?  Because in Congo at least kn modern times a leader doesn't Ikele to be surpassed, he will rather kill every chance of a musician being successful the  to see them prosper, groups like Nouvele Horizon are where you can leave and not be sabotaged, a leader biggest fear is to be forgotten that's why Koffi stopped producing stars after he saw Fally's success, another story do you know Les Marquis Des Maison Mere

Yes I know Les Marquis I liked that group.

When I am gonna come back from work I will tell you how and why they disbanded despite having great potential

I did not know it was kalo bass  that returned to his band then after tonya tonya and he was calling him "boa"
i also see ali,the new dancer of bcbg on djuna's left

I will never understand how this guy faded away, with such a classic album, I think he is the only atalaku to have such an impactful solo career cause even here in Zimbabwe we danced to his music, clubs, dance groups etc.

He was blocked by Koffi, basically Djuna was becoming extmrely big and he got threatened to stop or else

but why really? These so called big musicians are contributing to the decline of the genre cause this guy was going to help them keep the genre alive so that when they release people will be expecting something from Congo, right now the situation is embarrassing, seeing Congolese copy South Africans is funny and painful at the same time, they used to rule but now they are confused.The 2K generation will know them for nothing, maybe war.

You are from Zimbabwe right? How do musicians act there?  Because in Congo at least kn modern times a leader doesn't Ikele to be surpassed, he will rather kill every chance of a musician being successful the  to see them prosper, groups like Nouvele Horizon are where you can leave and not be sabotaged, a leader biggest fear is to be forgotten that's why Koffi stopped producing stars after he saw Fally's success, another story do you know Les Marquis Des Maison Mere

Yes I know Les Marquis I liked that group.

After a slow start the album the Marquis released Miracle (which they named like that to spite Werrason who was extrmeley pissde off because he wanted to call the album which later came to be known as temoignage the name of Miracle, that's why there are some identical cries in Alerte Generale and in 7Eme Leçon the generique by Les Marquis)

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Ironically they both put it as the last crie with the same dance, so when the album who intitally flopped by Les Marquis De Maison Mere started to become listened too and pick steem in Kin the leader feared that this group of young guys success could dethrone them so they did as they could their best tactic to disband the band puting voices trying to destabilize the band and that's how you got Ferre who was the best singer in the band to Quartier Latin (with Koffi promising him a car a big contract with a big part of money to pay now and the rest to pay later which Koffi never paid and which led Ferre after the well known leadership war wth Fally to leave the group) and Bill to create Les Samourai Des Bill Clinton and his band (where Gemerose and Luxembourg got their start) and the rest of the group Like JDT, Mimiche Bass (RIP) and the rest to either try solo career or to leave music
with Bill having as his first solo Album Kizoba Zoba


After the group disbanded there is a rumour that two leaders phoned themselves by saying "We got lucky there I am so glad that badn disbanded"

This to show you a small sample of what happens behind the scenes and in fact if you noticed when you have a group it is never people of the same level like Les Marquis it is always a strong and clear Leader (Fabregas) and musicans under him

People often point the finger at Koffi Olomidé and Werrason for destabilizing Les Marquis. But from day 1, it was already predictable that they would  split. During their first official interview, Ferre Gola, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe, and Bill Clinton already gave signs that a breakup was coming with the word “me” being mentioned repeatedly.

Tensions grew when Bill Clinton signed a personal contract with Bracongo (Skol) pointing journalist Zacharie Bababswe as his personal manager. This created friction, since that the  contract was  for him personally and not for the group. Just before signing, Bill Clinton was linked to a possible return to Maison Mère with the involvement of Werrason’s wife. However, Bill demanded a house, a permanent salary and a percentage of the Bracongo (Skol) deal with Werrason. Some people even claim that Zacharie Bababswe had been sent on a mission to break up Les Marquis. Ferre himself sang about this towards the end in the song Qui Vivra Verra: “Basala campagne baboma Marquis, bakotisa ba masta ba boule mabe po ba bebisa vie na biso. Nzambe kaka ayebi.”

During the recording of their album Miracles, disagreements were more frequent and arguments often broke out. While shooting music videos, Bill Clinton even fought with Guy Boston, one of their administrators and also with Japonais. According to several people, these incidents led people close to the group, including Mère Jacquie Watunda, to suggest that they needed a president among them. A vote was held and Jus d’Ete Mulopwe received the most votes. This created dissatisfaction for Ferre and Bill, who refused to accept the outcome.

Years later, a man named president PEK, who used to work with Ferre, confirmed in an interview that he did with Teddy Mola, that Jus d’Ete had  been appointed president and that both Ferre and Bill refused, because they did not imagine themselfs wearing uniforms under his leadership. Meanwhile, both of them began preparing their return to Kinshasa to promote the Miracles album. But each had prepared their own “12". Bill Clinton sent his people in Ngiri-Ngiri to recruit musicians, while Ferre did the same through his own staff, instead of melting their people together.

Both were supposed to return to Kinshasa together, but Ferre missed the flight (some say he did it on purpose). Despite this, both men received triumphant welcomes. The real problems began after their return: Ferre, rehearsing at Bibi Play with his musicians, expected Bill Clinton to join him since that he saw himself as the leader. At the same time, Bill Clinton expected Ferre to come to his rehearsals, since he considered himself the leader of Les Marquis. Bill, however, didn’t worry too much, since he had financial and logistical backing from donors and Bracongo. He went on TV announcing that he had recruited 36 musicians, baptizing them as les 36 Samouraïs and rebranding his band as Les Marquis Samouraïs.

Ferre, on the other side, lacked financial support and started to struggle. He sought reconciliation with Bill through various intermediaries, since the original plan was to promote Miracles with concerts at Stade des Martyrs, the Grand Hotel and a tour around Kinshasa. But reconciliation never worked out. Ferre continued on his own, naming his group Les Marquis de Beaux Garçons.

Meanwhile, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe crowned himself in Paris as Le Roi Marquis, but soon faced a leadership conflict with founding members Serge Mabiala, Japonais and Mimiche. They left to form Les Marquis Plus with Celezino, though their band received little support. Eventually, Mimiche Bass returned to Wenge Maison Mère. Jus d'Ete Mulopwe continued on his own with musicians like Djo Lockis, Gemerose and co and would enjoy succes with the 'EP' Eluka Makambo.

As for Ferre signing with Koffi. It is said that Ferre had already signed with him around the time Miracles was released and also different articles being written about. Unfortunately, since DigitalCongo removed their archives before 2013, the article about it since a decade not available anymore. It could be that he already signed, scammed Koffi and later on still ended up by joining. When Koffi later sued Ferre, when he left in 2006, the contract was showed in one of the interviews about it, showing that it had been signed in December 2004 and valid until December 2006, while Ferre officially joining Quartier Latin in May 2005.

Ferre who was in serious difficulty due to the lack of support tried to link up with Baby Ndombe. But Baby Ndombe refused still being mad how, he (Ferre), Bill and JDT didn't credit him in the idea of creating Les Marquis and also wanting to focus on his album Tour de Babel that he was preparing. Ferre Gola also tried to sign with Bralima (Primus), but failed. Vasco Mabiala claims that on the day Ferre was supposed to sign, Bralima’s directors met instead with Monib Production and Werrason’s wife (while Werrason was touring Europe with Maison Mère), and Ferre being chased away. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, capitalized on the fame of Miracles through public concerts, calling himself the leader of the 5ème Génération. Shortly after Ferre joined Quartier Latin, Bill Clinton started blaming Koffi Olomidé, accusing him of being the true cause of Les Marquis’ split. He also revealed that he was offered money to join Quartier Latin.

People often point the finger at Koffi Olomidé and Werrason for destabilizing Les Marquis. But from day 1, it was already predictable that they would  split. During their first official interview, Ferre Gola, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe, and Bill Clinton already gave signs that a breakup was coming with the word “me” being mentioned repeatedly.

Tensions grew when Bill Clinton signed a personal contract with Bracongo (Skol) pointing journalist Zacharie Bababswe as his personal manager. This created friction, since that the  contract was  for him personally and not for the group. Just before signing, Bill Clinton was linked to a possible return to Maison Mère with the involvement of Werrason’s wife. However, Bill demanded a house, a permanent salary and a percentage of the Bracongo (Skol) deal with Werrason. Some people even claim that Zacharie Bababswe had been sent on a mission to break up Les Marquis. Ferre himself sang about this towards the end in the song Qui Vivra Verra: “Basala campagne baboma Marquis, bakotisa ba masta ba boule mabe po ba bebisa vie na biso. Nzambe kaka ayebi.”

During the recording of their album Miracles, disagreements were more frequent and arguments often broke out. While shooting music videos, Bill Clinton even fought with Guy Boston, one of their administrators and also with Japonais. According to several people, these incidents led people close to the group, including Mère Jacquie Watunda, to suggest that they needed a president among them. A vote was held and Jus d’Ete Mulopwe received the most votes. This created dissatisfaction for Ferre and Bill, who refused to accept the outcome.

Years later, a man named president PEK, who used to work with Ferre, confirmed in an interview that he did with Teddy Mola, that Jus d’Ete had  been appointed president and that both Ferre and Bill refused, because they did not imagine themselfs wearing uniforms under his leadership. Meanwhile, both of them began preparing their return to Kinshasa to promote the Miracles album. But each had prepared their own “12". Bill Clinton sent his people in Ngiri-Ngiri to recruit musicians, while Ferre did the same through his own staff, instead of melting their people together.

Both were supposed to return to Kinshasa together, but Ferre missed the flight (some say he did it on purpose). Despite this, both men received triumphant welcomes. The real problems began after their return: Ferre, rehearsing at Bibi Play with his musicians, expected Bill Clinton to join him since that he saw himself as the leader. At the same time, Bill Clinton expected Ferre to come to his rehearsals, since he considered himself the leader of Les Marquis. Bill, however, didn’t worry too much, since he had financial and logistical backing from donors and Bracongo. He went on TV announcing that he had recruited 36 musicians, baptizing them as les 36 Samouraïs and rebranding his band as Les Marquis Samouraïs.

Ferre, on the other side, lacked financial support and started to struggle. He sought reconciliation with Bill through various intermediaries, since the original plan was to promote Miracles with concerts at Stade des Martyrs, the Grand Hotel and a tour around Kinshasa. But reconciliation never worked out. Ferre continued on his own, naming his group Les Marquis de Beaux Garçons.

Meanwhile, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe crowned himself in Paris as Le Roi Marquis, but soon faced a leadership conflict with founding members Serge Mabiala, Japonais and Mimiche. They left to form Les Marquis Plus with Celezino, though their band received little support. Eventually, Mimiche Bass returned to Wenge Maison Mère. Jus d'Ete Mulopwe continued on his own with musicians like Djo Lockis, Gemerose and co and would enjoy succes with the 'EP' Eluka Makambo.

As for Ferre signing with Koffi. It is said that Ferre had already signed with him around the time Miracles was released and also different articles being written about. Unfortunately, since DigitalCongo removed their archives before 2013, the article about it since a decade not available anymore. It could be that he already signed, scammed Koffi and later on still ended up by joining. When Koffi later sued Ferre, when he left in 2006, the contract was showed in one of the interviews about it, showing that it had been signed in December 2004 and valid until December 2006, while Ferre officially joining Quartier Latin in May 2005.

Ferre who was in serious difficulty due to the lack of support tried to link up with Baby Ndombe. But Baby Ndombe refused still being mad how, he (Ferre), Bill and JDT didn't credit him in the idea of creating Les Marquis and also wanting to focus on his album Tour de Babel that he was preparing. Ferre Gola also tried to sign with Bralima (Primus), but failed. Vasco Mabiala claims that on the day Ferre was supposed to sign, Bralima’s directors met instead with Monib Production and Werrason’s wife (while Werrason was touring Europe with Maison Mère), and Ferre being chased away. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, capitalized on the fame of Miracles through public concerts, calling himself the leader of the 5ème Génération. Shortly after Ferre joined Quartier Latin, Bill Clinton started blaming Koffi Olomidé, accusing him of being the true cause of Les Marquis’ split. He also revealed that he was offered money to join Quartier Latin.

It seems like Wenge Masion Mere is the best "school" for making solo artists, because look at Fabregas, Ferre Gola, Bill Clinton, and Heritier Wata. Even those that aren't as consistent still came with power on their first album like Didier Lacoste, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe, and Celeo Scram.

You don't see that with their peers from Wemba and Koffi. If JB Mpiana gave Sakoko, Fudji, Djino, and Abraham proper attention instead of making them share BCBG with the old guard, they could have had a proper platform to jump-start a solo career.

People often point the finger at Koffi Olomidé and Werrason for destabilizing Les Marquis. But from day 1, it was already predictable that they would  split. During their first official interview, Ferre Gola, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe, and Bill Clinton already gave signs that a breakup was coming with the word “me” being mentioned repeatedly.

Tensions grew when Bill Clinton signed a personal contract with Bracongo (Skol) pointing journalist Zacharie Bababswe as his personal manager. This created friction, since that the  contract was  for him personally and not for the group. Just before signing, Bill Clinton was linked to a possible return to Maison Mère with the involvement of Werrason’s wife. However, Bill demanded a house, a permanent salary and a percentage of the Bracongo (Skol) deal with Werrason. Some people even claim that Zacharie Bababswe had been sent on a mission to break up Les Marquis. Ferre himself sang about this towards the end in the song Qui Vivra Verra: “Basala campagne baboma Marquis, bakotisa ba masta ba boule mabe po ba bebisa vie na biso. Nzambe kaka ayebi.”

During the recording of their album Miracles, disagreements were more frequent and arguments often broke out. While shooting music videos, Bill Clinton even fought with Guy Boston, one of their administrators and also with Japonais. According to several people, these incidents led people close to the group, including Mère Jacquie Watunda, to suggest that they needed a president among them. A vote was held and Jus d’Ete Mulopwe received the most votes. This created dissatisfaction for Ferre and Bill, who refused to accept the outcome.

Years later, a man named president PEK, who used to work with Ferre, confirmed in an interview that he did with Teddy Mola, that Jus d’Ete had  been appointed president and that both Ferre and Bill refused, because they did not imagine themselfs wearing uniforms under his leadership. Meanwhile, both of them began preparing their return to Kinshasa to promote the Miracles album. But each had prepared their own “12". Bill Clinton sent his people in Ngiri-Ngiri to recruit musicians, while Ferre did the same through his own staff, instead of melting their people together.

Both were supposed to return to Kinshasa together, but Ferre missed the flight (some say he did it on purpose). Despite this, both men received triumphant welcomes. The real problems began after their return: Ferre, rehearsing at Bibi Play with his musicians, expected Bill Clinton to join him since that he saw himself as the leader. At the same time, Bill Clinton expected Ferre to come to his rehearsals, since he considered himself the leader of Les Marquis. Bill, however, didn’t worry too much, since he had financial and logistical backing from donors and Bracongo. He went on TV announcing that he had recruited 36 musicians, baptizing them as les 36 Samouraïs and rebranding his band as Les Marquis Samouraïs.

Ferre, on the other side, lacked financial support and started to struggle. He sought reconciliation with Bill through various intermediaries, since the original plan was to promote Miracles with concerts at Stade des Martyrs, the Grand Hotel and a tour around Kinshasa. But reconciliation never worked out. Ferre continued on his own, naming his group Les Marquis de Beaux Garçons.

Meanwhile, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe crowned himself in Paris as Le Roi Marquis, but soon faced a leadership conflict with founding members Serge Mabiala, Japonais and Mimiche. They left to form Les Marquis Plus with Celezino, though their band received little support. Eventually, Mimiche Bass returned to Wenge Maison Mère. Jus d'Ete Mulopwe continued on his own with musicians like Djo Lockis, Gemerose and co and would enjoy succes with the 'EP' Eluka Makambo.

As for Ferre signing with Koffi. It is said that Ferre had already signed with him around the time Miracles was released and also different articles being written about. Unfortunately, since DigitalCongo removed their archives before 2013, the article about it since a decade not available anymore. It could be that he already signed, scammed Koffi and later on still ended up by joining. When Koffi later sued Ferre, when he left in 2006, the contract was showed in one of the interviews about it, showing that it had been signed in December 2004 and valid until December 2006, while Ferre officially joining Quartier Latin in May 2005.

Ferre who was in serious difficulty due to the lack of support tried to link up with Baby Ndombe. But Baby Ndombe refused still being mad how, he (Ferre), Bill and JDT didn't credit him in the idea of creating Les Marquis and also wanting to focus on his album Tour de Babel that he was preparing. Ferre Gola also tried to sign with Bralima (Primus), but failed. Vasco Mabiala claims that on the day Ferre was supposed to sign, Bralima’s directors met instead with Monib Production and Werrason’s wife (while Werrason was touring Europe with Maison Mère), and Ferre being chased away. Bill Clinton, meanwhile, capitalized on the fame of Miracles through public concerts, calling himself the leader of the 5ème Génération. Shortly after Ferre joined Quartier Latin, Bill Clinton started blaming Koffi Olomidé, accusing him of being the true cause of Les Marquis’ split. He also revealed that he was offered money to join Quartier Latin.

It seems like Wenge Masion Mere is the best "school" for making solo artists, because look at Fabregas, Ferre Gola, Bill Clinton, and Heritier Wata. Even those that aren't as consistent still came with power on their first album like Didier Lacoste, Jus d’Ete Mulopwe, and Celeo Scram.

You don't see that with their peers from Wemba and Koffi. If JB Mpiana gave Sakoko, Fudji, Djino, and Abraham proper attention instead of making them share BCBG with the old guard, they could have had a proper platform to jump-start a solo career.

As soon as I come back from work I will tell you why