Did it not come out on the 13th instead?
In Europe, it was on the 9th. From the early 1990s onward, albums were always released first in France and a few days or a week later in the two Congos. This was because they started being produced in Europe instead of Congo, which had always been the case before. I often wonder how Congolese music would have evolved if the late Verckys’ label, Vévé, hadn’t gone bankrupt. Would other lesser-known bands have had the chance to break through like Wenge? Would established bands like Zaiko once again split up? Would he be forced to give artists proper money, for the way labels like Sonodisc and Sylllart were coming with money to Congolese artists ?
I am sure that the Congolese music-scene would have been different if labels like VEVE, Editions Parions, Molende Kwi Kwi (aka' Mol Mol), etc. were still active. It was a huge mistake from Verckys to build a large vinyl record factory in the late 1980s while Europe was slowly moving toward the compact disc.
