I saw recently that both albums were released months apart fally first. I would like to know what was dynamic like during this time? I remember watching the Danger De Mort Clips and then fally’s and wondering how was the feud back then? I know Koffi was and is still hurting but I’m curious.

Danger de Mort was recorded in Kinshasa before the Europe-tour and they continued the recording-sessions in Europe. Fally started recording his album Droit Chemin at the same moment in Europe. There would be days that he would start with the Danger de Mort recordings and end the day with recordings of Droit Chemin.

Koffi Olomidé already started shooting Danger de Mort clips before Ferre and Fally left. Because of the dancers (Bennie, Marcation and co) running away in the period of the shootings, he hired some Europe-based dancers who next the clips also danced with him in the last concerts of the tour (Le Marignan  and the second Elysee Montmartre show). But for whatever reason, Koffi also wanted to shoot some clips in Kinshasa with the dancers that stayed in Kinshasa (Patience, Mamy Itazoma and co) and mixed those images with that of Europe.

Fally Ipupa's album Droit Chemin came out in June 2006, but it was first not well received in the beginning, people saying that he had just to focus on Quartier Latin, waisted his time by recording that album, etc. But after two months, the album suddenly started to become a succes and the drama between Koffi and Fally only boosting it. Fally not returning with Quartier Latin to Africa (as they went first to Abidjan, Pointe Noire and Brazzavillle, before returning to Kinshasa) and Fally giving his famous interview with Thierry Dawa in Kinshasa about the mise en disponibilité-stuff and Koffi responsing it, created that boost. At the same time Fally had a big part of the press behind him (late Michel Lady Luya of Visa 2000 and Shabani Records, etc.) who had personal issues with Koff. They helped Fally with the promotion of his album.

On Koffi's side, everything went wrong. Bandmembers as Apocalyps, Felly Tyson, Jipson Butukondolo, Junior Kingombe stayed in Europe. When arriving in Kinshasa, Fally's album was dominating everywhere and Quartier Latin's public rehearshals at Oshwe 5 sur 5 in Matonge were empty. Ferre Gola didn't participate to concerts anymore since Bouro Mpela's return in Europe and later went back to Kinshasa on his own to recruit musicians for his band, contact some ghostwriters for his album Sens Interdit and totally ignored Quartier Latin's program, without stating that he left. Koffi at some point sued him, but influent people made Koffi remove his complaint. In the period from September 2006 to spring 2007, big names as Titina Al Capone, Bouro Mpela, Modogo Ambarambwa and Soleil Wanga would leave Quartier Latin one by one. Most of them left, because of Koffi firing them, after asking to record an album like Fally or talk about it on tv. Already before the end of the Europe tour, Koffi already did an interview with Deblaison Wanga, stating that every Quartier Latin-member asking for a solo-album would automatically be fired.


In October 2006, Koffi released Danger de Mort. But the album flopped due to the bad atmosphere around Koffi and Quartier Latin. The press also critizing the album, claiming that it was monotonious. Only the generique, Pharmacien and Insecticide were doing it well. The last two songs helped Ferre and Fally for their solo-career than Quartier Latin itself. Insecticide was like a preview for Sens Interdit and the public called Pharmacien the 13th track of Droit Chemin.

In December 2006, Koffi kind of killed Danger de Mort-promo, by releasing the EP Swi 'Chocolat Chaud'. It had a générique for Skol, as his sponsor Bracongo asked him to record a generique for their product, for the new year eve-festivities, as their rival Bralima had their own artists also releasing génériques for december to promote their product Primus. Koffi added next to it two songs as people from Brazzaville asked for songs, when he did a series of concerts there in August 2006 (Claudia Sassou for example wanting a song for his late mother Lily Kaniki). Koffi releasing the EP, made a conflict start between him and producer Somina Nadim, as Somina put alot of money in Danger de Mort and even a lawsuit taking place between the two guys. The videoclips of Danger de Mort got released in the same month. In both DVDs of Swi & Danger de Mort, he promoted Quartier Latin's reserve team 'Les Mineurs', his upcoming solo-album and a double show at Olympia. The announcement of the double event at Olympia created some polemic, as Koffi picked the same date as Fally. But despite that Koffi was still down and the press mostly wrote negative articles about him. For example, how Quartier Latin was finished and that he would have performed in Kintambo without a big crowd being present.

Koffi would return back in the spotlights when he recruited Gessac, Joss Diena, Hono Kapana and Gabanna from Wazekwa's band and the war restarting between both bandleaders. However, after the short Europe tour in autumn 2007, the hype around it would quickly fade as Koffi kept delaying the release of his solo-album and people starting saying that he was finished until releasing  l'Album sans Nom in August 2008, which put him back on the map.

Danger de Mort was recorded in Kinshasa before the Europe-tour and they continued the recording-sessions in Europe. Fally started recording his album Droit Chemin at the same moment in Europe. There would be days that he would start with the Danger de Mort recordings and end the day with recordings of Droit Chemin.

Koffi Olomidé already started shooting Danger de Mort clips before Ferre and Fally left. Because of the dancers (Bennie, Marcation and co) running away in the period of the shootings, he hired some Europe-based dancers who next the clips also danced with him in the last concerts of the tour (Le Marignan  and the second Elysee Montmartre show). But for whatever reason, Koffi also wanted to shoot some clips in Kinshasa with the dancers that stayed in Kinshasa (Patience, Mamy Itazoma and co) and mixed those images with that of Europe.

Fally Ipupa's album Droit Chemin came out in June 2006, but it was first not well received in the beginning, people saying that he had just to focus on Quartier Latin, waisted his time by recording that album, etc. But after two months, the album suddenly started to become a succes and the drama between Koffi and Fally only boosting it. Fally not returning with Quartier Latin to Africa (as they went first to Abidjan, Pointe Noire and Brazzavillle, before returning to Kinshasa) and Fally giving his famous interview with Thierry Dawa in Kinshasa about the mise en disponibilité-stuff and Koffi responsing it, created that boost. At the same time Fally had a big part of the press behind him (late Michel Lady Luya of Visa 2000 and Shabani Records, etc.) who had personal issues with Koff. They helped Fally with the promotion of his album.

On Koffi's side, everything went wrong. Bandmembers as Apocalyps, Felly Tyson, Jipson Butukondolo, Junior Kingombe stayed in Europe. When arriving in Kinshasa, Fally's album was dominating everywhere and Quartier Latin's public rehearshals at Oshwe 5 sur 5 in Matonge were empty. Ferre Gola didn't participate to concerts anymore since Bouro Mpela's return in Europe and later went back to Kinshasa on his own to recruit musicians for his band, contact some ghostwriters for his album Sens Interdit and totally ignored Quartier Latin's program, without stating that he left. Koffi at some point sued him, but influent people made Koffi remove his complaint. In the period from September 2006 to spring 2007, big names as Titina Al Capone, Bouro Mpela, Modogo Ambarambwa and Soleil Wanga would leave Quartier Latin one by one. Most of them left, because of Koffi firing them, after asking to record an album like Fally or talk about it on tv. Already before the end of the Europe tour, Koffi already did an interview with Deblaison Wanga, stating that every Quartier Latin-member asking for a solo-album would automatically be fired.


In October 2006, Koffi released Danger de Mort. But the album flopped due to the bad atmosphere around Koffi and Quartier Latin. The press also critizing the album, claiming that it was monotonious. Only the generique, Pharmacien and Insecticide were doing it well. The last two songs helped Ferre and Fally for their solo-career than Quartier Latin itself. Insecticide was like a preview for Sens Interdit and the public called Pharmacien the 13th track of Droit Chemin.

In December 2006, Koffi kind of killed Danger de Mort-promo, by releasing the EP Swi 'Chocolat Chaud'. It had a générique for Skol, as his sponsor Bracongo asked him to record a generique for their product, for the new year eve-festivities, as their rival Bralima had their own artists also releasing génériques for december to promote their product Primus. Koffi added next to it two songs as people from Brazzaville asked for songs, when he did a series of concerts there in August 2006 (Claudia Sassou for example wanting a song for his late mother Lily Kaniki). Koffi releasing the EP, made a conflict start between him and producer Somina Nadim, as Somina put alot of money in Danger de Mort and even a lawsuit taking place between the two guys. The videoclips of Danger de Mort got released in the same month. In both DVDs of Swi & Danger de Mort, he promoted Quartier Latin's reserve team 'Les Mineurs', his upcoming solo-album and a double show at Olympia. The announcement of the double event at Olympia created some polemic, as Koffi picked the same date as Fally. But despite that Koffi was still down and the press mostly wrote negative articles about him. For example, how Quartier Latin was finished and that he would have performed in Kintambo without a big crowd being present.

Koffi would return back in the spotlights when he recruited Gessac, Joss Diena, Hono Kapana and Gabanna from Wazekwa's band and the war restarting between both bandleaders. However, after the short Europe tour in autumn 2007, the hype around it would quickly fade as Koffi kept delaying the release of his solo-album and people starting saying that he was finished until releasing  l'Album sans Nom in August 2008, which put him back on the map.

If I remember well, Ferre announced his two-year deal with Quartier Latin in the spring of 2005. Technically, Ferre was in breach of contract but I understand why Koffi would drop the lawsuit. Even if he'd win in court, what changes about Koffi's predicament? Danger de Mort was underperforming compared to previous albums, his two favorite members have gone solo, and the press is making him out to be sore loser.

Koffi should have promoted the songs of the remaining members from Danger de Mort, using Les Mineurs to interpret the vocals of those who left. He did a similar strategy in response to Academia, then with time and open rehearsals he found a new generation of stars (Fally, Lola, Solelil, ect). You'll have moments of failure like Stade de Martyr '99, but you'll find your footing again.

Koffi didn't promote Droit de Veto. In Kinshasa itself the album was barely getting airplay on the television. When Do Akongo was asked why such beautiful song as Sens Interdit was getting promoted, he recorded a video clip on own initiative to promote it on television. It created a conflict between him and Koffi, which was mad worser by staffmembers and court-jesters, who claimed that he was acting like he made Koffi through interviews (because of the way he talked about the songs Coucou and Avion). So Koffi decided to leave him behind for Bercy.

The thing with Quartier Latin in 1999 was, that Droit de Veto was new album that was on the market at that time and from those who left, only Pathy Bass and Bouro Mpela having songs and the rest being songs of those who remained. Which made it not being a problem to perform it live and let new bandmembers perform it live.

Compared to Quartier Latin of 1999, Koffi let Les Mineurs intepret not only the vocals, but also the songs of Ferre and Fally (probably also because they started to become the new JB vs Werra). While back in 1999, nobody was singing Bouro's Likombé.




Here you got Rolly Mayembe singing Pharmacien in Brazzaville and another singer (I don't know his name) singing Insecticide. Just before the arrival of Gessac, Hono and co. Koffi said that they were about to record an EP called 'Sol Mineur' to introduce Les Mineurs de Quartier Latin before l'Album Sans Nom. But whatever reason Koffi suddenly changed his mind and came back to his original idea to record his solo-album straight away.

It’s sad because Danger De Mort was a better album than Droit Chemin. Danger De Mort probably would’ve done better if it was a double album and utilized more of the team’s talent at the time. Also the timing was just bad. People were looking for something new at the time which only worked in Fally and even Ferre’s favor. On top of that, Koffi was just making too many mistakes after mistake starting with suspending Brigade to trying to sabotage Fally and the other QL members solo projects. Koffi could’ve easily avoided all of this.