I was listening to Madilu's L'Eau and as I was halfway into Colonisation, the song gave me OK Jazz vibes. I never really noticed until that moment, but having listened to a great deal of OK Jazz over the years, I realised that song had the ingredients of a classic that Franco and/or OK Jazz would've released back then: the song opens with its entire vocal team singing in harmony, we get to the chorus and solo vocals after the changement de fréquence, lyrics that also act as social commentary on the realities of life, marriage and relationships, and a slow sebene.
It even has synth horns at the changement de fréquence, as well as the call-and-response exclamations that come after each line
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I also thought of this one as well, it's also in line with the OK Jazz formula. I think that both songs show that Madilu never forgot where he came from and how he made a name for himself, and the examples show how he updated the OK Jazz sound to fit in with the times, in his own way.
