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This would be the first time that Madilu actually had his band participating on his solo album. Before hand, he was only working with folks like Rigo Star, Dally Kimoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Caen Madoka, Nyboma, Malage de Lugendo, Ballou Canta, Luciana and Wuta Mayi. I wonder why this time, he decided to get his actual band into his solo album?

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Madilu lowkey might’ve been the worst bandleader of them all lol. The amount of stories of how he mistreated and simply didn’t pay them was shocking.

This would be the first time that Madilu actually had his band participating on his solo album. Before hand, he was only working with folks like Rigo Star, Dally Kimoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Caen Madoka, Nyboma, Malage de Lugendo, Ballou Canta, Luciana and Wuta Mayi. I wonder why this time, he decided to get his actual band into his solo album?

Back then you weren’t considered a true solo unless you had your own backing band so it was in part due to peer pressure.

Madilu lowkey might’ve been the worst bandleader of them all lol. The amount of stories of how he mistreated and simply didn’t pay them was shocking.

This would be the first time that Madilu actually had his band participating on his solo album. Before hand, he was only working with folks like Rigo Star, Dally Kimoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Caen Madoka, Nyboma, Malage de Lugendo, Ballou Canta, Luciana and Wuta Mayi. I wonder why this time, he decided to get his actual band into his solo album?

Back then you weren’t considered a true solo unless you had your own backing band so it was in part due to peer pressure.

I still think of the story when he went to go visit Koffi and Koffi was about to pay Mamale Depitcho Do Akongo and co their salary and Madilu was shocked and said “Oko futa bango?” And told Koffi not to pay them and they'll still stay in the band because they have no where to go and Koffi didn’t pay them and Depitcho and Mamale left Koffi’s house angry 

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This would be the first time that Madilu actually had his band participating on his solo album. Before hand, he was only working with folks like Rigo Star, Dally Kimoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Caen Madoka, Nyboma, Malage de Lugendo, Ballou Canta, Luciana and Wuta Mayi. I wonder why this time, he decided to get his actual band into his solo album?

He actually recorded an group-album in Brazzaville at Studio IAD with likes of Fofo le Collegien, Pathy Moleso, Adricha Tipo-Tipo, Rio Kazadi, Pere Elanga, Yaya Londa, etc. The album was called 'Penatly sans Gardien'. But the group had bad-luck that the civil-war in Brazzaville just started when they finished recording the album. It's unclear if the recording-files got lost during the war or the studio IAD getting looted. Anyway, the album got never released. The original project was to release Pentalty sans Gardien in 1997,  record  a solo-album called Saint Etienne in South Africa with his band and bring them to Europe afterwards.



Here Madilu singing extracts of Manuele Samuele and Saint Etienne (which became Yaya). He also talked about the projects of Saint Etienne and Penalty sans Gardien.


But Madilu changed his mind, believing that all musicians would run away once they would get in Europe as he wasn't paying them while they spent almost a year abroad (they toured in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa). Just before returning back to Kinshasa, he made clear that they would not go to Europe anymore, while he had visas for them. It created frustration and some musicians decided to leave once they arrived in Kinshasa. Madilu went on his own to Europe and mixed songs of the meant Penalty sans Gardien and Saint-Etienne together and made it release under title l'Eau. Some of the songs of Penatly sans Gardien ended up in Pouvoir. The song Manuele Samuele for example was meant to be the main song of Penalty sans Gardien. Saah and Thermometre were songs of Vice-president Yaya Londa. I believe that Mokonzi was Fofo's song but I am sure.





After Fofo le Collegien, Yaya Londa and co left, Madilu's band was left with just youngsters. Madilu gave them false hope by saying that this time they would tour finally in Europe and record a part of Pouvoir, which gave them extra motivates. Atalaku Guylain Ngidingongi even hyping Ambassadeur Molengo up and singing in Kikongo that they would go to Europe soon in the sebene of Simon. But in the song Nakombo, Madilu dissed/mocked his own musicians by saying in that Ambassadeur should not give them visa's otherwise they would run away.




There was an event planned at LSC and La Madeleine with an europe- tour somewhere in 2000, but Madilu prefered to bring ngulu's. Just before dissapointing his musicians, he decided to plan a meeting and ordered that all musicians and dancers should snitch on each other. They ended up by exposing each other only to cry and kneel down, after that Madilu saying that he couldn't bring such bandmembers to Europe lol. Former bandmember Zidane talked about itin an interview he did with David Mombele



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This would be the first time that Madilu actually had his band participating on his solo album. Before hand, he was only working with folks like Rigo Star, Dally Kimoko, Lokassa ya Mbongo, Caen Madoka, Nyboma, Malage de Lugendo, Ballou Canta, Luciana and Wuta Mayi. I wonder why this time, he decided to get his actual band into his solo album?

He actually recorded an group-album in Brazzaville at Studio IAD with likes of Fofo le Collegien, Pathy Moleso, Adricha Tipo-Tipo, Rio Kazadi, Pere Elanga, Yaya Londa, etc. The album was called 'Penatly sans Gardien'. But the group had bad-luck that the civil-war in Brazzaville just started when they finished recording the album. It's unclear if the recording-files got lost during the war or the studio IAD getting looted. Anyway, the album got never released. The original project was to release Pentalty sans Gardien in 1997,  record  a solo-album called Saint Etienne in South Africa with his band and bring them to Europe afterwards.



Here Madilu singing extracts of Manuele Samuele and Saint Etienne (which became Yaya). He also talked about the projects of Saint Etienne and Penalty sans Gardien.


But Madilu changed his mind, believing that all musicians would run away once they would get in Europe as he wasn't paying them while they spent almost a year abroad (they toured in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa). Just before returning back to Kinshasa, he made clear that they would not go to Europe anymore, while he had visas for them. It created frustration and some musicians decided to leave once they arrived in Kinshasa. Madilu went on his own to Europe and mixed songs of the meant Penalty sans Gardien and Saint-Etienne together and made it release under title l'Eau. Some of the songs of Penatly sans Gardien ended up in Pouvoir. The song Manuele Samuele for example was meant to be the main song of Penalty sans Gardien. Saah and Thermometre were songs of Vice-president Yaya Londa. I believe that Mokonzi was Fofo's song but I am sure.





After Fofo le Collegien, Yaya Londa and co left, Madilu's band was left with just youngsters. Madilu gave them false hope by saying that this time they would tour finally in Europe and record a part of Pouvoir, which gave them extra motivates. Atalaku Guylain Ngidingongi even hyping Ambassadeur Molengo up and singing in Kikongo that they would go to Europe soon in the sebene of Simon. But in the song Nakombo, Madilu dissed/mocked his own musicians by saying in that Ambassadeur should not give them visa's otherwise they would run away.




There was an event planned at LSC and La Madeleine with an europe- tour somewhere in 2000, but Madilu prefered to bring ngulu's. Just before dissapointing his musicians, he decided to plan a meeting and ordered that all musicians and dancers should snitch on each other. They ended up by exposing each other only to cry and kneel down, after that Madilu saying that he couldn't bring such bandmembers to Europe lol. Former bandmember Zidane talked about itin an interview he did with David Mombele



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Wouldn't madilu have more success had he brought his group to Europe, why self-sabotage?