Derval explained that Bralima who were their sponsor, used to give Historia Musica 100 crates of their drinks (vitalo, primus, etc.) in order to pay their bandsmember by selling it. But Koffi, who had the function as president was mad that they weren't giving his part of the crates. So he decided not to show up anymore to their concerts. So one day, Koffi dediced to show up at their headquarter, but nobody was there only Derval. So they dediced to eat something at a restaurant and Koffi explaining that he felt ill, but nobody visiting him nor giving some financial assistance and asking if Bralima was giving them crates. Koffi then asking about his part, Derval replying that he don't and that he received 2 crates every week. Koffi then decided to own to Bralima on his own and saying to Derval that he has to inform their PR not to come to Bralima the following saturday. So that saturday, Bralima didn't deliver the crates at Historia Musica's headquarter, the bandmembers were surprised, which made their PR check on monday with Bralima explaining that Koffi already took everything and that gave it to another headquarter in Matonge, at Koffi's uncle (Oncle Reecee's place). Later on, Koffi went to visit Debaba giving his all his luggages, saying that he got chased away from his place in Bandalungwa and that he will sleep in a hotel to get to his new place in Matonge the following morning, only to arrive the same morning at Debaba's house to explain that he's going to Europe, to get contracts for Historia Musica to tour in Europe. After the explaining the whole story, Derval concluded Koffi was right and just took the money that he didn't receive in the weeks that he was absent.
Looking back at the story, the incident ruined Koffi's reputation since that all newspapers talked about it and Koffi himself never reacted because he was in Europe. Also with the years passing by, every year there would be some rumors about Koffi having stolen something and only becoming worser with the years. For example, how people went to eat at Malou Bomboka's restaurant and a person having lost his keys of his car (Mercedes Benz), ordering everyone not to leave to control, only to find those keys in Koffi's jacket. Zaiko would use the same story in their generique Proverbe 22:1 from the album Poison as "Lisolo ya Bague ya Mercedes" to diss him. In the same period, there was a rumors spread that Koffi after spending a day at Malou Bomboka's house, that he stole her videorecorder and television. Years later, Tutu Calugi would ridiculize him about it in the video they did along with Wenge BCBG to diss him after their Bercy-show.
There’s mistake in the description them writing Vita Imana and La Paix, while those two songs were in volume 2. I remember during the facebook era Tino C posting more than 50 pictures of Werra's show at Zenith of 2008 and 2010. I don't remember on which page it was, but I think Werrason's official facebook page that dissapeared. Fally Ipupa used to do the same thing for his shows in the early 2010s on Facebook. It's a shame that there's no album of picture on facebook or instagram of Werrason's events at Bercy, Zenith 2002 and Palais des Sports. It would be great to see those picutres back.
In the credits you can see that there’s written that next to JPS Production, the video being a co-production with City 7 Belgium/Wide Angle/Production Lumière (the company of Monsieur Yann), who organized the event. The crazy thing is that when watching the credits towards the end of the video you will not see the label being mentioned in the credits nor Monsieur Yann himself. Jean Pierre Saah really did Monsieur Yann dirty.
Yesterday, I saw a woman called Oasis complaining about Heritier and Werrason being ungrateful to them. Claiming that it’s because of her that JPS Production managed to get the rights of the images over Bercy, since that Monsieur Yann refused to give him it. After that Werrason supplied her to go to Belgium to see Monsieur Yann and convince him to sell the rights over the images to JPS, which she managed to do and Jean Pierre Saah being surprised.
Thinking about the Bercy-show. I wonder if the show would have the same succes if it was organized at Forest National in Brussel, which Monsieur Yann originally wanted to do, only to be influenced by Hugues Luvelela to move it to Bercy. I don’t remember which video it was, but there people discussing on TikTok or YouTube that JB, Wemba and Werrason all managed to do Olympia, Zénith and Bercy, because of Koffi, the hype around it with the polemic (about who sell it out, who having the best crowd, who would do mpiaka) and that if it was in London, Brussels, Berlin or Madrid it would not have the same impact, also artists having a gap of 2, 3 years or 10 years like the way Tabu Ley and Abeti Masikini did the first Olympia’s (1970, 1971 & 1973) and Zénith (1988). Because Papa Wemba peformed at Forest National in July 1999, a few weeks after the release of Fula Ngenge, but he didn’t manage to sell the venue out, despite fanclubs mobilizing people in Paris & Brussels and influent donors convincing Werrason to cancel his show at Olympia that was planned on the same date. However, the show just with Viva la Musica “Cour des Grands” & Molokai and not Nouvelle Ecriture.
Did Ken Mpiana not say it in one of his many videos that Fabregas cursed them to return ? I remember people commenting stuff like "ba liens ya famille" when they were returning one by one.
It is that some bandmembers were doing interviews with Ado Yuhe, that I started knowing them. Because I first only know those who left Fabregas after Ya Mado. Is Kenien still with Fabregas ?
Hassan Tseke reacting against Marie Paul about his recent interview with Papy Gene and claims that he born in 1960, saying that he once heard his late mother saying that during a conversation. Talking about his real age, I remember Marie Paul once saying that he's older than all musicians of Clan Wenge. It makes also sense why keeps praising Evoloko and Gina Efonge in interviews, like those born in the 1950s and first years of the 1960s, while most musicians born in the mid 1960s, mostly praise Emeneya and Papa Wemba. But this made me wonder why Marie Paul really wanted to join Wenge Musica and beaccepted to be direected by musicians who were 5, 6, 7 years younger than him. Talking about ages. I once heard someone saying that Werrason wasn't born in 1965, but 1963 and that JB Mpiana isn't of 1967 but 1966.
Why can't Hassan just move on about something that happened 25 years ago ? Or is there someone (maybe his ex'wife, a politican or a rival) that is paying him to talk about Marie Paul everytime ? Marie Paul didn't had to react, because he only made it worser.
The man who uploaded those back and white footage on youtube around 2008-09, sadly passed away a few years ago.
There's no full-length version available at the moment, except for those who have the original VHS at home. he concert is very rare today because it was only released that year, unlike other Zaiko shows broadcasted live on the national television, for example those of 1975, 1983 and 1985 that got reiussed on cassette and DVD. This one of 1981 and 1973 never got reissued.
There was also another single or EP where you could see Koffi Olomidé carrying Mbilia Bel, but I don't remember the title, since it was decades ago.
Koffi was very productive after leaving Historia Musica in 1984 to launch his solo career in Europe, a period that lasted until 1987. He was releasing at least two projects every year. In 1984, he released Ngounda, which he recorded with the help of Josky Kiambukuta from OK Jazz and Beniko Popolipo, who played all the guitars (bass, lead, mi-solo, and rhythm). Later that year, he released a single called Bokilo To Suki Wapi, which he recorded with Papa Wemba and Bozi Boziana. He also released an album with his friend King Kester Emeneya called Lady Bo, once again backed by Beniko Popolipo, who played all the guitars.
In 1985, he recorded an album with Bozi Boziana that was never released. After that, he released the single Dounia, and towards the end of 1985, Diva, which he recorded with Choc Stars, Popolipo, Meridjo, and Manzeku. This project finally put him on the map.
In 1986, he released Ngobila, which he recorded with the help of Rigo Star. He had initially wanted to record it with TPOK Jazz. However, the album didn’t achieve the same success as Diva when it came out. It was only when his fame started to grow from 1987, after releasing Dieu Voit Tout, that it gained recognition. He also worked on a project centered around him and Rigo Star, titled Ai Ai Ai La Bombe Éclate.
In 1987, Koffi confirmed his success with the release of Dieu Voit Tout, an album built around his collaboration with the late Fafa de Molokai. The title track became a huge hit, and Koffi was awarded Songwriter of the Year. However, the song created also some controversy, as it had already been sung by Reddy Amisi in Viva la Musica during concerts, though not released on vinyl at the time. For years, people claimed that Koffi had stolen the song from Reddy, something that Reddy consistently denied. It's recently that Reddy revealed that he had actually taken the song from Koffi, but many people still don't believe it and think that Reddy being the original songwriter.
The success of Dieu Voit Tout led Koffi to sign with Kaluila, a major producer at the time. He released the album Rue d'Amour toward the end of 1987. This album opened many doors for him, allowing him to tour African countries such as Ivory Coast and Benin.
In 1987 or 1988, Koffi also worked on a project with the legendary Pepe Kallé. The two recorded an album at Studio IAD in Brazzaville, but for unknown reasons, it was never released.
It's a shame that artists/bands like Koffi Olomidé, Général Défao, Quartier Latin Academia, Extra Musica and JB Mpiana didn't tour in the French West Indies, like Soukous-artists used to do, when the world got contaminated by the Ndombolo-virus. I don't remember if it was Lidjo or Maray, but one of them said that Awilo got the chance to perform in French Caribbean, just because of his ex'wife being from there. Ignoring that Awilo toured there in the late 1980s with Loketo of Aurlus Mabele, which made him networking with the people from there.
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