What Fally Ipupa "Bloqué" Song Means (with lyrics & comments in English for this Congolese Rhumba song)

Fally Ipupa, Jul 31, 2022
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total  number of views for this YouTube video as of June 5, 2023 at 12:05 PM EDT = 32,694,407

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video for Fally Ipupa's 2022 hit song - "Bloqué".

This pancocojams ost also presents the definition for the word "bloque" as used in this song
The French & Lingala lyrics for Fally Ipupa's song "Bloque" are included in this post along with some comments in English about that song. Several comments in French that are translated to English are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Fally Ipupa and thanks to all those who are associated with his music, his performances, and his videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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WHAT "BLOCKED" MEANS IN FALLY IPUPA'S SONG BLOQUE"
Fally Ipupa's song "Bloque" lists a number of footballers (soccer players) of African descent. However, the word "blocked" in his 2022 song doesn't refer to the physical act of blocking a player's moves.

In the context of Fally Ipupa's song "Bloque", being "blocked" means that someone has purposely done something to remove you from their contact list. (i.e. "blocked your number; blocked your social media accounts"

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LYRICS - BLOQUE (In French & Lingala)

(by Fally Ipupa)

[These lyrics were posted by stevine TANEKEU, 2022) in the YouTube discussion thread for this video]

"Aigle

Frappe

Tout le monde les bras en l'air

Allez pepa, pepa, pepa, ah uhm, pepa

Eh

African James Bond, Didier Drogba, Drogb'atitude, salut

Presnel Kimpembe, El-Hadji Diouf

Rigobert Song, coach

Allons-y, on a peur de rien, on est confiants (ouais)

Et moi, j'ai un mental d'acier comme un warrior (vrai)

Ils sont là-bas (musika), on est trop high

Bako meka, ils arriveront pas

Côté oyo to bloqua, tous les jaloux, to bloqué

Tous les haineux, to bloqué

Tous les réseaux, to bloqué, ton numéro to bloqué

On n'aime pas les hypocrites (non)

On n'aime pas le double-discours (non)

On n'aime pas ba ndoki ya gentil (non, non)

On n'aime pas de partout-partout (yallah bye)

Ah-ah-aah, boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm)

Boloqué (ah uhm) ata basengi, ko pia mutu té (non)

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm)

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm)

Chérie na nga ko pia mutu té (ah uhm)

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm) kita na sé après ô boloqué'ango (ah)

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué'ango (ah uhm) na nga ngo

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (ah uhm)

Mama na bana ko pia mutu té (non-non) ko tika basimba té

Boloqué (ah uhm) boloqué (uhm) boloqué, uhm boloqué

Femme d'affaire ko pia mutu té (non-non) Zany curebody (ah uhn)

Président Samuel Eto'o Fils (oh, oh, oh) Paul Pogba

Le sniper Togolais, Emmanuel Adebayor, Yérim Bakayoko

L'autre là ko pia mutu té (non-non) 20 000K ko pia mutu té (non-non)

Boloqué, boloqué (Azmak) ah uhm, non-non, kanga, pardon, té

Na lobi ko pia mutu té (ah uhm) Ah uhm ah, huh, huh

Alexandre Song, Halla Madrid, KB Neuve

Karim Benzema, Serge Ibaka, Blaise Matuidi

Marcel Tisserand, Kalilou Fadiga

Le demi Dieu, Hamed Bakayoko, rest in peace

Yaya Touré, Yayouss Oghogo, Bismack Biyombo, Tiémoué Bakayoko

Alors les DJ, ça c'est pour vous
Jouer
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LYRICS - BLOCKED

[Google translate from French and Lingala to English]*

"Eagle

Strike

Everybody hands up

Go pepa, pepa, pepa, ah uhm, pepa

Hey

African James Bond, Didier Drogba, Drogb'atitude, hello

Presnel Kimpembe, El-Hadji Diouf

Rigobert Song, coach

Let's go, we're afraid of nothing, we're confident (yeah)

And me, I have a mind of steel like a warrior (true)

They over there (musicians), we too high

They'll try, they won't arrive

On the oyo side, you blocked, all the jealous people, you blocked

All the haters, you blocked

All networks, to block, your number [is going] to [be] block

We don't like hypocrites (no)

We don't like double talk (no)

We don't like gentile bastards (no, no)

We don't like everywhere-everywhere (yallah bye)

Ah-ah-aah, blocked (ah uhm) blocked (ah uhm)

Blocked (ah uhm) even if they ask, don't forget anyone (no) 

Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm)

Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm)

Honey and I don't forget anyone (ah uhm)

Blocked (ah uhm) blocked (ah uhm) get down after you block it (ah)

Blocked (ah uhm) blocked it (ah uhm) with me

Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (ah uhm)

Mama and children not to forget anyone (no-no) not to let them touch 

Blocked (ah uhm) Blocked (uhm) Blocked, uhm Blocked

Business woman not to forget anyone (non-non) Zany curebody (ah uhn)

President Samuel Eto'o Son (oh, oh, oh) Paul Pogba

The Togolese sniper, Emmanuel Adebayor, Yérim Bakayoko

The other there not to forget anyone (no-no) 20,000K not to forget anyone (no-no)

Blocked, blocked (Azmak) ah uhm, no-no, kanga, sorry, tee

I didn’t mean to forget anyone (ah uhm) Ah uhm ah, huh, huh

Alexandre Song, Halla Madrid, KB New

Karim Benzema, Serge Ibaka, Blaise Matuidi

Marcel Tisserand, Kalilou Fadiga

The demigod, Hamed Bakayoko, rest in peace

Yaya Toure, Yayouss Oghogo, Bismack Biyombo, Tiémoue Bakayoko

So DJs, this is for you
Play
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*Google translate mistakenly translated "boloqué" as "bollocked".

Google translate gives the English translation "Struck" for the French word "Frappe". I think that the English word "Strike" fits better.

Google translates gives the translation "music" for "musika". I think "musicians" (meaning "other musicians" / recording artists) is a better fit.
 
Google translate doesn't give any English meaning for the Lingala word "pia".
https://www.ksludotique.com/lingala-space/lingala-common-expressions/?lang=en gives this English translation for the Lingala common expression "abu pia!" - finished ! end of the discussion "

I chose to use the word "forget" for the word "pia".  I think that "forget" here means "fail to acknowledge". 

I think that "not to let them touch" means something like "Don't let them bother you"/ "Don't worry about them". 

I added the words in [___] to clarify the meaning of those lyrics.

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT THIS SONG

(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m32tFAo-M_g

2022

T.R.M
"Honoring Africa's greatest warriors on the football pitch. These names resonate with all the youths on the majestic continent. Well done, Fally."
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In American English "football pitch" means the "soccer field".

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EDWARDS Ug
"For those of you thinks doing music in French is hard, just copy a leaf or two from Fally Ipupa...... mention some few famous people and have some amazing instrumentalists to create for you a beat and boom you will be good to go. Just imagine Paul pogba with a beat💥💥💥💥💥."
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Labile Pogba (born 15 March 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus and the France national team"...

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Mua Bana
"A partir de 0:27 jusqu'à la 56ème min, avec l'entrée de Jenny Bosenge, muana mboka, c'est ça qui me retient dans ce clip. Surtout quand il dit : Pepa, pepa! La voix est tellement bien posée! Je peux mettre cette intro sur repeat 100 fois!

Autre joli moment selon moi: la fille couleur noir ébène en tenue bleue! She is lit 🔥🔥🔥

J'ai aussi remarqué la grand-mère, la fille albinos. C'est très inclusif! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

En général, un beau geste envers les fans de Fally qui sont mis à l'honneur dans ce clip. Comme quoi quelque chose de bon peut sortir même dans les amusements au studio. Bravo encore à l'artiste.
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Google translate from French to English
"From 0:27 until the 56th min, with the entry of Jenny Bosenge, muana mboka, that's what keeps me in this clip. Especially when he says: Pepa, pepa! The voice is so well done! I can put this intro on repeat 100 times!

Another nice moment in my opinion: the ebony black girl in blue outfit! She is lit 🔥🔥🔥

I also noticed the grandmother, the albino girl. It's very inclusive! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

In general, a nice gesture towards the fans of Fally who are honored in this clip. Like what good can come out even in the amusements at the studio. Congratulations again to the artist."

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Ismael L.K
"What a big respect to our continent former stars, and thanks to the artist for recognizing our former stars that hailed our continental when we weren’t respected and recognized."

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Rachel labelle
"Great job and I love how he got the fans involved. 1000000%%%"
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This video showcases clips of some of Fally Ipupa's fans dancing to this song.

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2023

Martin Ezikpe
"This time he mentioned the whole players in West Africa including Karim Benzema"
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Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer (soccer player) who was born to Algerian parents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Benzema

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Richelle Obouaka
"Les hypocrites bloqués"
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Google translate from French to English: "The Hypocrites Blocked"
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In contemporary African American Vernacular English, the word "haters" would be substituted for the word "hypocrites" 

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Micka Diantete
"On bloqué tous les jaloux Fally Ipupa Aigle 🦅 tu es toujours meilleur"
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Google translate from French to English:
"We blocked all [those people who are jealous [of] Fally Ipupa [the] Eagle. 🦅 you're always better"

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Five Congolese Religious Songs Entitled "Ngolu"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases five religious songs from four vocalists from the Democratic Republic Of The Congo which have the title "Ngolu". In English That Lingala word translates as (God's) grace or (God's) mercy. Brief biographical information for three of the four vocalists is included in this post.

This is only a small sampling of Congolese songs with the title "Ngolu". There are also many Congolese songs wit the word "ngolu" in their title.

The content of this post is provided for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer of this song and thanks to all the vocalists/musicians those who are featured in these examples. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.

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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in no particular order. The two performances of this song by Mike Kalambay are presented together. When I've found it online, the biographical information about the vocalist is presented under that vocalist's video/s.

Example #1: NGOLU "Mike Kalambay WWW.CASARHEMA.FR



casarhema, Uploaded on Aug 24, 2008

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Ngolu



davidbukera, Uploaded on Dec 17, 2010

Shekina Music & Mike KALAMBAY MEGA Celebration
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From https://www.facebook.com/musiqueyanzambe/posts/325309320928956
"Biography of the artist: Mike Kalambay

Musique Ya Nzambe [in English: God's Music]
..."Mike was born on Monday April 21 at 8 am in a clinical Kinoise (ex) Danish in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC., "

[He is an} Artist musician, singer of the original Lord of the DRC. He is Founder and Chairman of Schekina Music Group he has led for four years.

He began his career beside Fr Thomas Lokofe with whom he made two albums (1.Nzambe na Eliya 2.I raise my eyes). This is where for the first time the audience has had to find out. Later it will be a passage in "The stars of Praise" a Christian group of his church "Bethel City" of the Apostle Emmanuel Mbiye Mulaya. He also had to intervene in various works of several Christian singers. And it was only later that the Lord will put his heart made of an album, "Jesus is my everything" his first album that many have loved and appreciated in which we find songs such as Eg-Ngolu - Lizimba - Sunga, Jesus my all, Kama-Alijionesha )...

This is the album that gave birth to Schekina Music, which is a well organized group, whose chief d'orchestre is Brother Micho Lukusa and is composed of over-the-least 10 brothers and three sisters whose Sr . Suzanne, Mathi and Sr. Janet."...

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Example #3: ngolu (carlyto)



alexi2008 Uploaded on Jun 11, 2008

carlyto live

Carlyto = Carlito Lassa
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Note: Carlito Lassa was a member of the renown Congolese Soukous Group "The Choc Stars".
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choc_Stars
"The Choc Stars are a soukous band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The band was founded in 1983 by Ben Nyamabo, and has since published over 50 albums. The apex of their success was in the 1980s, when guitarist and vocalist Bozi Boziana wrote some of their most appreciated hits, such as Sandu Kotti, Alena, Mbuta-Mutu, and Retrouvailles a Paris.[1] When Boziana left to create his own ensemble, three singers were hired to replace him (Carlito Lassa, Dieka Debaba e Defao Matumona). Many other talented congolese musicians have joined the Choc Stars over the years"...
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From the comments in this featured video, doesn't exclusively sing religious music.

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Example #4: Ngolu



davidbukera , Uploaded on May 3, 2010

Gospel record SR. L'OR LEMBA MBONGO DANS Nsimbulu
English translation: Sister L'Or (Gold) Mbongo Lemba in [the album] Nsimbulu
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Here's my brief summary of the biography given for this singer on this page http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.infosociale.org/mbongoun.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dl%2527or%2Bmbongo%2Blemba%2Bbiographie%26biw%3D853%26bih%3D575
[The highly regarded religious singer] L'or Mongo Lemba was born in a poor neighborhood in Kinshasa. She was a step child and was badly treated in her childhood. Her husband is Christian Lemba, a composer and singer.
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Note: The name "L'or" translates to English as "Gold".

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Example #5: FR ALAIN BOMPETI "NGOLU"

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Heaven Above Studios, Published on Oct 9, 2012

...NGOLU est une chanson tirer de l'album INTIMITE du fr Alain Bompeti
[translation from French to English: "Ngolu" is the title song from Brother Alain Bompeti's INTiMITE album.]
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At this time, I've not been able to find any information on Brother Alain Bompeti.

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Mbilia Bel - "Faux Pas" (Congo)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of the Congolese female vocalist Mbilia Bel singing "Faux Pas". The lyrics of that song are provided by a YouTube commentor. Several other comments from that YouTube discussion thread are also provided in this post.

In addition, this post provides information about African rumba as well as information about Mbilia Bel.

The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Mbilia Bel for her musical legacy. Thanks also to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. Special thanks to Job Mokaya for providing the English translation of this song which is sung in the Lingala language.

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INFORMATION ABOUT AFRICAN RUMBA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukous
""Soukous", a derivative of the French word "secousse" – "to shake"[2] – was originally the name of a dance and music popular in the Congos in the late 1960s, an African version of the Cuban Rumba. From the 1940s, Afro-Cuban son groups such as Septeto Habanero and Trio Matamoros had been played over Radio Congo Belge in Léopoldville (Kinshasa), and the Congo shared the widespread popularity of Cuban music during the late 1940s and 1950s.[3]

To Africans, Cuban popular music sounded familiar[4] and Congolese bands started doing Cuban covers, singing the lyrics phonetically. Eventually they created original compositions with lyrics in French or Lingala, a "lingua franca" of the western Congo region. The Cuban horn guajeos were adapted to guitars.[5] The Congolese called this new music "rumba", though it was more based on "son"."

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INFORMATION ABOUT MBILIA BEL
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M'bilia_Bel
"M'bilia Bel (born 1959) is a Congolese rumba singer, known as the Queen of Congolese rumba. She rose to fame after being discovered by Tabu Ley Rochereau.

Born in 1959 and brought up in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M'bilia Bel became successful in the early 1980s when she recorded and toured with Tabu Ley Rochereau, and made her own solo albums. The birth of her first child prompted her to take a break from performing, however, and after a last album with Tabu Ley in 1987, she moved to Paris. There she started working with guitarist Rigo Star, and between 1989 and 1990 she went on tour to the United States, the United Kingdom, and West Africa. With a combination of beauty, an angelic soprano voice, and tremendous agility on stage, M'bilia Bel stole the hearts of music fans all over the continent. She was Africa's first female transcontinental diva. She became the first female musician from Africa who could claim popularity all over the entire continent and beyond. In fact, one could argue that there has not been any female musician from Africa who has captured the imagination of music fans across the continent as much as M'bilia Bel did in the eighties. South African Miriam Makeba, known as Mama Afrika, popularity peaked in the 1960s but could not attract as many fans as M'bilia Bel did later."...

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: Congo - Mbilia Bel- Faux Pas



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AFRICA FROM A-Z : CONGO - MBILIA BEL

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LYRICS - FAUX PAS (English translation)
(as sung by Mbilia Bel)

Note: These lyrics were posted by Job Mokaya, 2013 in four comments to this YouTube discussion thread. Aside for the first comment given, given the way that YouTube publishes comments, I'm not sure if I'm reproducing the comments in the lyrics in the order that they were posted.

"LYRICS: “Faux pas” means “Wrong move” or “Wrong act” A song of Tabu Ley Rochereau, sang by the queen Mbilia Bel: [Verse] Stay there where you are, I’ve heard that you are requesting my address So you are being send by my rival I want you to forget my man now. I can’t fight you because I’m peaceful I’ve been hearing about you quite for some time. You’re being send to take my man away from me. Go back to where you are coming from. Ask to those who know about me when I go crazy.

What can I say now, who is that one making a big mounth claiming my man? Oh no, I can’t believe it, this is embarrassing, oh no, not to me M’bilia; The type of marriage we get ourself into has many faces. You wake up in the morning and you are being confroted with infidelity; You feel like going crasy, Not knowing what else to do, Oh no, not me M’bilia; In our time poligamy is taken lightly; In the time past it was dignified. Where is all of this leading us to? and to where are we taking this?"

I’ve been hearing about you quite for some time. Where ever I would go you would inquire about my whereabout. You’re being sent by my rival. But the one sending you is fooling herself. Now she’s sending you to get my man for her, but at the same time, you yourself start to fall in love with him. “You can not leave a goat along with kassava leaves”. You should know that the man is mine; You and your friend are temporary. I’m not strong enough to fight, but with my words I can piece you off

Rivalry is very painful, heartbreaking. You’re coming from “I don’t know where” and you want to kate my man away from me; I would lose my mind and I will do anything to prove you otherwise. A rival is only a “rival”. What friendship should we have? What you don’t want done to you, don’t do it to another. It hurt, it’s heart breaking. Now what else can I tell you? The man is mine. Who are you to claim my man? This is crasy. This is embarrassing! oh no; not me Mbilia"

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OTHER COMMENTS FROM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uewh-SIiI64

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LusaMonene1, 2013
"So the song is about love rivalry, good work Mokaya."

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faustino henrique, 2013
"Many Thanks, Mr. Job Mokaya, because most of us doesn´t know understande Lingala and a translation in Portuguse, English or French (for me, in this case) is very useful. Once again, many thanks."

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hombredeciencia, 2009
"Esta canción se escuchó mucho en la costa norte de Colombia en los años 80s. Tiene un ritmo Bárbaro. todo un exitazo. This song on a lot on the north coast of Colombia in the 80s. Barbaro has a rhythm. everything a hit. where can I get the letter.

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Herrick OCHOM, 2009
"I adore this lady so much that she remains me off my past while i was growing up kid in kampala in the mids 80s. where are you these days. beautifull musics and the voice..ooh my god.."

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yankin, 2012
"a CLASSIC!"

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ALEX CARLOS NUÑEZ SALVO, 2013
"this song in my city Barranquilla Colombia, was and will remain a success in folk dances. Mbilia Was there she knows."

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Revocatus Nyefwe, 2013
"Every one at the age of 30 on in tanzania knows mbilia and we love her..........she used to stole all the night clubd performance and bits"

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missevegee, 2013
"Its nice to hear that our beautiful mbilia is so appreciated by people outside congo. She is congo's dearest pride in music. She sings in Lingala which is the native language of the democratic republic of congo. I am planning to translate her music for all her non-congolese fans :)))"

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