Fans Of Congolese Superstar Koffi Olomide Share Memories Of His Music From Their Childhood

Koffi OLOMIDE, August 10, 2019
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Total # of views for this YouTube video as of October 8, 2022 at 2:37 AM =  33,335,001
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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on Congolese superstar Koffi Olomide.

Both posts showcases Koffi Olomide's official YouTube video entitled "Papa Ngwasuma". 

This post presents selected comments from the discussion thread of that showcase video. Most of these comments are from long time fans of Koffi Olomide, particularly some who remember listening to his music during their childhood. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/10/why-congolese-soukous-african-rhumba.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post also presents some information about Koffi Olomide and  information about the meaning of his name. This pancocojams post also presents information the meaning of Koffi's Olomide's nickname Mopao along with information about the meaning of the word "ngwasuma" in the title of his 2019 song "Papa Ngwasuma".

The pancocojams comment section that is found below that post features a few comments from that discussion thread about what Koffi Olomide's song means. 

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Koffi Olomide for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are featured in this video and thanks all those who are quoted in this post. And thanks to the producer of this video and the video's publisher on YouTube.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD 
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlxBJDX01ZY

2019

1. Falay officiel
"mon koffi de génération en génération..."
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Google translate from French to English:
"my koffi from generation to generation..."

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2. Tcheka Miss
"Papa koffi wumelaaaaaaaaaa pardon je te suis depuis je suis toute petite et franchement tu as donné du Peps a ton clip on y intégrant des jeunes de la nouvelle generation. Tres jolie clip j aime beaucoup .... merci mon papa de nous faire encore et encore dansé dans les fetes les mariages les soirées au sport même dans nos appartement nzambe abakisela yo ata 40 ans de plus mon papa koffi des bisous j espere te revoir en concert en france 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰"
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Google translate from French to English:
"Papa koffi wumelaaaaaaaaa sorry I've been following you since I was very little and frankly you gave Pep to your clip by integrating young people from the new generation. Very nice clip I like a lot .... thank you my dad for making us dance again and again in the parties the weddings the evenings at the sport even in our apartment nzambe abakisela yo ata 40 years older my dad koffi kisses I hope to see you again in concert in France 😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰"
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Google translate from Xhosa to English: wumela = stand up

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Google translate from Lingala to English" nzambe abakisela yo = God bless you

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3. Ebakwe Derick
"Le suel artist qui adapt ou mode... Il a servi nos parents et il nous donne Notre dose... Vive le grand mopao, vive l'Afrique ... From Cameroon... Liker"
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Google translate from French to English:
"The only artist who adapts or fashions... He served our parents and he gives us Our dose... Long live the great mopao, long live Africa... From Cameroon... Liker"

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4. Neville Muthabali
"My heart KOFFI OLOMIDE........I started to support this man in 1990 up to now,may he live long."

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5. samuel nthini
"I don't get what ever he is saying.. but been influenced by my dad to love his music and oh yes I love it"

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6. lamarmuzawalu sumaya256
"Since childhood koffi has been my best ,lingala musician in Uganda we love mbongoyete"

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7. Perfect Pat
"Makes me miss the old Zimbabwe Chez Ntemba paNetone building apoooo!!! We will rise again"

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8. Edson Kamba
"though i don't speak or understand French but Koffi OLOMIDE has been my man since i was a little boy."

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9. Gabby Henrgy
"I’m 35 but like him since my 18yrs old wat a Guru in Africa, I knw he has faults but his a human being... like him a lot also he doesn’t go old as hs age says 🙌🏽🙌🙌🏾"

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10. WALE ADEBIYI
"KOFFI my koffi , the greatest ever, been banging koffi's beats from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayback , lots of love from lagos Nigeria"

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11. Ahmed et samira sarki
“ooohhh mopao tu me rend heureux depuis 1990 tu est mon idol et tu le restera pour toujour  jai passé mon enfance musicalement avec toi merci a toi que Dieu t'inspire toujr ; donne la santé et toute ta famille”
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Google translate from French to English
"ooohhh mopao you make me happy since 1990 you are my idol and you will remain so forever I spent my childhood musically with you thank you to you that God always inspires you; give health and all your family"

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2020

12. bruno kalukoshi
"Amazing how the Grand Mopao keeps making hits... the man is a living legend. Blessed to be alive to see the man."

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13. Munashe Mudede
"Zim here , we grew up on Congo music eish 😍😍🖤🖤"
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"Zim" = "Zimbabwe"

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14. Ronah Rinah
"the way I love lingala since childhood, ebilala tonyumiza much love papa 🇺🇬🇺🇬"
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Google translate from Luganda to English: "ebilala tonyumiza" =  "others don't tell"
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UG = Uganda

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15. Dysie Larly
"Back in the days me and my family we were forced to listen to ur songs bcoz my dad loves ur music,so until now I still listen to u"

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16. Augustine Okwuchukwu
"I can't stop loving koffi music since 1993 till day his my man only what pains  me,when he came to Nigeria I did not met him.but his music in Africa is the best."

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17. christiane Malomba
"koffi tu es le meilleur de tous les temps. je danse tes musiques depuis que je suis adolescente mopao trop fort toujours imite mais jamais egale. depuis le Gabon tooookooos oh!!!!qui peux ?personne."
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Google translate from French to English:
"koffi you are the best ever. I've been dancing your music since I was a teenager, mopao too loud, always imitated but never equaled. from Gabon toooooooos oh!!!! who can? anyone."

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18. Sbusie Khumalo
"Koffi's deep voice makes French sound sexy and his style is out of this world👌"

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19. Mikail M
"He sings in Lingala not French"

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20. Ruth M Mambwe
"One thing I love about Koffi Olomide is that he moves with time yet stick to his old roots.  His able to blend the old him and the current trends in his music.. long live son of Africa.. The older the wine 🥰"

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21. JJPRO Tube
"Je suis Haitien🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹, j'écoute ce grand chanteur depuis 1996 et j'avais seulement 6ans dans son duo wake up avec le grand papa Wemba, c'est mon idole, je souhaite le rencontrer avant qu'il parte pour l'orient éternel, j'adore mon idole #KOFFI OLOMIDE"
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Google translate from French to English:
"I'm Haitian🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹, I've been listening to this great singer since 1996 and I was only 6 years old in his wake up duo with grandpa Wemba, he's my idol, I want to meet him before he leaves for the eternal orient, I love my idol #KOFFI OLOMIDE"

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22. Ettien kriss
"Moi je l'écoute depuis la 🇨🇮 je l'écoute depuis 90 j'adore toujours sa musique et j'ai des amis congolais qui traduisent pour moi"
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Google translate from French to English:
"I've been listening to him since 🇨🇮 I've been listening to him since 90 I still love his music and I have Congolese friends who translate for me"

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2021

23. ether360
"Koffi is the originator. I remember watching his videos in 1999 in the USA. Respect!"

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24. Onserio
"Legend echoing through generations. My parents used to dance to Koffi, now I dance to Koffi, so will my children. We love you Congo!!!"

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25. Vitalis Mupfururi
"Aw papa Kofi nice songs  from since my childhood used to listen though I don't understand but honestly good music speaks a universal language"

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26. Alex Obariase
"I am so sorry I didn't check for  Koffi Olumide  songs on youtube prior to now.. This man made my child-hood fun growing up Nigeria.. So glad to know he is still making hits.. Massive respect from a Nigerian here! One of Africa's greatest!"

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27. Lyndah Kibiku
"1985 was the year i was born Koffi i danced to your music brought much happiness in my growing up as a kenyan kid my parents were police all retired now was not a norm to listen or dance to your beats but i loved it anyway so as my siblings we danced as if there was no tomorrow then came romours that you had died broke my heart but my heart is living the little me  coz i can see you and dance to your beats again not only  me but with my daughter too you have a way of making good time seem seemless  i will enjoy your music till forever"

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28. Faith Nash
"My late dad loved Koffi so much and anytime I watch him am reminded of my dad and childhood. Rip dad🙏🏽"

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29. Ivan Orombi
"Mine too"

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30. Rudo Masarirambi, 2022
"Mine too. Love you Dad"

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31. JOHN OPIYO, 2022
"Poleni sana.May their souls Rest in Peace."

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32. LLOYD Tembo
"The Lion of Africa...he deserves all the respect.i have been following him since 1991.he is just too good."

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33. Codas Kasololo, 2022
"Sometime you see home artist making mistake of saying the non sense word to him... this is a african legend I stand through  generation"

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34. Mariam Sweet
"Gonna the days when I used to peep in our neighbors window to see koffi olomidde ,I loved him to much but we didn't have TV"

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35. merceline aremo
"Gods time is the best ..see nowdays you could watch him on your phone and if you like on your TV coz I know by now God has blessed you with one"

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36. Ikenna Favour
"I am from Nigeria , an English speaking country but Koffi Olamide has been my family best Musician since 1997 , Ultimatum till date. He is the best Africa has got. I can literally tell you everything about Koffi. He also obtain Master in Business Management in Paris. His offsprings are the likes Geco Boura Mpela, Fally Ipupa, Ferra Gola, Tupac Mamela, Lola, Gibson Butukondolo, Eric Tutsi etc. I still play Koffi till date. For the fact I grew up with his music, I still play it all the time. In his music, I truly understand that music knows no language barrier"

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37. Agnes Kaveza
"You and I both. I was born listening to this guy. He doesn't age at all."

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38. p
"He doesnt treat women gently  ,he doesn't treat all his children equally, he exploit most of his staff especially dancers  he sleeps with .but he has an undeniable talent when it comes to music he knows what sells"

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39. dominic naomi
"@p  if that's the case I hate him but I love his music😂😂"

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40. mulashe ombeni
"@dominic naomi  haters always say that my dear, he has been on top for more than 30years that y many dont love him specially in Congo by the way his not perfect his a human being"

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41. Phillip Zimba
"Me since 1991,is the best...."

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42. Tears Mochau
"@p  that's sad for such talent"

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43. YamSS, 2022
"I'm embarrassed as a so called "African" American that i don't know who he is or anything about him."

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44. MIKO MULENGA
"Only the millennials wouldn't know that Koffi is the goat of both rhumba and African bongo music."

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45. Z Nation
"Actually ive been listening to this dude for long he doesnt even sing he talks in the background in all his songs but he is the king🤣🤣🤣🤣"

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46. Lůna Paloma
"You're right, it's all talking and not singing lol. But I like his music though."

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47. julesdiana1
"This comment means you haven’t actually been listening to him for long. He is a singer first and a legend in Africa. Listen to all his music dating back 89."

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48. James Ukwigize
"Then you've not really listened to him for long. He is a very good singer. Try his song called Fouta Djallon (1995) and another one called Aubergine (2004), some of my favorite slow rumba songs ever. Koffi Olomide is a living legend."

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49. NoliDuarte
"Koffi used to sing since I was a child, he's old in this game, in Angola he's very popular!"

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50. Veronica Malisero
"koffie olomide has been my best musician,startted listening to his songs since 2000 ,God bless  ur talent.."

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51. Jonard Hariss
"Kenya approves every move there. I was raised with malembe...listening from 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧"

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52. The Meister
"You must have heard "Malembe"lyrics in the official song "Andrada"which was released back in 1994" 

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53. Kethamile Molapisi
"since the error of skol till today still listening to olomide"

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2022

54. Getrude Nkonde
"Koffi's music has stood the test of time because as an artist, he has managed to integrate different generations in his music. His creativity and organisation has been consistent and meaningful. ONE LOVE from Zambia"

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55. Efe Martins
"All the way from Nigeria, I say thank you to you Koffi Olomide. As a lil boy growing up in Lagos, you were always part of my childhood. And up till this moment, it is always a great delight to hear your music.

I think I need a Congolese language teacher now 🥰

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56. Bilal Snyman
"There's a lot that our African musicians should learn from the likes of Koffi Olomide and the many Old musicians is to be original, patient and dedicated to their art. They've paved the ways for younger generations.... 👑 of Dombolo"

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57. Afra_Afriq
"We have to build our own African Music Hall of Fame for our legends. These artists are practically building the African Union through their art in my opinion better than our political elites."

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58. Isaac 84
"African born folks here all grew up watching Koffi. We came along way folks.💪🏿"

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59. kababin lungula
"U a so blessed congole,since my childhood used to dance to koffi,my son as well papa u a the best"

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Congolese singer Fally Ipupa - "Hustler is Back" ( 2013 video, information, & comments )

Fally Ipupa, Apr 5, 2013 album : "Power "Kosa Leka", vol.1" -snip-
Total # of views for this video as of September 29, 2022 at 11:10 AM = 12,472,870

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Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series that showcases Congolese singer Fally Ipupa's song "Hustler Is Back".
This post showcases a 2013 video of Fally Ipupa's song "Hustler Is Back" and presents information about Fally Ipupa. Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/09/debate-from-youtube-discussion-thread.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a 2013 YouTube video of Fally Ipupa's song "Hustler Is Back" and presents selected comments from a sub-thread of that video's YouTube discussion thread. Commenters in that sub-thread debate about whether Congolese music or Nigerian music is the best. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Fally Ipupa for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who were associated with this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FALLY IPUPA From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fally_Ipupa
"Fally Ipupa N'simba (born December 14, 1977), known by his stage name Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist and producer. From 1999 until 2006, he was a member of Quartier Latin International, the music band formed in 1986 by Koffi Olomidé.[1]

...In 2007, Fally Ipupa won the Kora Awards for Best Artist or Group from Central Africa.[4]

In 2010, Fally Ipupa won the MTV Africa Music Awards 2010 for Best Video for "Sexy Dance" and Best Francophone Artist. He won the urban awards for Best African Artist.[5][6]

Fally Ipupa was nominated in the Best Live Act category at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2014.[7] He released an album named Power "Kosa Leka" in 2013.

[…]

Fally Ipupa won the Best Artist category for Central Africa in the Afrimma Awards held in Dallas in July 2014. He then travelled to Washington, D.C. as part of the US-Africa Summit meeting, for which President Obama had invited 47 African leaders for the period August 4 to 6, 2014. According to the White House, this meeting was convened to strengthen ties between Africa and the United States. A dozen African artists were selected to attend, including Fally Ipupa, the only invited artist from Central Africa.[17]

In July 2017, Ipupa released his fourth album Tokooos which is his first urban album. A year after this, he made a comeback to the traditional Congolese rumba and Ndombolo with his fifth album Control released in November 2018.

In December 2020, Ipupa released his sixth album Tokooos II which is his second urban album which contains 16 songs in the digital edition and 22 songs on physical edition”…

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
The Google translate results in English for comments that aren't written in that language are found after those comments.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58neA_pmKV0
2013
1. Jules MBONGO "C'est du bon travail qu'on doit apprécier et aimer. Quelle musique voulez vous de plus?" -snip- French to English:
"It is good work that must be appreciated and loved. What more music do you want?" ** 2. ninoujoker
"Que de style et d'harmonie dans ta facon de bouger, my god, Dicap tu n'es pas humain hein!! Sinon le son est très dansant et la choré est superbe,avec alliage d'azonto, kpankaka et ndombolo.Tout le monde s'identifie là. Je suis contente de voir que tu gardes le pas. Les filles dansent bien, et vs êtes bien habillés. la botte du lèvement de jambe (lol) me kill seulement oooooh"
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French to English:
"What style and harmony in your way of moving, my god, Dicap you're not human eh!! Otherwise the sound is very danceable and the choreography is superb, with a combination of azonto, kpankaka and ndombolo. Everyone identifies with it. I'm glad to see you're keeping up. The girls dance well, and you are well dressed. the boot of the leg lift (lol) only kills me oooooh"

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3. La Paix "Al margen de todas las especulaciones, encuentro que artistas como Fally Ipupa y Ferre Gola están tirando la cuerda fuertemente y gracias a ellos la música congolesa está consiguiendo una nueva dimensión a nivel internacional. Prefiero quedarme con lo bueno de cada uno porque en la vida nadie es perfecto. Mis felicitaciones Fally por ese impresionante trabajo.

Saludos desde GUINEA ECUATORIAL. -snip- Spanish to English: "Regardless of all speculation, I find that artists like Fally Ipupa and Ferre Gola are pulling the strings hard and thanks to them Congolese music is getting a new dimension internationally. I prefer to stay with the good of each one because in life nobody is perfect. My congratulations Fally for that impressive work. Greetings from EQUATORIAL GUINEA"

** 4. pavlikiba "Pour ma part j'écoute l'album en boucle et sans vouloir vous convaincre il est top en tout cas y'a des belles rumbas comme on les aime bravo à l'artiste pour ce bijou" -snip- French to English: "For my part, I listen to the album over and over again and without wanting to convince you, it's great, in any case, there are beautiful rumbas as we like them, congratulations to the artist for this gem"

**** 2014 5. Carine Maganga
"Très belle mélodie, la chorégraphie est parfaite. Bravo fally"
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French to English:
"Very beautiful melody, the choreography is perfect. well done fally"

**** 2015

6. Iily Vikka
"THE SONG,THE DANCE AND  THE STEP EVERYTHING IS UNIQUE"

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7. isaac vilakazi
"Congolese music is captivating,its got its own style and those strings are amazing,and im so tuned to it,I can easily identify it just like that,because its unique, and im  from South  Africa.."

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2016 

**** 2017 

8. Garafa BGK
"When you are far from home,you listen to these sounds to remind you of Africa,The land of many tales and its music,from Cape to Cairo. Well done Fally. Respect to you the child of our Fatherland. Liberation ya bana ba Congoooooo. With love from Dubai but from Zimbabwe."
** 9. Virginia Urbano
"i put this on replay 24/7 .im so in tune with it ."

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10. Diana Marami
"Can't stop trying to master the moves as i dance long with them!"

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11. ulrich di santos
"j adore la musique congolaise"
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French to English:
"I love Congolese music."

**** 2018

12. Julina Harculette
"Let me agree with some guys here.. Congolese song is the best in Africa for sure."

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13. Agbomerie Charles Odijie
"The guy singing between 5:10 to 6:10 is an amazing musician. Same guy, between 0.40 and 1.20. His passion and vocal range; he's just amazing"

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14. KEVIO Ferdinand
"I love lingala music ever since I was born and they don't fade up ever."

**** 2019 

15. Tee Tori OG
"Creativity at its highest. Respect ✊.  Love this one ❤️❤️❤️❤️💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽"

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16. Lizmbi Mweu
"It's almost 5yrs and can't get over this song.. .one of my favourite work out songs...mob love from +254....tunakupenda fally"
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Swahili to English: tunakupenda = "we love you"
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#254 = country code for Kenya, East Africa

**** 2020

17. Edna Davies
"I could watch this over and over again. Am Proud of you Fally. You're the bomb"

**** 2021

18. Marie Claude "Je me suis réveillée avec une envie de suivre ce son 🥰 là je fais que le jouer en boucle, t'es le meilleur Fally. ❤️❤️❤️ "

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French to English:
"I woke up with a desire to follow this sound 🥰 now I just play it on repeat, you're the best Fally. ❤️❤️❤️"

** 19. kongoloskin "1 des meilleurs générique de fally...malheureusement pas assez mis en avant....fally notre fierté KINOISE" -snip-
French to English:
"1 of the best credits of fally...unfortunately not highlighted enough...fally our pride KINOISE"
**** 2022 

20. Prospere Makola "9 ans passés, mais ce son garde toujours son saveur comme si ça vient de sortir maintenant sur le marché" -snip-
French to English "9 years passed, but this sound still keeps its flavor as if it's just released now in the market"

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Awilo Longomba - "Karolina" (Congolese dance song video & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about Congolese singer Awilo Longomba and showcases two videos of the his mega hit song "Karolina".

Two videos of that song are showcased in this post along with selected comments from those videos' discussion threads.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Awilo Longomba for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

Hat tip to vlogger Clifford Owusu for featuring this song on his 2014 vlog "The African Song That Gets Everyone On The Dance Floor, Part 2". That vlog along with Part ! and Part 3 are showcased in the pancocojams post entitled "
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-song-that-gets-africans-on-dance.html.

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INFORMATION ABOUT AWILO LONGOMBA
From https://panafricanallstars.com/awilo-longomba-biography/
"Awilo Longomba was born in Kinshasa (formally, Léopoldville). His father was from the Mongo region of the Ecuador and his mother was also from the Ecuador region of Ngombe and Congo Brazzaville. His father, Vicky Longomba, was the famous lead singer and founder of “Tout puissant OK Jazz” during the golden age of Congolese rumba, had a big influence on our artist... e joined the orchestra “Viva La Musica” led by the great Papa Wemba as a drummer, and Awilo had his real first taste of live performance on his first international tour in Europe and to Japan in 1985 and 1986.

As the fever he caught during his tour grew stronger, he decided to pursue his artistic carrier and moved to France. His reputation as one of the best drummers in France spread very quickly. This allowed him to collaborate on numerous records and toured worldwide with several African artists such as Tshala Muana, Oliver Ngoma, Kanda Bongo Man just to name a few.

But Awilo’s ambition didn’t stop there. In 1992 he decided to leave “Viva La Musica” and formed his own group “La Nouvelle Génération” of which he became the leader. This new band became very popular in Europe and produced several albums.

In 1995, the career of Awilo, the singer, took off and he left “La Nouvelle Génération”. He released his first solo album “Moto Pamba” in which, he was the composer, the lead singer and of course the drummer. The Techno-Soukous star was born. His success couldn’t be ignored! He finally put the drums down and decided to concentrate on his singing and started touring in East Africa and in Europe. This first CD land him the “Best Central Africa Artist Awards” at the KORA AWARDS 1996 and 1997 (All Africa Music Awards, held in Sun City, South Africa)...

Awilo has once again demonstrated his talent by producing his latest CD “Mondongo”*. It is an electrifying blend of kompas, rumba, R&B and soukouss… with the collaboration of other great African artists such as Lokua Kanza, “Mondongo” is a guaranteed success!."...
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*"Mondongo" was released in 2004. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awilo_Longomba.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Awilo Longomba - Carolina (lyrics)



Tobleraj, Published on Jul 9, 2011

Awilo Longomba Carolina Lyrics
I dont own any rights to this song
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The lyrics for this song are given as subtitles on the screen of this sound file. At least two commenters criticized this transcriber for his or her spelling of Lingala words. Those comments are found in this compilation below.

Comment #10 below has an English synopsis of this song.
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Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only):

1. Question MK-Question, 2012
"I don't know what you are doing here. Are you atempting to write Lingala as French or what ? the word is "Mwana"or Muana. thoses the only most like to be african NOT Moina.. never never never ......it makes no sense"

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2. Thierry HOSEA KISANGANI, 2014
"are you sure you speak lingala? because what you are writting is not lingala!"

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3. sean oshinuga, 2013
"my jam!!"

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4. satya shukla, 2014
"I am Indian obviously don't know the language but could understand the feelings a bit. It is truly said that music got no boundaries. It is one my favorite African songs (although the list is very long :)). A beautiful party song about beautiful Carolina. Love Africa, its people and its beautiful diverse culture :)

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5. Golden Girl, 2015
"Not an African party without this song blastin XD"

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6. Kemi Davies, 2015
"Golden Girl Damn right"

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7. Nyagoa James, 2015
"almost every african women has herd this song or has it in there car"

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8. Bruno McDowell, 2015
"Can anyone translate these two lines into English, Please???? I have no idea wht they mean and would be happy if someone could translate it
Karolina muassi kitoko héé éé
Karolina muassi bonzenga héé mama"

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9. D. Mvemba, 2015
"+Bruno McDowell Karolina a beautiful woman héé ééKarolina a hot Woman héé mama"

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10. Michaelle Fille de Jesus, 2015
"+Bruno McDowell he says that carolina is pretty everywhere, a front, behind, at the top, at the bottom everywhere she look pretty and you cant leave her alone because of that. she is pretty, she is sugary., sweat. he talking about a girl name Carolina that he finds pretty. i only understand the french version not the african version"

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11. Lina Lina, 2017
"Bruno McDowell mwasi - woman
kitoko- beautiful
jolli- french beautiful
this makes a full statement of ( karolina a beautiful woman)"

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12. Bulldog Braddock
"This is one of the songs that bring every African together in a party."

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13. Sade S Dumas, 2016
"Clifford Owusu brought me here."

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14. Nana Esi Agyeman, 2016
"sadeswaggsitout
Me too friend"

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15. Kirby Evans, 2017
"sadeswaggsitout same"

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16. vanessa, 2018
"Crifford nana owosu look what you have caused, he didnt bring me here at all but his community is getting big, i myself am a part of it"
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Clifford Owusu is a YouTube video blogger. One of this vlogs showcased Awilo Longomba's song "Karolina". (Read my hat tip above).

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17. Okafor Kelvin, 2017
"Awilo you are the man ,African we the Best ,if not forBad Government."

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18. Marie Dupre, 2017
"I'm Haitian and Iisten to soukous and I love it"

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19.patience Chimanda, 2018
"This song became more popular than the national anthem in my country, Zim. It was s masterpiece n it still rocks!"
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“Zim”= “Zimbabwe”

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20. Esther Mensah, 2018
"Please can someone tell me the language he sang in apart from the French?"

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21. Stanley Dougé, 2018
"I only understand the French part lol I'm Haïtian but the African part is Lingala language from Congo DRC"
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Earlier in this discussion thread two commenters wrote that this song is in French and “Congolese”. There is no language called “Congolese”. "Lingala" is one language spoken in the Congo. Hence it is a “Congolese language”.

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Example #2: Awilo Longomba - Mondongo DVD - 1 - Karolina



Melynga, Published on Jan 22, 2014
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Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only):

1. Konde Francisco, 2013
"AWILO LONGOMBA IS THE KING OF CONGOLESE DANCE MUSIC, "PLEASE" DO NOT RETIRE!!!"

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2. Ian Njoroge, 2015
"don't understand a word but song has energy... play it loud... Classic tune"

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3. Olakunle Dele, 2015
"+Ian Njoroge even me , but i understand few of the lines like "elle est jolie" and "elle est sucre"....means she is sweet and she is sugar respectively ...i think so ...My french skill is so lopsided these days"

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4. tight henley, 2015
"+Ian Njoroge he's saying he was at a club and a beautiful woman, Carolina, showed up and she was so gorgeous he had a seizure and a heart attack. Then he is talking about how attractive he finds her and that he wants to marry her."

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5. Roderick Campbell, 2015
"i love you awilo longomba str8 out of jamaica"

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6. nilotics, 2015
"that white dude had some moves jheeze!"
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Read a comment below where this man is referred to as "Arab". In another comment [not included in this compilation] the same man is referred to as "light skinned".

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7. Johannes Haiyambo, 2016
"Oh yeah...you cant go wrong with with these songs....Namibia"

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8. Nderingo Koviao, 2016
"soo true .... it make my weekend in Okakarara"
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from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okakarara
"Okakarara is a town in Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia, located 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Waterberg National Park.[2]"...

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9. Isata Kamara, 2016
"THIS TUNEEE"
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The word "tune" (with various elongating spellings) is a Caribbean vernacular reference for a favorite song/record.

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10. Sipho Masuku, 2017
"I thank God for a Universal language. I get to pump this in South Africa. This song really never gets old."

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11. Isatu Kabia, 2017
"honestly, I don't understand a single word, but this is one of my fav African song. love the beat and the vibe. HOt"

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12. Jessica M., 2018
"Isatu Kabia he is singing the beauty of the woman that she is so beautiful that everyone fall in love . Something like that ..."

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13. Stacy Mbeere, 2016
"I danced to this Tunisia rugby guys , if you were at harlequins and impala yesterday."

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14. ItHasToBE Wurie, 2017
"lol...Mr Awilo please tell the people....we want to know....where did you get that Arab man from?....he's in a lot of your videos"

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15. Desire Oduma, 2017
"this song is poping in Nigeria good job"

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16. Hassan 4Life, 2017
"+Desire Oduma this is not Nigerian music is Congolese Music"

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17. Desire Oduma, 2017
"i know it is not a Nigerian music i said it is poping in Nigeria"
-SNIP-
"In African American Vernacular English something that is "popping" means that it is going strong (it is very popular).

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18. Hassan 4Life, 2017
"you're right"

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19. Casita Laidlow, 2017
"I am Still looking at this video in 2017 and i'm from the Caribbean (St Vincent and the Grenadines). I love it soo much and i love embracing my rich African Heritage. Awilo Longomba nuff love to you from me and my Island..canouan- St Vincent and the Grenadines."

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20. Africansoundboy
"Bless up Sista, Africa we love you."

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21. Ashantii Cole, 2017
"these beats make the whole club in Los Angeles go crazy"

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22. HotDog Mary, 2017
"Can someone tell me what the song is talking about please? The theme of it. I can't speak Lingala only swahile(barely)"

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23. Ernest Tenkang, 2018
"HotDog Mary he's just saying Carolina is beautiful from head to toe and from front to back."

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24. darlington mutuchi, 2017
"Awilo Awilo man you are THE man, your songs rocked parties like mad."

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25. Benjleen Lesley, 2017
"still listening!!love from Azania/south africa"

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26. Abdisamad Osman, 2017
"Awilo we love you bro! From Somalia 🇸🇴"

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27. That GUY Me, 2017
"Osheeeee Osheeee that always part sent the party crazier"

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28. Kola Wole, 2017
"Can never get enough of this track.was stuck at the Togolese border once in 2013...Spent the whole 6hours drinking Ékú beer and listening to this track on auto repeat."

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29. Chasseu Clarisse, 2017
"Awilo loves Cameroon. All the references to our soccer players and Bamenda. Love from Cameroon boo 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲"

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30. Tamara Otieno, 2017
"My childhood in Kenya 🇰🇪 254 ❤️karolina mama"

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31. Felicia Apeah, 2017
"Zaire!"

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32. Nicole U, 2017
"First thing I ever saw that was scandalous on tv my little ass was dumbfounded"

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33. Your It's PCB, 2017
"Pa Zimbabwe song yakanetsa iyii. Where are my Zimbabweans at???"

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34. Kimwina Mambwene, 2018
"This song is Congolese not Zimbabwen

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35. tanaka xo, 2018
"duhh l think we can all differentiate between shona and lingala. the song was very popular in zimbabwe in the 90s (the same for most african countries) thats all we're saying"

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36. tanaka xo, 2018
"takaitamba every wedding, holiday ne kwamereki all the time"

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37. Flori Ane, 2018
"Proud of my country’s music and culture❤️🇨🇩"

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38. Sonia, 2018
"Who said white men can’t dance"

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39. Jordan Mwape
"Almost every wedding I attended at the time had this song played countless times. Don't argue, you were not there. Lol"

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40. Mahasina Awad, 2018
"Played at every African event 😭💯"

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41. Michael onyejekwe, 2018
"This song is played at every African function or party. CLASSIC 😂"

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42. Feemon Dorley, 2018
"if this song is not playing at a party is it even a party"

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43. Reynald Vertilus, 2018
"Je suis haitien mais j'aime beaucoup la musique Africaine c ma passion. J'ai ecoute 7 musique la 15 fois par jour . J'aime awilo, Eddy kenzo, king saha, diblo, platinum, et tant d'autres encore. la musique Africaine c 1 phenomenal a Travers le monde entier."
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Google translate from French to English:
"I am Haitian but I really like African music c my passion. I listened to 7 music 15 times a day. I like awilo, Eddy kenzo, king saha, diblo, platinum, and so much more. African music is phenomenal throughout the world."

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44. Dana Shaw, 2018
"Look ladies! This beauty queen was dark.Pay attention and take notes. colorism! NOT"
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I believe that this comment alludes to the commenter's opinion that most African contemporary music videos feature light skinned women as the love interest.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/colorism defines "colorism" as "Prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group."

[example given of this term in a sentence] ‘colorism within the black community has been a serious emotional and psychological battle’"
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Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/08/what-redbone-yellowbone-and-browning.html for a 2013 pancocojams post about "colorism" entitled What "Redbone", "Yellowbone", and "Browning" Mean

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Nyboma & Pepe Kalle with Dally Kimoko - "Nina" (Congolese Soukous Music)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a video of the Congolese song "Nina" with singers Nyboma, Pepe Kalle, and featuring guitarist Dally Kimoko and comedian Sans souci

This post also provides information about Pepe Kalle, and Soukous music and provides several comments from this video's YouTube discussion thread.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Nyboma and Pépé Kallé for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all the vocalists, musicians and dancers that are featured in this video. Thanks to all those quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT SOUKOUS MUSIC
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukous
"Soukous is a genre of dance music[1] that originated from Cuban Rumba music in the Belgian Congo and French Congo during the 1940s and gained popularity throughout Africa.

Soukous is known as Congo in West Africa and Lingala in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania after the Lingala language of the lyrics. In Zambia and Zimbabwe, where Congolese music is also influential, it is still usually referred to as Rumba. It mixes the kwasa kwasa with the fast tempo zouk style and Congolese rumba. It is also an individual dance...

While the rumba influenced bands such as Lipua-Lipua, Veve, TP OK Jazz and Bella Bella [continued playing that style of music], younger Congolese musicians looked for ways to reduce that influence and play a faster paced soukous inspired by rock n roll.[9] A group of students called Zaiko Langa Langa came together in 1969 around founding vocalist Papa Wemba. Pepe Kalle, a protégé of Grand Kalle, created the band Empire Bakuba together with Papy Tex and they too became popular.

Soukous now spread[s] across Africa and became an influence on virtually all the styles of modern African popular music including highlife, palm-wine music, taarab and makossa'"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT PEPE KALLE
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9p%C3%A9_Kall%C3%A9
"Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 28, 1998) was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville) in the Belgian Congo, but later assumed his pseudonym in hommage to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé.

With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) and 136 kg (300 lb) vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums[citation needed] during his two decade-long career. Known affectionately as "the elephant of African music" and "La Bombe Atomique,"[citation needed] Kallé entertained audiences with his robust performances.

His musical career started with l'African Jazz, the band of Le Grand Kallé. He later performed in Bella Bella and became the lead singer of Lipua Lipua, where he sang alongside Nyboma Mwandido. In 1972, Kallé along with Dilu Dilumona and Papy Tex, left Lipua Lipua to form their own band named Empire Bakuba. Empire Bakuba took its name from a Congolese warrior tribe, and it pointedly incorporated rootsy rhythms from the interior, sounds that had long been sidelined by popular rumba. The band was an instant hit, and together with Zaiko Langa Langa they became Kinshasa's most popular youth band. With hits such as Pépé Kallé's Dadou and Papy Tex's Sango ya mawa, the band was a constant fixture on the charts. They also created a new dance, the kwassa kwassa.

On their tenth anniversary in 1982, the band was voted Zaire's top group. Throughout the early 1980s, Empire Bakuba continued to tour extensively while releasing no less than four albums a year. By the mid eighties, they had a large following throughout Francophone Central and West Africa. His 1986 collaboration with Nyboma labelled Zouke zouke was one of the years top selling albums. But it was his second collaboration with Nyboma, Moyibi (1988), which launched his popularity throughout Africa."...

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: 

The video that was uploaded with this post is no longer available. Here's another copy of the same  video:

Nyboma Pepe Kalle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8utCSY61cnE&ab_channel=kizzbybomsera

kizz bybo msera, Dec 27, 2019

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Unfortunately, I STILL haven't found an English translation or English summary of this Lingala song.


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EXAMPLES FROM THIS VIDEO'S VIEWER COMMENT THREAD [These comments are from the original video that was uploaded in this post.]
horridhenri, 2010
"Great music. kuasa kuasa at its best. with the most successful comedian Sans souci mokili ngonga(rip) Koko dia Nzombo et Kimbanseke papa alube. Pepe Kalle and Niboma what a ccombination. surely you made us dance and forget aour problems. Bless you all. keep up the good work. speak up for peace in congo."

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PierB33, 2010
"Ah quelle beaute... This song is simply great. The lyrics, the rythm, the singing, the arrangements, everything is simply great..."

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Marija Dominyka, 2010
in reply to Matt Sseru
"@mattsseru It is Dally Kimoko and Lokassa Ya Mbongo. Dally Plays lead and Lokassa plays the rythmn that you can hear in the background. :)"

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spicee221, 2010
"Nybomas' voice is like expensive silk....Flawless and exquisite. This is simply beautiful. Thanks for posting."

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horridhenri, 2010
"Great music. kuasa kuasa at its best. with the most successful comedian Sans souci mokili ngonga(rip) Koko dia Nzombo et Kimbanseke papa alube. Pepe Kalle and Niboma what a ccombination. surely you made us dance and forget aour problems. Bless you all. keep up the good work. speak up for peace in congo."

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Mr Jeno, 2010
'Reminds me of my childhood when my dad use to play this song every Saturday morning. I love it. Pure African music at it's best. This song may be old but it is still great."

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kamoquot, 2010
"the best lingala i av ever had"
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“Lingala” here is probably being used as a synonym for “soukous” / “African rumba”


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SuperKayaya, 2012
"Ils peuvent tout ravir aux congolais. Mais ils ne reusiront jamais à nous ravir nos talents et notre joie de vivre. Jamais."
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Google translate from French to English= “They can steal all Congolese. But they never reusiront to rob us our talents and joie de vivre. Ever.”

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Dennis Orina, 2013
"party anthem...taking u back way back .when music was still music...i mean b4 it became public noise...music wit lots of sense..heiyooo..pepe kalee...

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