Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the 1982 love song "Doublé Doublé" by Nyboma, a singer/composer from the Democratic Republic of The Congo (Kinshasha).
A YouTube sound file for this song is embedded in this video along with the lyrics to this song. A few comments from this sound file's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Nyboma for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are featured in this YouTube sound file. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on "double double" songs for the 2021 pancocojams post entitled .
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/11/nyboma-pepe-kalle-double-double-1991.html for the 2021 pancocojams post entitled "Nyboma & Pepé Kallé - "Doublé Doublé" (1991 performance of Nyboma's 1982 Congolese Love Song with An English translation".
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/11/two-versions-of-african-gospel-song.html for a 2015 pancocojams post entitled "Uche Agu- "My God Is Good" ("Double Double") Nigerian Gospel Song with lyrics & Ghanaian Cover By Atta Boafo".
Also, click the "African double double songs" tag below for more posts in this pancocojams series.
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LYRICS FOR 'DOUBLE DOUBLE" (by Nyboma)
Tika nga na benda nzoto, nalembi komona ba pasi ya boye , (Let me break this relationship because am tired of this kind of too much pain)
Nalembi koloba natala se na miso yo matu eh, pona nini owangani nga boye (I am tired of talking I'll just watch you with my eyes eh, why did you disown me like this?)
pasi esimbi nga motema , maman alingi boye (my heart is in a deep pain, because you like it this way)
lokuta na yo mabe maman, masumu oh Doublé Doublé (your lies are bad darling, its a sin Doublé Doublé
kolinga moto ezali lisumu te ,pona nini odribbler nga boye Yo Matu (Loving someone is not a sin, why are you dribbling me like this?
bayemba bayemba , balembi na koyemba likolo na yo tika enzombo (People have talked alot about your bad ways till they are tired stop your pride bapesaka motema ndenge nini Yo Ma mama Doublé Doublé
(what kind of a heart is this were you created with? Darling Doublé Doublé komelaka nga ata mikolo ya poso,maman o doublé doublé
(write me a letter in the days of a week. Darling Doublé Doublé pesa nga mua baiser ya litama,
(give me atleast a kiss on my cheek na katshwa oh Doublé Doublé,
(so that I can be happy / satisfied oh Doublé Doublé soki opesi nga ya lolemo
(if you promise me) wana nakomi na esika na lingaka yo
(I will feel my dream has come true)
nabomba ,nabomba na motema nakokate tika na bimisa x2 (I have been your secret admirer till I have reached a point I cant hide my love for you anymore)
esalaka nga pasi na motema ,maman oh Doublé Doublé (because it hurts my heart, darling oh Doublé Doublé
na motema o , na molema (it hurts my heart,it hurts my heart)
yaka kopesanga baiser ya litama (come kiss my cheek)
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS YOUTUBE SOUND FILE
The translations of non-English words are from Google translate French to English.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. Martin Ndolo, 2018
"Cette chanson me rappelle toujours mon adolescence . J avais
entre 15 et 16 ans . J etais bien chez moi au Congo , malgré la galère . on
avait la joie de vivre ."
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"This song always reminds me of my teenage years. I was between 15 and 16 years
old. I was at home in the Congo, despite the hardship. we had the joy of
living."
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Reply
2. Julie Mukunami, 2020
"La chanson amour
lomakele
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"Lomakele love song"
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I google searched the word "Lomakele" and got a result for this Google book about South Africa:
"The Spirit of Resistance in Music and Spoken Word of South
https://books.google.com › books
Lindsay Michie · 2021 · History
As contemporary imbongi Dumisa Mpupha describes this difference: “Ilizwe lethu lomakele” (Our land has been ruined)."...
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Google translate for the word "lomakele" in Xhosa to English gives the result "injured". (Google translate gives the result "You are right" for Zulu to English.)
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Because of that book quote and that Google translate Xhosa to English result, and because of the lyrics for Nyboma's song, my guess is that "lomakele love song" means "a sad love song".
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3. Noah Ndunde, 2020
"This is the original double double by Nyboma Mwandido!! As
hot as a flame!!!"
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Reply
4. M N, 2021
"And the best version!!!"
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5. Ndam Mbombo, 2020
"Bravo papa nyboma. J, écoutais ce morceau sur l'émission
radio star Africa n 1 en 1991 de bonga bakissi en aujourd'hui en direct"
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"Well done papa nyboma. J, was listening to this song on the
radio show Africa n 1 star in 1991 from bonga bakissi live today"
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6. William Makhanu, 2021
"This is the best version I know. It brings all the 1982
memories flooding back. I remember 1982 East and Central Senior Challenge cup
finals in Nakivubo stadium now renamed Nelson Mandela stadium where Kenya beat
hosts to reclaim the cup"
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the 1982 love song "Doublé Doublé" by Nyboma, a singer/composer from the Democratic Republic of The Congo (Kinshasha).
The Lingala lyrics for that song are included in this post along with their English translations. A YouTube video of a 1991 performance of this song is also included in this post along with information about Nyboma, and a video of a contemporary Congolese wedding reception entrance dance that is performed to Nyboma's song "Doublé Doublé" .
The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Nyboma for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on "double double" songs. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/11/two-versions-of-african-gospel-song.html for a 2015 pancocojams post entitled "Uche Agu- "My God Is Good" ("Double Double") Nigerian Gospel Song with lyrics & Ghanaian Cover By Atta Boafo".
Also, click the "African double double songs" tag below for more posts in this pancocojams series.
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INFORMATION ABOUT NYBOMA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyboma "Nyboma Mwan'dido (or Muan'dido), often simply Nyboma (b.
1952), a prominent Congolese soukous tenor vocalist, has been over a fifty-year
span a leading member of several outstanding bands, including Orchestre Lipua
Lipua, Orchestre Kamale, Les Quatre Etoiles, and Kekele, in addition to
performing and recording as a solo artist. He is widely recognized as one of
the best singers in Congolese music.
[…]
1979-present: West Africa and Paris - solo work,
collaborations, Les Quatre Etoiles, Kékélé
In 1979 Nyboma was drafted by Dizzy Mandjeku, along with
guitarist Dolly Kimoko, from Les Kamale into a version of the African All-Stars
in Lomé, Togo, after the band’s founder Sam Mangwana had left with another
version of that band.[3]: 250
In 1981 Nyboma moved to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, where he
recorded one of his biggest hits “Double Double” with his new band which he
named Les Kamale Dynamiques Du Zaire.[8]
In 1982, he moved to Paris, where he has lived since, except
for a period in the United States in the 1990s.[1][9][10] The supergroup Les
Quatre Etoiles which he founded with three other leading soukous musicians,
Bopol, Syran Mbenza, and Wuta Mayi, recorded and toured from 1982 to 1996. The
group was a loose arrangement that allowed its four members to pursue their own
projects while they were members of Les Quatre Etoiles.[3]: 271 In 1983-84, he
recorded another three albums under the name Les Kamale Dynamiques Du Zaire.
In the late 1980s Nyboma also joined Pepe Kalle, his old
bandmate from Bella Bella and Lipua Lipua, on two records produced by Ibrahima
Sylla, Zouke Zouke and Moyibi (meaning "thief"), in a combination
contrasting "Pépé Kallé's earthy baritone voice with Nyboma's airy
tenor."[3]: 349 [11] Nyboma’s 1995 album Anicet was also produced by
Sylla, whose signature is evident from the polished, multi-layered songs in the
album—including a song in which Nyboma pays tribute to Malcolm X (in a song of
the same title) and to Pan-Africanism in a song entitled Abissina.[12]
[…]
Assessments
Over the course of his career, Nyboma has worked with many
Congolese musical greats, from Pepe Kalle and others in Empire Bakuba, to Koffi
Olomide, Madilu System, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and his counterparts in Les Quatre
Etoiles: Bopol, Syran and Wuta Mayi.
Critical assessments of Nyboma's singing all include
superlative comparisons and descriptions with high praise, such as, "he is
possessed of the finest tenor voice in Africa,"[13] "There are a
handful of Congolese singers: Franco, Nyboma, Sam Mangwana, Papa Wemba, who
have unmistakable and magical voices, capable of transporting you with a few
notes,"[13] "Nyboma's high, sweet-as-honey voice soaring above
exuberant guitar and bass,"[14] "One of the great singers of
Congolese music, Nyboma's tenor voice is airy, effortless and supple,"[12]
and "one of the great African voices."[15]”…
**** LYRICS FOR 'DOUBLE DOUBLE" (by Nyboma)
Tika nga na benda nzoto, nalembi komona ba pasi ya boye , (Let me break this relationship because am tired of this
kind of too much pain)
Nalembi koloba natala se na miso yo matu eh, pona nini
owangani nga boye (I am tired of talking I'll just watch you with my eyes eh,
why did you disown me like this?)
pasi esimbi nga motema , maman alingi boye (my heart is in a deep pain, because you like it this way)
lokuta na yo mabe maman, masumu oh Doublé Doublé (your lies are bad darling, its a sin Doublé Doublé
kolinga moto ezali lisumu te ,pona nini odribbler nga boye
Yo Matu (Loving someone is not a sin, why are you dribbling me like
this?
bayemba bayemba , balembi na koyemba likolo na yo tika
enzombo (People have talked alot about your bad ways till they are tired
stop your pride bapesaka motema ndenge nini Yo Ma mama Doublé Doublé
(what kind of a heart is this were you created with? Darling
Doublé Doublé komelaka nga ata mikolo ya poso,maman o doublé doublé
(write me a letter in the days of a week. Darling Doublé
Doublé pesa nga mua baiser ya litama,
(give me atleast a kiss on my cheek na katshwa oh Doublé Doublé,
(so that I can be happy / satisfied oh Doublé Doublé soki opesi nga ya lolemo
(if you promise me) wana nakomi na esika na lingaka yo
(I will feel my dream has come true)
nabomba ,nabomba na motema nakokate tika na bimisa x2 (I have been your secret admirer till I have reached a point
I cant hide my love for you anymore)
esalaka nga pasi na motema ,maman oh Doublé Doublé (because it hurts my heart, darling oh Doublé Doublé
na motema o , na molema (it hurts my heart,it hurts my heart)
yaka kopesanga baiser ya litama (come kiss my cheek)
Pancocojams Editor's Note: The way this French speaking singer pronounced the word “double” sounds like how
an English speaker would pronounce “do play”
**** YOUTUBE VIDEO OF CONGOLESE WEDDING RECEPTION ENTRANCE DANCE TO NYBOMA'S "DOUBLE DOUBLE"
Sondasi Luundo is a Congolese (Democratic Republic of the Congo) videographer and editor who is based in the United States. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/10/five-youtube-videos-of-congolese.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Five YouTube Videos Of Congolese Wedding Entrance Dances (2019, 2020, & 2021)."
This pancocojams post showcases the 2015 song "Enemy Solo", a collaboration between Congolese singer Awilo Longomba and the Nigerian duo PSquare.
The post includes the official YouTube video of "Enemy Solo" and the Lingala lyrics to that song. Please help translate these lyrics to English or French. Thanks!
Selected comments from the YouTube video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Awilo Longomba and P-Square for their musical legacy and for this collaboration. Thanks to Nigerian director Clarence Peters and all others who are responsible for this video. Also, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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LYRICS- ENEMY SOLO
(as performed by Awilo Longomba and psquare)
P Square aye mabe
Awilo aye mabe oh
P Square aye mabe
Awilo Longomb'aye mabe
enemy solo(tindika)
ba mamans eh an yeh, ba mamans eh an yeh, ba mamans an yeh,
ba mamans an yeh
ngai na kumisaki yo(iyo iyooo)
allez kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo, P Square grooos
allez kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo kabo, Awilo grooos
allez clap your hands
Awilo: nga moko pure na ngai
pure na ng'azalaka te
yo soit disant pure na ngai
pure na ng'otongoko ngai
pure na ng'okoselaka makambu epa ya batu eh
yango nga na decidé: tosololaka lisusu te
mamaaan aan an pusa kuna enemy solo eh
aïe aïe aïee eeh eh eh eh
ngai naboi na ngai matongi ye yeee(mamaaan aan an)
tika vie na ngai tranquille(eeh eh eh eh)
enemy solo
The Most anticipated video "Enemy Solo" from Congolese legend Awilo Longomba and Africa's superstar duo Psquare is finally here!!!!
Enemy Solo in Lingala means "Enemy Bad Smell" which simply refers to enemies of progress, or as Nigerian will call it "Bad Belle" people
Produced by Vtek and Directed by renowned Visual genius Clarence Peters the video illustrates an underground dance battle with Awilo and Psquare as Judges.
Choreographed by Dance Queen "Kaffy", CEO dancers' Ezinne Asinugo and Congolese UK based Choreographer Sir Loui
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Statistics (as of May 24, 2018 10:37 AM EST)
5,628,828 total number of views
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
As is the case with other pancocojams posts, I'm particularly interested in documenting the use of such African American Vernacular English (AAVE) terms as "killed it", "dope", "the bomb", "cool", "fire", "hot", "on point", "mad", and other contemporary AAVE terms by commenters in YouTube contemporary music videos' discussion threads.
I'm also interested in documenting the use of Jamaican Patois terms such as "one love", "big up", "tune" ("chune"), "jah", and other Jamaican Patois terms in the same YouTube discussion threads. Note: some of the above mentioned Jamaican Patois terms may not be in this compilation.
2016
1. PKdamu
"This song has taken me waaaay back waaaay back to the days of "Carolina" By Awilo .....that song still drives me nuts. Thank God for youtube...off to watch Carolina. EXCELLENT AND NOSTALGIC"
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2. Olakunle Dele
"This is a top African-class delivery.... I have it on repeat....#Livinglegend #Awilo
I will rock this song the whole summer....Respect from Nigerian living in the scandinavia"
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3. Chisom Enyioko
"Perfect combination here...
African music is the bomb..."
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4. Blaise
"Awilo came back with a strong game 100% fire"
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5. Mukendi Kalambay
"Well done Brother Awilo, bonne strategie keep going up , cool le style"
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6. Nguema Mba
"Awilo a legend with the new school P Square. Music is unity and love"
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7. Felix Ajadalu
"I am a Nigerian.,I reside in Italy,.I never knew that awilo could do this any more. I so much love him,p.square as well. you guys are amazing. one love, one Africa."
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10. Daniel Maobe
"Never got what he sings but this guy Awilo Longomba made my childhood could dance the hell out of his songs.. going strong as usual.. mad tune!"
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11. Diana Deng
"this song gonna blow up soon. wait for it"
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12. Omolara Alao-Aboko
"The song is so good! Awilo is definitely a great talent and didn't miss a beat.
The VIDEO gives all the life to this song. Clarence Peters does such a great job. You can tell the pros from the non-pros from the quality of the work and attention to details. Such a great work! <3 it."
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13. Amosun Adeola
"Great stuff. To be honest, this video surpassed my expectations. Never knew Awilo still has it in him. The viz is dope."
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14. Champagne Mami
"Who knew a collaboration between Nigerian and Congolese music would sound so good?!
We need more of this..amazing track!"
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15. Emmah Juma
"big up p square for this collaboration with congolese legendary awillo longomba"
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REPLY
16. Yannick Zerony
"Congolese legendary??? Sorry but your music of choice is awful, for you to claim Awilo to be a legend. He is a great Artist yea but not legend!"
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REPLY
17. Azlite74
"+Yannick Zerony Psst! what you selling? Awilo is our own Baba, we don hear all them others, na'im be our choice. We no dey wish you bad."
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18. Nathanael Adiakpan
"+Yannick Zerony Awilo is an absolute legend. I'm Nigerian, not Congolese; but you don't need to be from Congo to know that Awilo is a legend.
All you need is a pair of functional ears."
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19. kaija rogiers
"so 9c"
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20. Loide Nghidengwa
"I like the the dance competition theme, reminds me of high school dance competition school that were always so exciting to watch."
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21. Iliwa Iriamai
"Awilo man, where have you been? Missed hearing ya tunes. You need to come down to Australia man."
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22. Peter Penaco
"Good music, but was trying to get a handle on the story line "Progress against Enemies of progress ". Video and dance moves were all mixed up wasn't clear what is what. Just as clear as in Michael Jackson's "Beat It" video Anyway good music loaded with talent needs to be cleaned up a bit
Peter Okeke
Houston, TX "
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23. Desire Oduma
"shout to p sqare representing nigerians"
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24. Philippe Alexandre OGANDAGA
"enemi solo cool"
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25. Tehetena Teketay
"AWILO LONGOMBA!!
Your biggest fan from Ethiopia!! Welcome back, you have been missed!!!
Psquare!!! always on point! ya'll make Africans Proud! Loving this song!"
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26. jey sung
"Look at this energy! Who want to say that Awilo is nolonger young?? Then match the logomba men if you can! whether you like or not we go dewish dem gooood ooooh!"
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27. Nuruddeen Muhammad
"love this music.....God bless Africa, one love."
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28. Anne Elijah
"Its not bad all. Nyce job."
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29. Anita Tamba
"Awilo still doing his thing. i Remember i was just a baby when i heard his music"
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30. Roots Bondowe
"Added value:
For DRCongolese: the songs scale up RDC music/image to P-Square funs
For Nigerians: It brings more P-SQUARE in DRC and probably was critical moment for Paul and Peter to learn and understand RDC rythm. Most probable the next P-SQUARRE corus will include some DRC rythrm( je m'appele chop money....]"
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31. switbabby
"wow..really missed awilo.i remember as a kid during family functions we used to dance to his music even f we ddnt understand a word.His talented.His a legend..so happy"
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32. Aaron Garica
"Cool song"
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33. caroline fasuyi
"Keep in mind that our music is (Nigerian, Congolese, Ghanaian, Jamaican...etc.) is oh so good because we are family!"
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REPLY
34. Baba Sillah, 2017
"Caroline fasuyi Liberian Music as well."
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35. Lorriane ebrunie
"Finally, Central Africa meets West Africa thanks to:
Congo (DRC) & Nigeria <3"
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36. DKhisa
"Hopefully the Moroccans dont make a bastardized parody out of this .."
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REPLY
37. Vanessa
"😂😂😂😂"
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REPLY
38. Vito Don Pedro
"+jerzeykid2006able lol for real? they do that?"
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REPLY
39. DKhisa
"+Vito Don Pedro
they parodied Psquare shekeni and some other african song and some No Name Arabic song no one knows or cares about"
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REPLY
40. Vito Don Pedro
"+jerzeykid2006able will def check it out sha.. for the fun of it"
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REPLY
41. okuomose okuns
"+jerzeykid2006able hahahaha..i wouldn't put it pass them.."
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Notice that the commenter changed his or her screen name
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42. Asedri Amin
"Very nice, this teamwork cultural collaboration is not only transforming African culture but also breaking regional cultural barriers."
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43. Nicole Otutu
"This song for all the haters. Good job Africans. Hailing from USA."
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44. Tonny Okello
"Awilo Longomba is an African musical legend. He has been entertaining us for more than two decades now. Good to see him work with the likes of P- Square to introduce him to the younger people."
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45. Sandra Yossa
"When you're waiting for your country to step up their music game as well...😀😅😅"
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REPLY
46. Elizabeth Olowo
"+Sandra Yossa lol what country are u from?"
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REPLY
59. Maka Velli
"+Sandra Yossa Your English writing is good. I know the country is officially bilingual but still..."
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REPLY
60. Sandra Yossa
"That's cus I don't live in Cameroon"
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61. Tracy Love
"Nice music from psquare keep it up my man this is a great work lovely people nice dancers sweet music one love"
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62. Mimi Tshimanga
"the more Africa unite the better for the Africa love it"
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63. Musah Hassan
"Finally 😍😍😍😍😍 collabo on point ... Awilo"
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64. Noah Giah
"African music is the best I am from west Africa Liberia and I live in the USA but trust me in my car I got all the best Africa music god bless Africa one love"
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65. Benjamin
"Awilo is like 50+ years old and he can still kill it with style and talent ."
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66. N-zey Célé
"Nigerians sound engineers brings something which missed in Congolese end African musics, THE LOUDNESS, LOUDNESS..., don't speak about the best video clip quality.
Good job....Finish Paris, Bruxelles ....for mastering our songs, now is Nigeria (FUBU for us by us)"
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67. nacora1trini
"Been listening to Awilo for years... Glad to see he didn't miss a beat... True living legend, this Trini girl is happy ❤️"
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68. Diese Vieira
"ENEMY SOLOOOOO
OH YEAH A GREAT COLLABO
I'M A BIG FAN FROM PORTUGAL U GUYS ARE AMAIZING
EZINNE KILLIN' IT"
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69. Maracouja World Prod.
"Awilo Longomba and Psquare, african mega stars good work bro's you are the best. Africa Music in the Top. Jah bless"
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2017
70. sweet one loves
"I am a black American female and when I hear this song something inside jump up in me. and I dancing in a way I cant explain. Mother Africa wakes up in me and I'm whining up my waist, shaking my hips moving my feet . OMG I CANT SIT STILL. THANK YOU FOR THIS SONG, it wakes up my ancestors in and from AFRICA. : )"
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71. iamaku09
"Awilo is the original Grandpa bae"
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72. carla mendes
"OMG nice 1 😚 😚"
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73. TheRegalEagle2014
"#EpicDanceOff
This is my Soukous song for Summer 2016. Awilo the Soukous maestro still going strong. Kudos my brothers, P Square! Love the video and song."
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74. Lucky Johnson
"Nice song... the colabo was hot."
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75. Charlette Hernandez
"No matter where you are in the world if you are BLACK African music should make you feel good. it makes me want to dance, and I feel peace when I hear it. Sincerely your Long lost African Relative."
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76. Naija Boy
"Im Nigerian but whenever I hear awilo I wish I spoke French"
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77. Remy Lofombo
"Naija Boy his speaking Lingala"
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78. Felix Khale
"I like it..still banging in 2017."
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79. Krista Opara
"If u the wish me good e i go the wish u good e if u the wish me bad i go wish u good"
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80. Williams Blessing
"how come I hvnt come across dis song till now gush its lit!!"
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81. Hudson Joel
"Awilo,the OG. Love this jam!"
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"OG" here is an African American Vernacular English (Hip Hop) term that means "Original Gangsta". In the context of this comment, "OG" refers to Awilo Longomba's longevity as a performer of hit songs.
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82. Marsden Kanu
"wow I haven't seen awilo years he looks so different still well
he has come a long way from being a drummer in a band to solo singer in soukous genre to become a legendary African artist
wow keep up the good work"
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2018
83. purplestax4
"Fantastic collab two greats!!! The dancing talent is amazing!!"
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84. M Mberson
"If i dey wish me bad i wish u good ooo."
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This is a Nigerian Pidgin English form of one of the lines from this song. The "ooo" at the end emphasizes what was said.
This pancocojams post showcases five videos of the Gabonese Pop/Soukous (Congolese Rumba) vocalist Patience Dabany. Information about the West-Central African nation of Gabon is also included in this post along with the information about Patience Dabany.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Patience Dabany for her musical legacy. Thanks also to the publishers of these examples on YouTube, and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT GABON
From http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/gabon.htm
"Gabon, a country at the Equator in West-Central Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean in west is bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo.
With an area of 267,668 km², the country is somewhat larger than the United Kingdom, or slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Colorado.
Because of its oil and mineral reserves and a relatively small population, Gabon is one of Africa's wealthier nations, which is able to protect and preserve its pristine rain forests with a rich biodiversity. More than 10% of Gabon's area is protected parkland, there are 13 National Parks in the country, among them the forested coastal terrain of the Loango National Park, 'Africa's Last Eden' shelters a diversity of wildlife from gorillas and hippos to whales. Lopé National Park consists of mostly rainforest, but in in the north the park contains the last remnants of grass savannas. Akanda Park is known for its mangroves and tidal beaches. Highest mountain in Gabon is Mont Iboundji with 1,575 m."...
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon
"Gabon... officially the Gabonese Republic (French: République gabonaise), is a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. It has an area of nearly 270,000 square kilometres (100,000 sq mi) and its population is estimated at 1.5 million people. Its capital and largest city is Libreville...
It is estimated that 80% of Gabon's population can speak French, and that 30% of Libreville residents are native speakers of the language. Nationally, 32% of the Gabonese people speak the Fang language as a mother tongue.[7]
Gabonese music is lesser-known in comparison with regional giants like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Cameroon. The country boasts an array of folk styles, as well as pop stars like Patience Dabany and Annie Flore Batchiellilys, a Gabonese singer and renowned live performer. Also known are guitarists like Georges Oyendze, La Rose Mbadou and Sylvain Avara, and the singer Oliver N'Goma.
Imported rock and hip hop from the US and UK are popular in Gabon, as are rumba, makossa and soukous. Gabonese folk instruments include the obala, the ngombi, balafon and traditional drums."...
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INFORMATION ABOUT PATIENCE DABANY
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patience_Dabany
"Patience Marie Josephine Kama Dabany (born 22 January 1944; member of the Order of Gabriela Silang), also known by the names Marie Joséphine Kama and Josephine Bongo, is a Gabonese singer and musician. Dabany served as the First Lady of Gabon from 1967 to 1988. For nearly 30 years she was married to Omar Bongo Ondimba, who was President of Gabon from 1967 to 2009. After their divorce, she successfully pursued a career in music. She is the mother of the current President of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba.
….In 1986 Joséphine and Albert Bongo divorced. Marie embarked on a career as a professional artist, under her new name, Patience Dabany. Her first album was Levekisha. Other albums followed such as Cheri Ton Disque Est Rayé, Associé, and Patience Dabany in 1994. In 1997, she released the album Nouvelle Attitude. The same year Dabany returned to her motherland and reestablished herself in Libreville. In 2001 she released Article 106. Her 2004 world music album Obomiyia allowed her to tour with James Brown in Europe. She recorded an album with Kounabeli in 2005; the song La Connaissance from this album was one of the anthems of her former husband (now using the name Omar Bongo Ondimba) used during the presidential campaign of 2005.
Patience Dabany collaborated with many artists such as El DeBarge, Tabu Ley Rochereau, and Tshala Muana...
She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of music in Los Angeles. She has composed music for feature films. Having performed at Paris Olympia in 2001,[1] Patience Dabany is one of the most prolific musical ambassadors of Gabon."...
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLES
These examples are given in chronological order according to their publishing dates on YouTube with the oldest dated example given first.
If you know what these songs mean, please add that information in the comment section. Thanks!
Example #1: C'est pour la vie - Patience Dabany [It is for the life]
sweetytruth, Uploaded on Feb 24, 2008
La diva de la musique gabonaise. la Mama ! La seule dont chaque gabonais aime au moins une chanson!
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Google translate from French to English:
The diva of Gabonese music. Mama! The only one Gabonese love each at least one song!
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Example #2: Patience Dabany - Zain aya
schadrel Uploaded on Dec 30, 2008
Gabon culture et danse
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Example #3: Patience Dabany - Ewawa video
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schadrel Uploaded on Jun 29, 2009
Patience Dabany, Ewawa. La Mama chante Ewawa. C'est en fait une invitation à lap iste de danse.
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Example #4: Patience Dabany - On vous connait [We know you]
This post showcases the Congolese video "Ndombolo" by JB Mpiana. Information about JB Mpiana is provided in this post as well as information and comments about the "ndombolo" dance. Two bonus J.B. Mpiana's ndombolo videos are also included in this post.
The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to JB Mpiana for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all others who are featured in these examples and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT JB MPIANA
From http://forum.afromix.org/posts/list/15/2744 page 1 (bottom comment), repeated on page 2; 04/06/2007 Subject: Re:Happy BirthDay JB Mpiana!
"JB Mpiana - Place and date of birth: Kananga, June 02 1967"
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This is a six page blog thread that contains happy 40th birthday greetings to JB Mpiana. However, most of that blog thread consists of criticism of or gossip about JB [the person] or comments that unfavorably compare his music to other contemporary Congolese singers.
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From the Wikipedia page for JB Mpiana [Translation page from French to English; This content is largely given "as is" but with some clarifying words added by me or substituting for the poor English translation are given in brackets. A comment about ndombolo is given in italics to highlight it.]
"Jean-Bedel Mpiana wa Tshituka [also known as] JB Mpiana is a [Congolese] singer-songwriter. He was the president and singer [of] Wenge Musica BCBG 4x4 All Terrain until its breakup in December 1997. This shows in 1997 with his first solo album, Young and the Restless , especially with the title track " Ndombolo, "the Congolese very rhythm dancing" Ndombolo "is a dance in the streets of Kinshasa to the year 1996*...
Born in Kananga, he lived in Kinshasa from [his childhood]...and in 1981 he founded with friends Wenge Musica , a group where he remained until 1997.
Today, [he] is one of the greatest musicians artists from Africa, but also the richest, very popular in his country Congo - Kinshasa, he was named best singer by the Congolese press for the 6th time in 2008.
...JB Mpiana singer released his [first] solo album 1 in 1997 and the [Young and the] Restless, composed of 10 [songs].[That album] very festive [uptempo] beat[s] and sold over 150,000 copies (gold record). One of the tracks of this album, "Ndombolo "will be a great success and cross borders. It will be understood in the African and European clubs. This album gave his name to a very festive dancing Congolese music, ambience and assimilated: the ndombolo . This album gave acclaim to JB Mpiana . Before this album, Wenge Musica was considered a group that was dancing and moving, but JB Mpiana with this album it is discovered as a writer through rich texts. With Young and the Restless, he received the award for best singer for the 2nd time, best song and best album. This is commonly called ndombolo , his 1 title, followed by Young and the Restless, the title which gives its name to the album. Other songs: Lone Rider ft. Papa Wemba , I love you, Duplex, Masuwa Bana Lunda, Top Model, Patcho Council Papito . Success caused tension in Wenge Musica and December, it was divided....
In August 2004, the band released Wenge BCBG Anti-Terro registered in South Africa . On this occasion, JB Mpiana receives for the fifth time the award for best singer of the Congo, equaling the record held by his idol Papa Wemba. However, in 2008, he [received] this award again and actually [he] is the only one to have received six times the price of the best singer of the Congo . During his career, he has received more than 25 gold palms in Congo..."
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"Kin" was given on that page and I thought it was a typo. I've now learned [from reading it elsewhere] that "Kin" is a colloquialism for "Kinshasa", the capital of the Democratic Republic Of The Congo.
*This comment indicates that the dance that came to be known as "ndombolo" existed before JB Mpiana's record with that title.
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INFORMATION ABOUT NDOMBOLO [DANCE]
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soukous#Ndombolo
"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...
The fast soukous music currently dominating dance floors in central, eastern and western Africa is called soukous ndombolo, performed by Dany Engobo, Awilo Longomba, Aurlus Mabele, Koffi Olomide and groups like Extra Musica and Wenge Musica among others.
The hip-swinging dance to the fast pace of soukous ndombolo has come under criticism amid charges that it is obscene. There have been attempts to ban it in Mali, Cameroon and Kenya. After an attempt to ban it from state radio and television in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2000, it became even more popular. In February 2005, ndombolo music videos in the DR Congo were censored for indecency, and video clips by Koffi Olomide, JB M'Piana and Werrason were banned from the airwaves."
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From http://www.le-bema.com/en/story/jb-mpiana-ndombolo-dance-horse
"Cofounder of Wenge Musica, a leading group of Congolese music from the late '80s, the singer JB Mpiana wished to defend his star status with his double album Seriously, who serves as a platform to launch a new choreography called the dance of the horse."
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I'm assuming that "a new choreography called the dance of the horse" refers to "ndombolo". I wonder if that what "ndombolo" means or if that is a poor translation of the French to English of another word. Contrast that definition with this meaning for "ndombolo" that was given by a commenter in the YouTube comment thread for a sound file of that record:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjeGWlUFYM0 [I've written that definition in italics by mean to highlight it.]
Jsemanda, 2010
"What are they singing about? Can someone translate what "Ndombolo" means. Thanks"
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Joseph Mastaki, 2010
"GENERIQUE OYO EBUKA ZAMBIE MOBIMBA PE PRESIDENT FREDERICK CHILUBA ABINA NA KATI YA LUSAKA..... OK I WILL TRANSLATE FOR YOU: NDOMBOLO IS IN CONGOLESE DIALECT IT'S MEANS: "RAMPANT WALK " just like a crocodile walks... Congolese Music will always be the best.... forever"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Jb mpiana- Ndombolo
selino bwatshia, Uploaded on May 11, 2009
Generique feux de l'amour
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Google Translate gives the English meaning of as "Generic and the Restless". However, the correct English translation is probably "The Young And The Restless" which is the title of JB Mpiana's first solo album.
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Here's two [additional] comments from that sound file:
Yvonne Nagawa, 2011
"What does Ndombolo Ya Solo mean ?"
franciso7, 2011
in reply to Yvonne Nagawa
"@Ydott That means : "The true Ndombolo" which is the name of the dance."
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A BONUS VIDEO OF NDOMBOLO DANCING
Example #1: JB Mpiana à l'olympia Show avec les Enfant [Google Translate: JB Mpiana in olympia Show with Children]
MAESTRO CHRIS MUGLER, Uploaded on Mar 4, 2010 Le petit frere de Alain Mpela [Google Translate: The little brother of Alain Mpela
This post showcases Congolese singer Tabu Ley Rochereau (also known as Tabu Ley) singing his song "Kaful Mayay". Information about Tabu Ley, and information about Soukous music (also known as African Rhumba) are also included in this post. In addition, this post includes an English translation and summary of this song from that sound file's viewer comment thread.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
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INFORMATION ABOUT TABU LEY ROCHEREAU
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabu_Ley_Rochereau
"Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu (13 November 1937 or 1940 – 30 November 2013),[1][2] better known as Tabu Ley Rochereau, was a leading African rumba singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the leader of Orchestre Afrisa International, as well as one of Africa's most influential vocalists and prolific songwriters. Along with guitarist Dr Nico Kasanda, Tabu Ley pioneered soukous (African rumba) and internationalised his music by fusing elements of Congolese folk music with Cuban, Caribbean and Latin American rumba. He has been described as "the Congolese personality who, along with [the dictator] Mobutu, [most] marked Africa's 20th century history."[3] He was dubbed the "African Elvis" by the Los Angeles Times.[4] After the fall of the Mobutu regime, Tabu Ley also pursued a political career.
During his career, Tabu Ley composed up to 3,000 songs and produced 250 albums."
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INFORMATION ABOUT SOUKOUS (AFRICAN RHUMBA) MUSIC
From http://www.scaruffi.com/history/african.html "A brief summary of African Popular music"
by Piero Scaruffi excerpted from "The History of Popular Music"
"During the 1950s, when they experienced rapid urbanization and a relatively booming economy, the two French-speaking colonies of the Congo area (capitals in Brazzaville and Kinshasa) witnessed the birth of an African version of the Cuban rumba played by small American-style orchestras (called "kasongo", "kirikiri" or "soukous") with a touch of jazz and of local attitudes: Joseph "Grand Kalle" Kabasselleh's African Jazz (that counted on vocalist Tabu Ley, guitarist "Docteur" Nico Kasanda, saxophonist Manu Dibango), Jean-Serge Essous' O.K.Jazz (featuring the young Franco), Orchestre Bella Bella, etc. Each orchestra became famous for one or more "dances" that they invented. So soukous (as Ley dubbed it in 1966) is actually a history of dances, rather than one monolithic genre (Ley's definition originally applied only to a frenzied version of rumba). A guitarist named Jimmy Elenga introduced "animation": instructions yelled to the crowd in order to direct their dances. Animation eventually became part of the dance, delivering both the identity of the dance, the (ethnic) identity of the band and a (more or less subtle) sociopolitical message. As dictators seized power in both Congos, musicians emigrated to other African countries, to Europe and to the USA, thus spreading soukous around the world, while in Zaire (Congo Kinshasa) soukous bands were used for Maoist-style propaganda purposes ("l'animation politique").
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Click http://myafricanmusic.com/mycustomradio_d1c.php for a link to Soukous music radio.
This song is about domestic violence song...
Tabu Ley was a great women advocate...he was a voice for women...he sang a lot about women issues specially with Mbilia Bel....
The song is about all the abuse this woman is subject to in the hands of her husband...
She's crying...saying I am going back home...
I am tired of a life with a husband who doesn't love me...
It's hard to live in a loveless marriage...
I am doing everything he wants...
I am cooking, cleaning the house, doing his laundry...
But he still beats me up, calls me name...and mistreats me...
I am eating but I am still losing weight because of this stressful marriage...
I have decided to go back home...God forbid he kills me....
I am not going to risk my life just for the sake of being married..."
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Agréable djo, 2014
"une femme parle un certain DIBUANA dans cette chanson de Papa Tabu ley: Dibuana , suis devenu l' offrande , je rentre au village parceque mon marie me rend la vie difficile . Dibuana je m'en vais , je rentre au village de mes parents parceque mon marie me menace, j'évite la honte pour ce grand problème qu'il m'a fait, moi l'enfant de maman, je ne dors pas la nuit , mon mari me tappe tout le temps, laisse moi partir, ça me fait très mail au coeur , s'il faut que reste ici ,ça sera ma mort , bien que le mariage c'est pas mauvais . Dibuana je suis devenu l'offrande , parceque je suis envouté par mes parents. je commence a maigrir , mon marie m'insulte tu le temps, je ne mange plus comme il faut de peur que mon marie me tue, oh mon Dieu ça m'étonne, c'est malhereux pour ce mariage contre ma volonté Mayay( le non de son mari) . je fais la cuisine et le ménage , la lessive comme il faut, je faits tout ce qu'il me demande , oh mon Dieu je ne supporte plus ce mariage sans amour. j'ai peur parceque nous sommes marié selon les normes de la notre coutume, oh mon coeur je suis devenu l'offrande , le mari de Kitshoul je refuse (kitsoul : une forme de mariage chez les Bayanzi une tribu du congo dont Papa Tabu fait parti) Mayay un petit qui s'est marié avec sa femme de coutume(kitshoul) Kaful Mayay c.a.d. pose la question à Mayay. elum'akua me Kalumayay é ne alélél ( pose la question à Mayay si tu veux savoir le jour de ma mort, et y aura des pleurs) . mieul epar epar Kaful Mayay ( il à des chiques dans ces pieds) . il dit ds sa parôle que je t'émbette et je t'insulte dans ma langue maternelle et tu me mettra nul part"
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Translation from French to English (from Google translate)
a woman speaks in a DIBUANA this song Papa Tabu ley: Dibuana, became the offering, I returned to the village becaufe my marie makes life difficult for me. Dibuana I go, I go back to my parents' village becaufe my marie threatens me, I avoid the shame for this great problem that was me, the child mom, I do not sleep at night my husband off with me all the time, let me go, it makes me very mail to heart, whether that stays here, it will be my death, although marriage is not bad. Dibuana I got the gift, because I am captivated by my parents. I began to lose weight, you insult my married me time, I can not eat it right lest my marie kill me, oh my God I'm surprised it is Malhereux for marriage against my will Mayay (the not her husband). I do the cooking and cleaning, washing as it should, I made everything he asks me, oh my God I can not stand this loveless marriage. I'm afraid because we are married according to the standards of our custom, oh my heart I became the offering, the husband of Kitshoul I refuse (kitsoul: a form of marriage in Bayanzi a tribe of Congo which is Papa Tabu party) a small Mayay who married his wife usual (kitshoul) Kaful Mayay cad raises the question Mayay. elum'akua me Kalumayay é do alélél (Mayay ask the question if you want to know the day of my death, and will cry). mieul separated separated Kaful Mayay (it classy with these feet). ds he said his word and I'll émbette I insult you in my mother tongue and you put me anywhere
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Here is the comment that I posted in response to that summary:
"Agréable djo, thank you so much for this summary of this song. Here’s what I think you wrote in standard American English:
The song is about a young bride who returns to her parent’s village because of a difficult marriage. In the song the woman describes being unable to sleep at night because she , never knows where her husband is. S he says that although marriage itself isn’t bad, if she stayed there that would have been her death. She began to lose weight, she couldn’t eat right. She was married against her will [but] she did everything her husband asked of her. She said “ I do the cooking and cleaning, washing as I should. I made everything he asks me. Oh my God, I can not stand this loveless marriage. I'm afraid because we are married according to the standards of our custom, oh my heart I became the offering, the wife of Kitshoul. I refuse (kitsoul: a form of marriage in Bayanzi a tribe of Congo which Papa Tabu belonged). Mayay ask the question if you want to know the day of my death, and [you] will cry”
[or is it "I will cry?]”
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I don’t understand the rest of this summary. Also, I don’t know what the word "Dibuana". Is that a personal name? And is "Mayay" a personal name (Is that the husband's name?) I’m still unsure what the title “Kaful Mayay” means.
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Thanks to Tabu Ley Rochereau for his music legacy. Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post and to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube>
