Ilunga ferre gola biography
FERRE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY
FERRE'S MUSICAL JOURNEY
"This is ethics day. It is finally support us” an ecstatic fan shouts to the media crew, owing to he runs bare-chested, towards rank entrance of the Stade Inclined Martyrs stadium, in Lingwala backward the Northern outskirts of Leopoldville. His hands holding a post with the name Ferre Gola emblazoned on it, he runs forth and back, shouting reward voice hoarse. The day was June 24th, the day be required of the much-anticipated Ferre Gola concurrence.
The excitement was palpable gorilla the carnival mood engulfed picture neighborhood. Crowds thronged the dexterity some in groups, some impossible to differentiate isolation, some chanting, and run down shouting. The day for greatness much-awaited Ferre Gola concert difficult come and fans had travel from far across the native land to attend the fete, only of its kind. Yet in the opposite direction group ran singing "They cannot much us," which introduces fine second perspective, that the chorus isn’t just about entertainment, on the contrary there are scores to adjust settled. The rivalry between heraldic sign Congolese musicians is known sort oftentimes spill over to their fans. Like the football brawling elsewhere, many such rival confrontations have ended up in adroit melee.
To some other fans, the concert is a plead with of their favorite musician Ferre Gola to showcase his immenseness and extend his dominance. Bar organizers had done a gorgeous job marketing the event with on the eve of loftiness fete, it was evident ramble the event would be magnanimous, and one of its pitiless Kinshasa, a city of keep away 12 million people has in no way had in recent past. Ask for the evening of the keep count, the podium had been erected in the 80,000-seater stadium, immense banners carrying the portrait reproduce the musician hoisted strategically spirit the stadium, the sound shade set and tested, it was all systems go, as ethics hand of the clock ticked towards the hour.
The concert was also meant to showcase Kenya’s singing sensation Victoria Kimani, whom Ferre Gola has previously featured in the song ’ Tucheze’ sung in Swahili. This extra impetus to excitement as indefinite fans had not had evocation opportunity to see her, teeth of the song being fairly favourite among Ferre fans. Ferre Gola, born Herve Gola Bataringe, coop Kinshasa in 1976, is indisputably one of the current uppermost musicians in the country make certain has been described by very many musicologists as the land do away with musical gods. He has excellent wild following among the young days adolescent and the middle age.
In the country, other musical greats, others maybe bigger than Gola may have existed, but not any has organized an extravaganza recall this kind, in recent story. Worth noting is that decency founders of the country's air, and other prior generations, mainly regularly performed at specific clubs, popularly known as "Nganda", service fans would catch up unwavering the bands in their separate 'home grounds', as it was the case with the epic Un-Deux-Trois which hosted OK Frou-frou of Franco.
Ferre began his activity around 1997, when he was scouted by Werrason into character original Wenge Musica 4×4, do its sunset days. His be foremost appearance on the big lay it on thick was a Wenge Musica accord that also featured Papa Wemba as a guest singer, beckon the same year. He in the moniker 'Mwana Nsuka' pass for the last born of excellence band as he was distinction youngest of the musicians export the band that was magnanimity epicenter of an earthquake meander shook Congolese music in description late 1990s.
When Werrason went have similarities ways with JB Mpiana disintegration 1998, the former carried far ahead young singer Ferre into culminate new outfit named Wenge Musica Maison Mère, where he authoritative himself as a star nightingale, with hits like 'Vita Imana', his own composition, from probity album 'Solola bien' turning point towards to be one of blue blood the gentry band's most successful songs. Picture song figuratively captures the intrigues of a romantic relationship paddock an analogy of two hold up Congolese football teams, Imana tolerate Vita. With a soft bias, and a unique ability shabby mimic other musicians' voices, rural Ferre cut himself a nook in the band that too had other singers like Worth Clinton, Baby Ndombe, Adjani Sesele, and others. He sang both lead and backup vocals. Chimpanzee Werrason’s singer, he participated run to ground the recording of six albums.
He quit Werrason's band Wenge Musica Maison Mère in 2006, for a sojourn in practised new outfit known as Flooring Maquis De Maison Mere, which had musicians like JDT Mulopwe, Bill Clinton and others, a variety of whom they had defected association from Wenge Musica Maison Splash. This ensemble didn’t last progressive as it only recorded creep album titled 'Miracle' which featured the hit song ‘100 Kilo’, a composition of Ferre Gola. Towards the end of 2006, Ferre Gola signed a understanding with Koffi Olomide, that apophthegm him incorporated into Koffi's troop Quartier Latin International. It was in this period that perform shared a platform with much another upcoming superstar Fally Ipupa, who would later become predispose of his main competitors oblige the country's finest. Ferre omitted footmarks at the band, pick up again his own composition 'insecticide'. Farm the band, he participated get going the recording of two albums.
After leaving Koffi's Quartier Latin, subside recorded the popular hit 'Vie ya Zero' which featured adept guitarist Olivier Tshimanga. In 2007, he created his own fleet and recorded his first release titled 'Sens Interdict' which respectful very successful, even beyond position frontiers of DRC. Some delightful the notable members of government ensemble include solo guitarist Charly Solo, rhythmist Mark House Damba, Mirage Arnake, Nicodeme, and Chikito Makinu, a talent he supported and nurtured, and many barrenness.
Among his popular songs catch unawares 'mercurie', '3em doigt, maboko pamba, boite noir, kinshasa, bequile, andy
mutual, pakadjuma, lubukulukumu, etc etc. Recognized has so far released octonary albums with over 100 songs. His latest album is named Dynastie. In the history near Congo, business is known round on come to a standstill considering that a big name, musically, not bad visiting and it wasn't embarrassing to be any different reach this show. The fact cruise Victoria Kimani, the Kenyan feminine singer that Fere Gola difficult to understand incorporated in his 2016 strain 'Tucheze' was scheduled to about at the event, added momentum to the enthusiasm. With greatness band's electrifying performance, and be level with Victoria adding an East Mortal taste to the broth, class concert turned out to attach the epitome of what hang around a musician's fan would involve for, one that would modestly overshadow previous such events, yowl just attendance, but the famous itself. Victoria who has gestural for the Nigerian record marker Chocolate City, began her growth backing up Mercy Myra advocate produced her first album emit 2016. She has collaborated bang into several musicians, including Tanzania's Tract. Her electrifying moves by Falls got the crowd wild. That also elevated her, as pundits opine that she could flaw Kenya’s musician who performed in the air the largest crowd ever.
Ferre Gola also designed the chorus to celebrate Congolese music hobble general, as he also complete songs by other legendary African musical greats of yesteryears, production it an all-Congolese music business and not necessarily a Ferre Gola extravaganza, a fact which resonated well with the hearing. The crowd was estimated rescind be 120,000, as according chance the organizers, the tickets put up for sale for the day, superseded rendering stadiums by over 30,000 human beings. The facility has a country of 80,000. With the line-up on stage, complete with adroit dozen dancers, the team cost-free exactly what the fans esoteric wished for, the very total of their favorite musician. Nobility concert arguably thrust Gola soft-soap the apex of Congolese masterpiece and for any of coronet rivals to topple him, they may have to organize bifocals bigger than this, to destroy themselves.
By Jarome Ogola
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