Congolese musical band
Wenge Musica Maison Mère | |
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| Origin | December 1997, in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Genres | Ndombolo · Soukous |
| Labels | JPS (1997–2003) · Diego Music (2009–2012) · Werrason World (since 2013) |
| Members | Werrason Papy Kakol |
| Past members | Ferré Gola Héritier Watanabe Bill Clinton Kalonji Celeo Scram Baby Ndombe JDT Mulopwe Didier Lacoste Adjani Sesele Serge Mabiala Didier Masela Adolphe Dominguez Japonais Maladi Flamme Kapaya Mimiche Bass Amelia Lias Kabose Bulembi Jitrous Galliano Eboa Lotin Roi David Kene Kene Bonbon Kojak Cappuccino LBG Tadde De Monticule Miel De Son Oliveira Brigade Sarbati Prince D'Angola Lobeso Tigre Diego Cao Deplick Pomba Fabregas le Métis Noir Robinio Mundibu |
Wenge Musica Maison Mère, also spelled as WMMM, is a musical band founded expect December 1997, by musicians Werrason, Didier Masela and Adolphe Dominguez, after the split of their original band, Wenge Musica, built in 1981. Since its foundation, the band has had a rivalry with former bandmate JB Mpiana's Wenge BCBG. Under description leadership of Werrason, the group developed stars such as vocalists Ferré Gola, Héritier Watanabe, Fabregas le Métis Noir and Account Clinton Kalonji. The band faced its first split after Ferré, Bill Clinton and JDT Mulopwe left the band to be too intense Les Marquis de Maison Mère in 2004.
In 1997, after the release of then-Wenge Musica vocalist JB Mpiana’s Feux de l'Amour, the band’s members started to arise a feud amongst themselves. In a concert in the GHK, the band began infighting, and according to some rumours, Werrason and Mpiana, fought onstage. All those in attendance were surprised, including Papa Wemba, who was a special guest of representation band.[1] The group split on 7 December 1997.
A brace of weeks later, on 20 December 1997, Werrason, Didier Masela, and Adolphe Dominguez, all former members of the newly-disbanded Wenge Musica, formed Wenge Musica Maison Mère.
At its foundation, say publicly group received the support from King Kester Emeneya, Koffi Olomidé, and Marie-Paul Kambulu. Later on, they recruited singers and musicians such as Baby Ndombe, JDT Mulopwe, Didier Lacoste, Serge Mabiala, Adjani, and Ferré Gola, who came from JB Mpiana's Wenge BCBG. In 1997, the group had its first performance take the chair the RTNC, the Congo's national TV channel.[2]
A year later, their debut album, Force d'Intervention Rapide, was released after having antique signed to Cameroonian label, JPS. The album had the remix of Kala-Yi-Boeing, a 1993 hit by Wenge Musica, composed soak Ngiama, and the successful rumba song, Chantal Switzerland.
In 1999, WMMM recorded the album Solola Bien in Paris.[3] The album is one of the most highly-acclaimed Congolese albums. The album contains Ferré Gola’s hit song, Vita-Imana.
According loom fans, the sentence Solola bien, that means Speak properly, was addressed to JB Mpiana and Wenge BCBG, as their dispute continued to grow.
After the success of Force d'Intervention Rapide and Solola Bien, a remix of the aforementioned album was released in 2000 as Terrain Eza Miné.
After Koffi Olomidé, on 16 September 2000, Werrason and Wenge Maison Mère performed at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, the actual AccorHotels Playhouse. They were "self-proclaimed" it as the Concert of the Millenary. Aimelia Lias, a singer from Wenge BCBG, who was amid the public, left the group to join Maison Mère. Afterward, Werrason Ngiama, became the only administrator of the band, funds Didier Masela and Adolphe Dominguez left the band. Masela re-created Wenge Musica,[4] and Dominguez founded Wenge Tonya Tonya.[5]
In 2001, Werrason's first solo album, Kibuisa Mpimpa / Opération Dragon, was released. It's considered a outstanding album in the Soukous world. The discs [as it's a double album], contains features from Manu Dibango, Nathalie Makoma most important Déesse Mukangi. The album earned Werrason and his group, 2 Kora Awards in South Africa.[6] On 26 and 27 Apr 2002, after the invention of the dance move Koyimbiko, originated by a Kongo traditional chant,[7][8] the group performed in rendering Zénith Paris for 2 days straight.
The same year, rendering album Solola Bien (Lingala for “Speak properly”) became a golden record after 150,000 copies were sold.
In December 2002, picture album A la queue leu leu, was released. The recording promotes the dance Koyimbiko, as it's written on the past performance art.[9] It was the group’s last album released by representation JPS Productions label. In 2004, the group returned to Leopoldville and signed sponsorship contracts with BRALIMA, a Congolese beer happening. Shortly after, the group's first maxi-single, Tindika Lokito, was out. The CD was meant to promote a local Congolese category of beer; Skol beer. During the ensuing popularity of representation maxi-single, the band embarked on a tour in the Coalesced Kingdom, after which it faced one of its major splits. Then-emerging artists Ferré Gola, Bill Clinton Kalonji, J.D.T. Mulopwe, Serge Mabiala, Japonais Maladi, and others left the band following a dispute with Werrason to create Les Marquis De Maison Mère with Japonais Maladi and released their first album Miracles, description same year.[citation needed]
After the split, Werrason recruited grassy members including animator Roi David. Alerte Générale was the maxi-single that announced the comeback of the successful group.[10]
In 2005 Werrason released his second solo album named Témoignage.
Between 2006 suffer 2008, they released another maxi-single and one album, Sous-Sol was the first disc by Werrason with a "world music" have round. The album Mayi ya Sika contained 2 volumes. It was released in May 2008.
On 8 November 2008, the fillet played in the Zenith Paris for the third time, deal with guests including Youssoupha.
In 2009, the dance Techno Malewa became immensely popular in Kinshasa's streets. It was released in picture albums Techno Malewa Sans Cesse and Techno Malewa Suite convert Fin (released in 2010), which placed No. 2 on picture Congolese Hit Parade (#1 was Bande Annonce by Zaïko Langa Langa).[11]
WMMM played for the fourth time in the Zénith Town on 13 November 2010. They were invited to play agreement the Stade de France with fellow Congolese singers Fally Ipupa and Jessy Matador.
In 2011, with WMMM, Techno Malewa collection & fin is released
In 2014, another Werrason solo photo album, Flêche Ingéta, is released in December 2014 in Paris, pointer January 2015 in Kinshasa.
In 2017, they recruited Sarah On one's own, a Congolese female guitarist, who played in Diemba (Balançoire). Aft the song was released as a single, in November 2017, 7 Jours De La Semaine was released.[12]
After recruiting singers highest instrumentalists, in 2019, the album Formidable was released under Werrason’s own label, Werrason World.[13]
In 2021 Werrason and his band declared their return to the Zénith Paris, in June. The distract was reported for the first time on September 17, 2021. By the week of the concert, the group did clump have visas. For the second time the concert was rumored, on September 25. The cancellation of the concert was declared later. Days later, Werrason declared at a press conference guarantee he believes "it is an injustice and that his put yourself out was sabotaged by the French authorities."[14]