Mawe (Ndombe Opetum) - Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz 1983 Bruxelles

The original studio version (with the composer on vocals) is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8HeiAaLmjw

Recordings by Bert, tapes given to me many years ago by Jerry, photos by Jim.

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[TheAnwar1982]

Hahaha, Josky also tried his voice here, but this song only had one voice to take it down, and that is Opetum's voice.i like Tp OK jazz voice and guitar switch so much.I can hear Ndombe's voice very well before the break, but can't understand why Josky did his part.

[AboubacarSiddikh]

@TheAnwar1982 He did it because it was a hit and Ndombe wasn't there. Franco even did it for European audiences.

[TheAnwar1982]

@AboubacarSiddikh Yeah Abou, what amazes me here is that the one done in Europe ,I could see Ndombe singing the chorus with Luambo leading the song very seriously. If am not wrong the vocal line up was from right Madilu,Lola,Franco who led the song, Ndombe and Josky.This is the mystery of T P OK Jazz that I have never understood.It also happens on string section, where sometimes Mantuika plays misolo,in the recording,while Franco does it in live performance while Mantuika is present.

[zezurumac]

nice