Dancers go nuts in the sebeney!...Malage, Shiko, Nono...

Here's the tail end of a quarter-hour extravaganza by Malage de Lugendo, Shiko Mawatu, and the Soukous Stars...Malage has been singing Mario for 8-minutes or so when they shift into the sebèné (I write it "sebeney" in English -- the dance portion toward the end of most Congolese rumbas) - and I turn the camera's attention to the dance floor. Notice how fans make their feelings known: They climb right onstage and put MONEY in the pockets of the musicians (or try to stick it to the sweat on their faces! Be sure you do this the next time you are at a Congolese music performance: It's normal and welcome. Please use LARGE bills, such as $20, $50, and $100. You can stay on stage and dance for a while if you want to, no one will mind!

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• African
• Afropop
• Afrobeat
• rumba
• Congo
• Congolese
• Africa
• world
• music
• soukous
• guitar
• Malage
• Lugendo
• reggae
• Franco
• dance
• TPOK

[femovon]

I've watched this video so many times 'cos I'm so fascinated with Congolese music. This music is great and so are the musicians. Can anyone tell me who the dancer is? Has anyone watched him elsewhere?

[ScottShuster]

The dancer is a New York guy named Nono...I used to have his phone number but can't find it.  Nono! Call me!!

[bellemskey]

Lovely muscis... Hi Lixy2405... you can mail Alkisaka on youtube and he may be able to help you with guitar tabs... hes already got a few on youtube already....

[bellemskey]

Lixy2405 ask Alkisaka he may be able to provide help on guitar tabs

[lixy2405]

I love congolese music. Does anybody has guitar tabs for mario.

Thanks

[bellemskey]

Fantastique Rythmn!!! This is what Africa is about!!!

[mabelemundele]

This is the same night that Felix "S GRAVE" Wazekwa played. What a nite.

[jk6343]

Fantastique!