N'Goma was first exposed to music by his father, a teacher and harmonium player. Although he took his first music lessons when he was eight years old, he began performing for audiences after moving to Libreville to attend school. While taking classes in accounting, he joined the Capo Sound, the school band, where he learned to play guitar. The group played at formal dances and balls, teaching N'Goma the art of performing on stage.
N'Goma was a poor student, devoting himself to music and cinema instead of his classwork. His love of film lead to a job with Gabon TV, who sent him to France in 1988 where he was trained as a cameraman. While spending a winter in Paris, he finished work on music he'd written in Gabon. He shared his music with Manu Lima, a well-known record producer for African music. Lima was impressed with the young man's work, and handled the artistic direction of N'Goma's first record Bane.
The album enjoyed modest success at first, until an African radio station began to play his songs. The title track scored large success in Africa, France, and the French West Indies, and continues to rank as a party anthem in those areas. It enjoys success comparable to Mario by Franco or Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante. The album is one of the best-selling African albums to date.
N'Goma released a second album, Adia in December of 1995, again working with Manu Lima. Five years later, his third album Seva debuted. A greatest hits complation, Best of Oliver N'Goma was released in 2004.
Alphonsine
Oliver N'Goma Lyrics
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alphinsinah ehhh mwa sheri ne puka alphonxina ehhh sherebugerexa ehh ...
mtu munying'i mama mutulisaka na mpoko mtu nuyi mutu na msma ...
alphonxinah ehhh sheri mulinipuka alphonxinah ehhh sherebugerexa ehhh
The lyrics of Oliver N'Goma's song Alphonsine are sung in a language called Fang which is spoken in Gabon, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Congo. The song's melody is a classic example of Soukous music, which originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1930s. The lyrics themselves are about a woman named Alphonsine who is being sung to by a man who is expressing his love for her.
The song begins with the repeated line "alphoncina ehhh mwa sheri ne puka alphonxina ehhhh sherebugerexa ehhh." This line could be translated to mean something like "Alphonsine, oh my love, please come close to me, Alphonsine, let us dance together." Another part of the song includes the lines "mtu munying'i mama mutulisaka na mpoko mtu nuyi mutu na msma," which can be translated to mean, "The beautiful woman is standing on the porch, the beautiful woman is in the garden."
Overall, Alphonsine is a beautiful and romantic song that celebrates the beauty of love and one's deep feelings for another person.
Line by Line Meaning
alphoncina ehhh mwa sheri ne puka alphonxina ehhhh sherebugerexa ehhh ...
Alphonsine, oh my love, why did you leave me...Alphonsine, oh my heart's desire, why did you go away...
alphinsinah ehhh mwa sheri ne puka alphonxina ehhh sherebugerexa ehh ...
Alphonsine, oh my love, why did you leave me...Alphonsine, oh my heart's desire, why did you go away...
mtu munying'i mama mutulisaka na mpoko mtu nuyi mutu na msma ...
A young man whose mother is gone and whose father is far away, a lonely person trying to find companionship...
alphonxinah ehhh sheri mulinipuka alphonxinah ehhh sherebugerexa ehhh
Alphonsine, oh my love, why did you leave me...Alphonsine, oh my heart's desire, why did you go away...
Contributed by Owen E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@r__miante3585
Qui écoute cette chanson avec moi en 2020 ???
Un vibrant hommage à ma défunte Maman Alphonsine MIANTEZILA-BAYAKILA partit depuis belle lurette quand j'étais encore enfant💔
Maman, ton fils que je suis t'aime et t'aimerai toujours jusqu'à l'infini et surtout je ne t'oublierai jamais..Alphonsine eee toi chérie de mon cœur🎵;Je pleurs des larmes en écoutant ce chef-d'œuvre😢😔
Une chanson avec plein de charmes, Merci au chanteur MOUSSAVOU BHONOS🎉
Un jour au Gabon; je ferai de mon mieux pour rencontrer les enfants, la famille du génie Oliver N'goma, lui aussi partit depuis. Que vos âmes se réposent dans la paix du Seigneur⚘
Bravo l'☆RTISTE👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Roussy / RD CONGO🙌🏾
@fancy_phoncie
And my name is Alphonsine 😂....I just have to love this song ❤....All the way from 🇹🇿🇹🇿
@josephkombi_officiel
Wonderful 😊 He wrote that song thinking about you 😅
@fancy_phoncie
@@josephkombi_officiel 🤣🤣🤣🤣 it's not me at all, cos that one he sang about, left him 🤣
@josephkombi_officiel
@@fancy_phoncie 😅take that like this. It must be a honour for you.
@fancy_phoncie
@@josephkombi_officiel 🤣🤣🤣 okay let me support your idea then
@josephkombi_officiel
@@fancy_phoncie 😅 well!
@karrelmoussavou3844
Je suis gabonais et sudiste punu guisir j'écouterai c'est sont jusqu'à la fin de ma vie fier d'être boma🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦🇬🇦
@ammikala5883
J'ai les larmes aux yeux à force de nostalgie. Paix à ton âme Oliver NGOMA. Merci de nous avoir laissé ces œuvres qui t'imortalisent. Mwane Diimbu. Mwane bwale. ❤❤❤❤
@ibikeys
💖
He's my number one African musician. RIP🌹😔 😔 🇨🇲 🇬🇦 🇨🇲
@samuelnabaasa5998
I don't even understand his language but I love all his songs 🇺🇬.