With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 190 cm (6 feet 3 inches) and 136 kg (300 pound) vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums during his two decade-long career. Known affectionately as "the elephant of African music" and "La Bombe Atomique", Kalle entertained audiences with his robust performances.
His musical career started with African Jazz, the band of Grand Kalle. He later become the lead singer of Lipua Lipua, where he sung alongside Nyboma Mwandido. In 1972, Kalle along with Dilu Dilumona and Papy Tex, left Lipua Lipua to form their own band named Empire Bakuba. Empire Bakuba took its name from a Congolese warrior tribe, and it pointedly incorporated rootsy rhythms from the interior, sounds that had long been sidelined by popular rumba. The band was an instant hit, and together with Zaïko Langa Langa they became Kinshasa's most popular youth band. With hits such as Pepe Kalle's Dadou and Papy Tex's Sango ya mawa, the band was a constant fixture on the charts. They also created a new dance, the kwassa kwassa.
On their tenth anniversary in 1982, the band was voted Zaïre's top group. Throughout the early 1980s, Empire Bakuba continued to tour extensively while releasing no less than four albums a year. By the mid eighties, they had a large following throughout Francophone Central and West Africa. His 1986 collaboration with Nyboma labelled Zouke-zouke was one of the years top selling albums. But it was his second collaboration with Nyboma, Moyibi (1988), which launched his popularity throughout Africa.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kalle fused elements of the fast paced version of soukous produced in Paris studios. His 1990 album, Roger Milla, a tribute to the exploits of the great Camerounian footballer, is a classic example of this arrangement.
In 1992 the band faced its first major calamity when Emoro, the band's dancing dwarf, died while on tour in Botswana. Despite this setback, Pepe Kalle's popularity continued to soar in the nineties as he released albums like Gigantafrique, Larger than life, and Cocktail. He also collaborated with other legends like Lutumba Simaro and Nyoka Longo.
Pepe Kalle died of a heart attack in November 1998.
Moyibi
Pepe Kalle Lyrics
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Nayebi olingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Nayebi o lingaka ngai teooo mwana maman
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Ngai o pakolaka mafutaeee
O defa bilamba nga na futaa nyongooo
Na bokolelaka yo bana ya
Mbandaennn
Okoma ko benga ngai mokilieee
Na futelaka yo na ba mosikiiii
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelililili
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelelelileeeee
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibiiii
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibi ohh
Osilisi ba nganda ya Paris
Ba moni yo na chantal Maboke
Ba kutaki yo epai ya mere Vero
Ba kutaki yo na la Couronne
Na Mont Ferney epayi ya Dada
Epai ya sika na Montreuil
Osambuisi lokumu ya basi
O komisi nga maman soni soni
Tala nga na leli mama
Nga na leliiii
Nga na leliooo
Nga na lelieeh ooo
Nga na lelilili
Nga na lelilieeeh
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibi
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibi
Osilisi ba nganda ya Bruxelles
Bamoni yo na nganda Tcha-Tcho
Epayi ya la Reine Aminata
Malu Bomboka, Malu naleli maman
Barnabe na ngai soeur ya somo somo
A silisi lokumu ya basi
Akomi naye bisenga senga
Madame a L'Or na Abidjan eee
Ooo nga naleli nga na leliiii
Ooo nga na leliooo na na lelilililee
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
Odendela misusu eee ye ye
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
Odendela misusu eee ye ye (Oko sanza yango)
The song Moyibi by Pepe Kalle talks about a woman who dupes men of their money. The lyrics describe the various places the woman has been to, including Paris, Bruxelles, and Abidjan. The songwriter expresses his disappointment with the woman, stating that he knows she doesn't love him or his money. He talks about how she tricked him into giving her oil and money to buy a house, only to run away with someone else. The song also mentions how the woman's family members, including her mother and sister, are also involved in her schemes.
The lyrics use a mix of Lingala, French, and English languages. They portray a story that many people can relate to: heartbreak and financial loss. The song's melody has a fast-paced rhythm, which is typical of Soukous music. The chorus repeats the phrase "Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibi," which means "Scam, oh my god, Moyibi." Moyibi is a Congolese name that means "heartbreaker."
Line by Line Meaning
Nayebi olingaka ngai te ooo mwana maman
I know you don't love me, oh child of Mama
Nayebi olingaka mbongo na ngai po
I know you're after my money
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
You're always causing me trouble
Ngai o pakolaka mafutaeee
I'll give you oil
O defa bilamba nga na futaa nyongooo
You're making me waste my time and energy
Na futelaka yo ndako ngai kiliooo
I'm opening my house to you but you cause me pain
Na bokolelaka yo bana ya Mbandaennn
I'm taking care of your children from Mbanda
Okoma ko benga ngai mokilieee
You even want to kill me
Na futelaka yo na ba mosikiiii
I'm providing for you and your family
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelililili
Oh, I cried, I cried and cried
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibiiii
It's a scam, moyibi
Osilisi ba nganda ya Paris
They found you at a Parisian's place
Ba moni yo na chantal Maboke
They saw you at Chantal Maboke's house
Ba kutaki yo epai ya mere Vero
They looked for you at Mama Vero's place
Ba kutaki yo na la Couronne
They looked for you at La Couronne
Na Mont Ferney epayi ya Dada
At Mont Ferney, Dada's place
Epai ya sika na Montreuil
At Sika's place in Montreuil
Osambuisi lokumu ya basi
You betrayed us all
O komisi nga maman soni soni
You sent me to jail
Tala nga na leli mama
Look how I cried, Mama
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibi
It's a scam, moyibi
Osilisi ba nganda ya Bruxelles
They found you at a Brussels' place
Bamoni yo na nganda Tcha-Tcho
They saw you at Tcha-Tcho's house
Epayi ya la Reine Aminata
At La Reine Aminata's place
Malu Bomboka, Malu naleli maman
Mama, Malu Bomboka, Malu is crying
Barnabe na ngai soeur ya somo somo
My brother Barnabe's sister
A silisi lokumu ya basi
She betrayed all of us
Akomi naye bisenga senga
She's still deceiving everyone
Madame a L'Or na Abidjan eee
Madame L'Or in Abidjan
Oko sanza yango
He's punishing it
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana Maman en
I know you don't love me, oh child of Mama
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
I know you're after my money
Odendela misusu eee ye ye
You're always causing me trouble
Oko sanza yango
He's punishing it
Contributed by Savannah H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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Nayebi o lingaka ngai te oooh mwana mama, aaah
(I know you dont love me my love oooh my sister , aaah )
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po, o dendela misusu eee ye ye
(I know you love my money to show off to others, eee ye ye )
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te oooh mwana mama, aaah
(I know you dont love me my love oooh my sister)
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po, o dendela misusu eee ye ye
(I know you love my money to show off to others, eee ye ye)
Ngai o pakolaka mafutaeee, O defa bilamba nga na futaa nyongooo
(To me you are pretending, You buy clothes with my credit card)
Na futelaka yo ndako ngai kiliooo, Na bokolelaka yo bana ya bambanda
(I pay for your rent, I raise my rivals children)
Okoma ko benga ngai mokilieee
(You nicknamed me Mokili)
Na futelaka yo na ba mosikiiii
( I pay for your committees - Chama)
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelililili
( I cryyy, I cryyy)
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelelelileeeee
( I cryyy, I cryyy eeeee)
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibiiii
(Scam ye ye ye thief)
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibi, ooh
(Scam ye ye ye thief, ooh)
Osilisi ba nganda ya paris oooh
(you've been to every night clubs in Paris, oooh)
Ba moni yo na chantal maboke, oooh
(you've been seen with Chantal Maboke, oooh)
Ba kutaki yo epai ya mere Vero, oooh
(They found you at mother Vero's pub, oooh)
Ba kutaki yo na la Couronne, oooh
(they found you at the crown, oooh)
Na Mont Ferney epayi ya Dada, eeeh
(they found you at the Dada's, eeeh)
Epai ya sika na Montrey, oooh
(they found you in Montrey, oooh)
O sambuisi lokumu ya basi, oooh
(You've dishonoured women, oooh)
O komisi nga maman soni soni, oooh
(You've turned me into a shy man, ooh)
Tala nga na leli mama
(I cryyy mama)
Nga na leliiii
(I cryyy)
Nga na leliooo
(I cryyy)
Nga na lelieeh oooh
(I cryyy oooh)
Nga na lelilili
(I cryyy)
Nga na lelilieeeh
(I cryyy eeeh)
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibi, oooh
(Scam ye ye ye thief, oooh)
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibi, oooh
(Scam ye ye ye thief, oooh)
O silisi ba nganda ya Bruxele, oooh
(you've been to every night clubs in Brussel, oooh)
Ba moni yo na nganda Tcha Tcho, oooh
(you've been been spotted at Tcha Tchoooo club, oooh)
Epai ya la Reine Aminata, oooh
(At queen Aminata's place, oooh)
Malu Bomboka, Malu naleli, mama, oooh
(Malu Bomboka, Mali I cry, mama, oooh)
Barnabe na ngai soeur ya somo, somo ooh
(Barnabe my strange sister, oooh)
....................Instrumentals........................
A silisi lokumu ya basi oooh
(She has dishonoured women, oooh)
Akomi naye bisenga senga eeeh
(She turned herself into a begger eeeh)
Madame AL'Or na Abudjan eeeh
(Madam AL'Or in Abudjan eeeh)
Ooo nga nalelie nga na leliiii
(Ooo I cry, I cryyy)
Ooo nga na leliooo na na lelilililee
(Ooo I cry, I cryyy)
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te oooh, mwana mama, aaah
(I know you dont love me my love oooh, my sister aaah)
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po, o dendela misusu eeeh ye ye
(I know you love my money to show off to other men eeeh ye ye)
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te oooh, mwana mama, aaah
(I know you dont love me my love oooh, my sister aaah)
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po, o dendela misusu eeeh ye ye
(I know you love my money to show off to others eeeh ye ye)
Oko sanza yango
(You will throw it)
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Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana
Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Nayebi o lingaka ngai teooo mwana
Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Ngai o pakolaka mafutaeee
O defa bilamba nga na futaa
Nyongooo
Na futelaka yo ndako ngai kiliooo
Na bokolelaka yo bana ya
Mbandaennn
Okoma ko benga ngai mokilieee
Na futelaka yo na ba mosikiiii
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelililili
Eh nga na lelie nga na lelelelileeeee
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibiiii
Escroquerie ye ye ye moyibi ohh
Osilisi ba nganda ya parisooo
Ba moni yo na chantal mabokeooo
Ba kutaki yo epai ya mere Verooo
Ba kutaki yo na la Couronneooo
Na Montfermeil epayi ya Dadaeee
Epai ya sika na Montreuil ohhh
O sambuisi lokumu ya basiooo
O komisi nga maman soni soniooo
Tala nga na leli mama
Nga na leliiii
Nga na leliooo
Nga na lelieeh ooo
Nga na lelilili
Nga na lelilieeeh
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibioo
Escroquerie ye ye ye ye moyibiooo
O silisi ba nganda ya Bruxeleooo
Ba moni yo na nganda Tcha Tchoooo
Epai ya la Reine Aminataooo
Malu Bomboka, Malu naleli
Mamanooo
Barnabe na ngai soeur ya somo
Somooo
A silisi lokumu ya basiooo
Akomi naye bisenga senga ennn
Madame a L'Or na Abudjan eee
Ooo nga nalelie nga na leliiii
Ooo nga na leliooo na na lelilililee
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana
Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Nayebi o lingaka ngai te ooo mwana
Maman en
Nayebi o lingaka mbongo na ngai po
O dendela misusu eee ye ye
Oko sanza yango
@starz5895
5:40 this part....!!!!! to all my fellow african's who dont understand a word but would kill for this song.......
5:40
Bakule bakule ohhhhhh
Bakule na kinshasa......oyaa
Ngona braza.......oyaaa
South afrika oh.......oyaaa
Kule na Gabon.......oyaaa
Bakule na abijan.....oyaaa
Madagasca oh.......oyaaa
Kule na mali.........oyaaa
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L'Éléphant d'Afrique,je rêve de transformé en quelques de plus grand,Je l'aime depuis mon enfant
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Wow
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I miss this times, Old but the best💪🏽❤️
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Vraimnt de la bonne music
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P0000p
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Depuis le Sénégal je salut tous mes frères du Congo 🇸🇳 et de l'Afrique.
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Dédé sur mesure
@bjk3628
La musique congolaise des années 80 au début des années 90 était tout simplement divine. C'était la meilleure en Afrique !
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Très belle Chanson de la musique Congolaise qui fut très populaire au Sénégal pendant les année1980/1990 Pépé Kalle Paix à son âme