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DRC: The history of the song 'Kassongo' continues to rock social media

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The song 'Kassongo' is one that continues to take over the social media in a strange way that some people think that it came out quickly, yet it has been around 47 years since it was composed.

If you use social media especially TikTok, I can assure you that the song 'Kassongo' continues to be used in the funny short videos (memes) you hear.

While this song continues to be popular at a high rate, many are still questioning its origin, especially since it is being used by the youth and yet it was composed by some who were not yet born.

This song was composed in the year 1977, composed by the 'Orchestra' called 'Super Mazembe', where it was composed in the Lingala language which is popular in Congo.

When this song went abroad, people liked it very much and it continued to be talked about for almost 30 years, where it was often played on different radio stations in Congo, Kenya and other African countries that knew this orchestra.

Summary of what the song is about

In shorts, this song was about the story of a woman who was singing to her husband called 'Kassongo wa Kanema' who had left home and left.

In this song, the singers seem to be speaking in the place of the woman, where the woman was very sad that she was not with her husband and did not know where he lived, where she asked him to come back and reconcile again because life was still difficult for her when she did not see him. approx.

History of the 'Orchestra' Super Mazembe

Orchester Super Mazembe is a group founded in 1967, based in the former Zaire (now in the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

However, this group did not continue to work in Congo, because in 1974 they moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where they continued their musical activities, where they composed the song 'Kassongo' in 1977.

Apart from this song that broke at that time, this group became famous in another song called 'Shauri yako' which became popular.

Why is this song coming back?

Although the song is still making the rounds on social media, it's only the sound of the singer's voice that has brought him back so much, not the orchestra and the fact that he's singing nothing.

A few days ago, a pastor in Uganda, when he was teaching his disciples, he seemed to talk to them about the old stories of how this song was so popular.

When he sang a little to make her feel how he was, that's when people took pictures of him and started spreading them on social media, which is the voice that keeps going around singing this song. You can listen this song using this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUltJrWPBa8 and enjoy it. 

Marc N

 www.andika.rw

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