Hello everyone. This is Franco Pepe Kalle. I am doing Fan Voices. People love this man because he was funny and sincere.
His name is Mpudi Decca.
I don't know much about him other than his music career with Franco and OK Jazz. He was a very important bass player for this band for over 20 years. He made his own signature as a bass player.
Case in point, the song Kimpa Kisangani
That bass was too strong.
He actually is a good singer. He knew how to sing actually.
I give the song Belle Mère
I apologize for the photo on this post but it kind of described how funny the song was. It was one of my favorite songs that I have heard for a long time.
But he is most known for the song Mamou with Franco and Madilu. He actually sounded like a woman. Incredible. I still don't know how he managed to do it but he did a spectacular job.
Here is some evidence of this comedy of the song Mamou. Some others call it Tu Vois (You see).
Mpudi Decca has four other songs that were good and strong. They were Nakiosa, Makaya, Bedjeka te, and Ndaya. Ndaya is one incredible song with the trio Josky, Madilu and Ntesa. It was done in Kikongo. Check out the song here.
Mpudi Decca went on to be part of the band OK International with other former OKJ members like Lokombe, Malage de Lugendo, Thierry Maintuka, and Diatho Lukoki.
He sadly passed away in 2007. He will remain one of the greatest bass players in Congolese Music and he is probably number one as bass player in OKJ.
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