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"I don't make Afropop, but tokooos, international urban Congolese music."
Tokooos is a word he invented, derived from kitoko, which means "beautiful" or "positive" in Lingala.
A concept to describe his music, deeply rooted in the heart of Kinshasa and its Congolese rumba,
but
whose ramifications extend from Lagos pop to American hip-hop.
And it's with this fiercely modern style that Fally Ipupa has conquered the world.
Because with him, it's truly a destiny, a dazzling success story that we're talking about,
in 20
years, he has gone from a young protected of the famous Koffi Olomidé to an international superstar.
Alongside Duke Booba, diva Aya Nakamura, Afro-trap master MHD, R&B kingpin R. Kelly, and his friend,
Afropop legend Wizkid,
he transcends genres with ease, breaking down the doors of the music industry to put Central Africa
center stage.
Always dressed like a prince, wearing sunglasses and a fashion sense sharper than ever,
it's with his suave voice that Fally Ipupa tells stories of love over rhythms that draw on his
country's traditional music—
ekonda, luban, and mukaji—which he mixes as if they had always coexisted with urban and electronic
sounds.
And this is the key to his success. "For nothing in the world would I neglect my core audience,
demanding and chauvinistic.
I want to transcend our culture to take it further and present it to the
whole world," he explains.
A 10,000% successful bet for the man who wouldn't leave his hometown for anything in the world.
Kinshasa is his essence, a city that lives at 100 miles an hour and from which he can't stay away
for too long.
It's where he creates, with a perfectionism that sets him apart and is also reflected
in his live performances.
Because on stage, he's transforms into a true showman,
an ambassador of languid songs and his culture to the four corners of the globe.
2006 - Droit chemin
2006 - Arsenal de Belles Mélodies
2013 - Tokoss
2017 - Tokoss 2
2022 -Formule 7
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