Congolese Tshala Muana, "Queen of Mutuashi", is dead
Congolese artist Tshala Muana, here alongside singers Koffi Olomide (right) and Werrason during the funeral of Congolese rumba superstar Tabu Leyy Rochereau, in Kinshasa on December 9, 2013. © Junior D. Kannah / AFP
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Congolese artist Tshala Muana died on Saturday December 10 at the age of 64 in Kinshasa.
Nicknamed "
the queen of Mutuashi
", a traditional Kasai genre, Tshala Muana was very well known in West Africa.
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With our correspondent in Cotonou,
Jean-Luc Aplogan
In Cotonou, where she performed several times in concert, Tshala Muana was omnipresent in the programming of radio stations and nightclubs.
His passing brings back memories for music lovers of the 1980s and beyond.
“
My dad showed me a photo with Tshala Muana, it was during a concert in Cotonou
”, says a passerby.
“
When we had parties, when there are no Tsahala Muana titles, there is no party
,” summarizes another.
“
When my mum heard her sing, she would ask us to turn up the volume on the radio
”;
“
First of all, she is beautiful, she sings well, she dances well…
”
For the Beninese, a queen is dead: that of the Mutuashi, a dance with pool play, jerk, navel undressed, and skirt split on the side.
A Mutuashi choreography or sequence on stage was always among the highlights of Tshala Muana concerts,
which triggered many fantasies in the public.
It's not just the dance.
In one of her hits, the singer reassures a rival who steals her man and says, "
Amina, I'm not going to hold a grudge against you, the man is like a hospital bed that receives all the sick
."
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