Bebel — Luvunu

Let me introduce you to Bebel, a Congolese artist living in Ivory Coast.

Bebel operates in a musical as well tinted of hip-hop and rnb  as of typical African sounds, this sweet mix added to his hot voice gives a extraordinary result.
It is an innovation in the congolese music place, where rumba and ndombolo ordinary rules.

This videoclip is from his album “Roi des Rois”; Luvunu (meaning lie in Kikongo, a language spoken in Congo) talks of the evils of falsehood and slander.
The chorus is quite explicit:
Luvunu Mbote kele ve => lie is a bad thing(habit)
kang ‘inwa, Mvanda Swi => close your mouth, stay calm.
Enjoy

 

Lyrics: (first verse and chorus)

(Je marche seul,  j’ai plus confiance en rien)

Tala nge luvunu yina
Bilunga kaka Bikake
Tala bantu mingi na quartier me Nwana
Samu na luvunu Ya Nge
bantu Mingi Me zonza Me Kuwa
kaka Nge Me Kuwa Ba Mpangi ke Wa ve
Kaka nge zonzaka mingi
Bantu Mingi me Ku Nuana
tala makuela bantu me Ku Mwangane
Samu kaka na inwa ya Nge
Samu na ndambu ya bongo
Samu na Ndonga Ya madia
nge Me ke Nwanisa batu
Tes mensonges ont causé assez de divorces
Naku Tala Yaku Ve
Nge me Fwisa ba leki na mama na beno soni
Mu zonza ve kombo ya tata ya beno
ba nzela nionso ba Ke tambula meso na toto
Samu kaka Ya luvunu ya nge
Pour un peu de Riz Pour un peu d’argent
tu as sali le nom de tes amis

Chorus:(3x)
Luvunu kele mbote ve
kang’ inwa Mvanda Swi
kele mbote ve

Mots-clefs : Bebel, Congo, Kikongo, Lari, Luvunu