NYBOMA MWAN'DIDO
Nyboma Mwan'dido popularly known as Canta Nyboma, is a prominent Congolese singer who was born on 24th December 1952 in Congo
Music journey.
He sang in a Church choir. Then in his school Choir when his family moved to Kinshasa while he was still in primary school. He joined his first band, Baby National, as a professional singer in 1969 at the age of eighteen and later moved to Negro Success until Bavon Marie-Marie (Franco's brother) died. He then signed with Editions Veve record label owned by Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta (a rumba recording artist, producer/financier, composer, saxophonist, and band leader in the DR Congo). In 1975 he became the leader of Orchestre Kamale, under the Editions Veve record label. The group was established by Verckys using some members of Orchestre Lipua Lipua(another of the various bands under the Verckys's Vévé label). Orchestre Kamale split up in 1978 when Assosa and Mulembu left to create Fuka Fuka. The Orchestre Kamale vestige was renamed Les Kamale with Nyboma at the helm. In the 1970s, Les Kamale was a popular danceband with their hits "Salanga" and "Afida na ngai." In 1979 Nyboma was drafted into African All-Stars in Togo, after the bands' founder Sam Mangwana had left. In 1981 Nyboma recorded one of his biggest hits “Double Double” with his new band which he named Les Kamale Dynamiques Du Zaire. In 1983-84, he recorded three albums under the name Les Kamale Dynamiques Du Zaire.Nyboma has worked with many musical greats from Congo, from Pepe Kalle and others in Empire Bakuba, to Koffi Olomide and his counterparts in Les Quatre Etoiles: Bopol, Syran and Wuta Mayi.Nyboma’s album Anicet was produced by Ibrahim Sylla, and his signature is evident from the polished, multi-layered songs in the album including a song in which Nyboma pays tribute to Malcolm X and to Pan-Africanism in a song entitled Abissina.Several of his albums are collaborations with Pepe Kalle, Madilu Système, Kamale, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and others.
Today I translate the 1988 hit song Doublé doublé
Tika nga na benda nzoto, nalembi komona ba pasi ya boye ,
(Let me break this relationship because am tired of this kind of too much pain)
Nalembi koloba natala se na miso yo matu eh, pona nini owangani nga boye
(I am tired of talking I'll just watch you with my eyes eh, why did you disown me like this?)
pasi esimbi nga motema , maman alingi boye
(my heart is in a deep pain, because you like it this way)
lokuta na yo mabe maman, masumu oh Doublé Doublé
(your lies are bad darling, its a sin Doublé Doublé
kolinga moto ezali lisumu te ,pona nini odribbler nga boye Yo Matu
(Loving someone is not a sin, why are you dribbling me like this?
bayemba bayemba , balembi na koyemba likolo na yo tika enzombo
(People have talked alot about your bad ways till they are tired stop your pride
bapesaka motema ndenge nini Yo Ma mama Doublé Doublé
(what kind of a heart is this were you created with? Darling Doublé Doublé
komelaka nga ata mikolo ya poso,maman o doublé doublé
(write me a letter in the days of a week. Darling Doublé Doublé
pesa nga mua baiser ya litama,
(give me atleast a kiss on my cheek
na katshwa oh Doublé Doublé,
(so that I can be happy / satisfied oh Doublé Doublé
soki opesi nga ya lolemo
(if you promise me)
wana nakomi na esika na lingaka yo
(I will feel my dream has come true)
nabomba ,nabomba na motema nakokate tika na bimisa x2
(I have been your secret admirer till I have reached a point I cant hide my love for you anymore)
esalaka nga pasi na motema ,maman oh Doublé Doublé
(because it hurts my heart, darling oh Doublé Doublé
na motema o , na molema
(it hurts my heart,it hurts my heart)
yaka kopesanga baiser ya litama
(come kiss my cheek)
soki opesi nga ya lolemo
(if you promise me)
wana nakomi na esika na lingaka yo
(I will feel my dream has come true)
Join me tomorrow for another masterpiece translation in the world of Rhumba music.
