Tokooos

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Tokooos
Tokooos.jpg
Studio album by
Fally Ipupa
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Recorded2015–2017
Studio
  • Studio De La Grande Armée (Paris)
Genre
Length60:49
Label
Producer
  • Junior Alaprod
  • Julio Masidi
  • Glory
  • DSK on the beat
  • Double X
  • Le Motif
  • BoussBouss
  • Guy Hervé Imboua
  • John Makabi
  • Christian Dessart
  • Rachid Mir
  • Fally Ipupa
Fally Ipupa chronology
Power "Kosa Leka"
(2013)		Tokooos
(2017)		Control
(2018)
Singles from Tokooos
  1. "Kiname"
    Released: December 7, 2016
  2. "Eloko Oyo"
    Released: April 7, 2017
  3. "Bad Boy"
    Released: June 16, 2017
  4. "Jeudi Soir"
    Released: June 26, 2017

Tokooos is the fourth studio album by Congolese singer-songwriter Fally Ipupa. It was released on 7 July 2017 by Elektra France and distributed by Warner Music France. It consists of 18 tracks, which feature guest appearances from Wizkid, Aya Nakamura, Booba, MHD, Naza, KeBlack, Shay, and R. Kelly. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

After establishing himself as one of the leading continental artists in Africa with his first three albums ( Droit Chemin , Arsenal de Belles Melodies , and Power "Kosa Leka" ), all produced by David Monsoh, Fally sought to expand his career toward the French and generally Western music markets. [1] In 2013, he signed with Julien Creuzard at AZ, a subsidiary of Universal Music, [2] [3] [4] before following Creuzard in 2016 to the newly created Elektra France label. [5] [6] [7] [8] Musically, Tokooos incorporates urban and contemporary sounds with the foundations of Congolese rumba. It introduced Fally's tokooos music, a stylistic fusion of Congolese rumba, ndombolo, contemporary R&B, hip-hop, and zouk. [1] [9] [10] [11]

Upon its release, Tokooos was met with generally positive reviews, with critics praising its ambition and high production values, as well as Fally's attempt to modernize Congolese rumba without entirely abandoning its roots. [1] [9] It was nonetheless criticized for limited use of Lingala and departure from traditional Congolese rumba. [1] [12] Despite this, Tokooos enjoyed a strong commercial performance and debuted at No. 28 on France's SNEP Top Albums in July 2017, which was Fally's first entry on the French album charts, and later peaked at No. 21 on Belgium's Ultratop Wallonia, while reaching number 110 on the Ultratop Flanders. [13] [14] In France, the album remained on the Top Albums 200 for 23 weeks, where it peaked at No. 28. [13] It was certified platinum by the SNEP, making Fally the first Kinshasa-based artist and the first solo performer from Central Africa to receive such a certification. [15] [16]

Background

In April 2013, few days after releasing his third opus, Power "Kosa Leka" , a rumba album much more oriented towards urban music than his two previous albums ( Droit Chemin and Arsenal de Belles Melodies ) with titles such as "Sweet Life" (alternately known as "La vie est belle"), "Service", "Ndoki", "Bruce", Fally sign a three album contract with the AZ label of the major Universal Music Group. [2] [3] [4]

Before devoting himself to the realization of his third urban album, Fally takes care of putting forward his own label F'Victeam, which also operated as a backing band. On 5 May 2014, he released a single titled "Original" to promote F'Victeam. [17] [18] [19] Following this, he produced and directed F'Victeam's debut album, Libre Parcours, a double album of twenty-three tracks where twenty members will have the chance to compose and, at times, perform a track. Fally contributed as a featured artist on seven tracks. The album was officially launched on 10 March 2015. [20] [21]

Composition and production

In mid-2013, Fally revealed that his forthcoming international album would be titled Neti Na Film, an aphorism translating to "Like in a movie", which encapsulates his new catchphrase. [22] [23] In October 2015, he announced a collaboration with Nigerian singer Wizkid. [24] [25] In May 2016, music executive Julien Creuzard left AZ to launch Elektra France, with Ipupa signing to the newly formed label. [5] [6]

On 13 June 2017, the project's name, cover art, and track list were unveiled, revealing that the album was named Tokooos and consisted of eighteen tracks. [26] According to Kinshasa-born multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Nkumu Isaac Katalay Diallo, writing for Afropop Worldwide , the term tokooos is derived from the Lingala word kitoko, meaning "something good" or "a good vibe". [1] [27] [28] Fally adapted the root -toko into tokos, a term he coined that ultimately became the foundation of his new artistic identity and musical philosophy, known as tokooos music. Tokooos music is therefore conceived as "good music" that emphasizes positivity and accessibility, and blends Congolese musical roots with a mainstream, urban, and highly open approach. [1] [29] Fally explained that the aim was to offer audience outside the traditional Congolese rumba sphere access to his sound, viewing Tokooos as a potential breakthrough into the European, particularly Afro-francophone music scene. [1] In interviews with a France-based BET Buzz affiliate and Paris Match, he stated that on Tokooos, he wanted to create "a bridge between Kinshasa and Paris; I had already done everything in Africa, but I wanted to win over the French market", adding that Tokooos was designed to be open-minded and collaborative, composed of shorter tracks without mabanga , while still preserving the authenticity of Congolese guitar within more urban soundscapes. [1] [29]

The album was officially released on 7 July 2017, a date chosen for its symbolic repetition of the number seven (07/07/17), traditionally associated with perfection and completeness, a message that resonated strongly with his fandom. Marking a departure from his previous work, Tokooos embraces an urban fusion of Congolese rumba, contemporary R&B, French hip-hop, [1] and ndombolo, [10] and was developed in collaboration with French and Belgian composers and producers, including Junior Alaprod, Le Motif, Christian Dessart, and Julio Masidi. [9] With the exception of Power "Kosa Leka" , which features only artists of African descent, the album includes collaborations with French, African, and American artists, including French rappers Booba (featured on "Kiname") and MHD (on "Na Lingui Yé"), Wizkid (on "Yakuza"), the duo KeBlack & Naza (on "Mannequin"), singers Shay (on "Guerrier") and Aya Nakamura (on "Bad Boy"), and R. Kelly (on "Nidja"). [1] [30]

Singles and promotion

Singles

The lead single, "Kiname" (a contraction of Kinshasa and Paname, the latter being an etymologically unclear reference to the city of Paris), premiered on 7 December, and was announced on 23 November by Booba on Instagram with a brief excerpt of the instrumental. [31] [32] [33] Fally revealed the song's release date on 4 December 2016, three days in advance. [34] As noted by Les Inrockuptibles , the song blends ndombolo rhythms with French hip-hop, and juxtaposes Fally's celebratory portrayal surrounded by women with Booba's more somber urban portrayal. [35] Wendy Mukoko of CELSA Sorbonne University accentuated that the accompanying music video draws heavily on hip-hop culture through its visual codes, thematic content, and sonic palette, particularly the use of electronic instruments such as drum machines and vocoders. These features are interwoven with markers of Congolese rumba, including the prominence of electric guitar melodies, the centrality of dance, especially hip-oriented movements, and the partial use of Lingala. [9] "Kiname" thus proposes a hybrid artistic "contract", symbolized by the term Kiname, merging Kinshasa and Paname (Paris). This collaborative fusion model appears across other tracks and made "Kiname" to reached 10th place for best-selling singles in its first week of operation. The music video, which appeared on 14 December on the occasion of his birthday, [9] [36] [37] quickly gained commercial success and debuted at No. 1 on Topsify's Rap R&B playlist and reaching No. 1 on French iTunes within 24 hours. [38] The accompanying "Kiname dance challenge" also gained traction across various social media platforms and was endorsed by celebrities. Notable participants included Nigerian singer Davido, Cameroonian rapper Stanley Enow, and footballers Djibril Cissé and Alex Song. [39] "Kiname" was certified a gold single by SNEP on 16 May 2017. [40]

"Eloko Oyo" revisits "Visa Bomengo", a song popularized by the late fellow Mongo singer Mabelé Elissi, [41] [42] [43] and is built on a traditional Mongo rhythm incorporating sebene alongside a contemporary international production. [1] Its music video foregrounds Congolese landscapes, heritage, and traditional clothing. [9] Before its studio adaptation, the piece existed as a traditional Mongo song. Fally faced accusations of plagiarism by Elissi's musicians, which were denied by the latter's widow, who claimed to have officially granted Fally official permission to re-record the song. [44] "Eloko Oyo" quickly garnered over ten million YouTube views in a month. [45] [46] [42] [47] On 16 June, coinciding with the opening of pre-orders for Tokooos, Fally released without prior notice the ndombolo-infused Congolese rumba track "Bad Boy", which featured Malian-French singer Aya Nakamura. The song samples a guitar riff performed by Simaro Lutumba in his 1982 hit "Faute ya Commerçant" with TPOK Jazz, [48] [49] and depicts Nakamura as a young woman distancing herself from a self-destructive "bad boy". [50] It was certified gold on 3 November and platinum on 29 February 2024 by SNEP. [51] [52] [53] [54]

"Jeudi soir", which blends Congolese rumba with contemporary R&B, [55] [56] shifts linguistically from French to Lingala and depicts the lifestyle of a party-oriented man; released only as an audio track, it was criticized for departing from Congolese rumba. [55] [56] [57] "Na Lingui Yé" sees Fally and MHD celebrate a woman's beauty over a fusion of contemporary R&B and Congolese rumba in Lingala and French, marking their second collaboration after Fally's appearance on MHD's eponymous debut album on the track "Ma vie". [58] [59] [60] "Mannequin", featuring KeBlack and Naza, narrates a declaration of love and is accompanied by a Paris-set fashion-show video in which models parade in colorful, modest outfits while the artists sing and dance; [61] [62] [63] cameo appearances by late DJ Arafat and Sidiki Diabaté appear, [64] with commentators noting that KeBlack and Naza lean more toward Congolese rumba rhythms than conventional French rap flows. [62] The mid-tempo contemporary R&B–infused Congolese rumba track "Nidja", performed in English, French, and Lingala, explores interpersonal relationship and features R. Kelly, [65] [66] whose vocal delivery consists primarily of background vocal ad-libs echoing Fally's lines; while his restrained delivery was seen as effective, [65] although the video's sparse apartment setting and imagery were widely criticized and considered controversial given the R. Kelly's past controversies. [67]

In the ndombolo "Tout le monde danse", Fally performs mainly in French with brief passages in Lingala, supported by his backing vocals and F'Victeam. [68] The song became a fixture in Kinshasa nightclubs and bars, where parts of the video were filmed at Fiesta Club with dancers from the troupe Dance's Warriors, as well as in Parisian party scenes, with the video also shot at Daylight Studio in Paris and showing him dancing alongside clubgoers. [69] [70] [71] "Posa", another ndombolo-driven piece sung largely in Lingala, focuses on love and courtship, with a video depicting Fally expressing his feelings to his partner and ending in a dance sequence, intercut with Kinshasa's scenes, rehearsals, gym sessions, and footage of him driving his Lamborghini, which he bought in 2015. [72] [73] [74] The romantic Congolese rumba track "Juste une danse" is accompanied by a video showing Fally dancing with and expressing affection toward a woman. [75] [76] The song later gained widespread attention in Cameroon after being covered by Petit Fally, a young Cameroonian boy with a mental disability, whose performance in his village went viral and prompted emotional reactions from Cameroonian celebrities such as Samuel Eto'o, Maahlox le Vibeur, and YouTuber Steve Fah. Eto'o and his foundation assisted the child, while Maahlox donated 100,000 CFA francs to assist his family, followed by additional support from Steve Fah. [77]

Tokooos also marked an expansion of Fally's self-styled epithets, including the adoption of the name "King Arthur". In "Champ", which is stylistically reminiscent of his 2014 hit "Original", he portrays his competitors as inferior while introducing himself as the "King Hustler". Following his trip to Las Vegas for the Mayweather–McGregor boxing match, the artist, already nicknamed the "Golden Child of Congo" and "Trois Fois Hustler", also elevated his image by calling himself "The Greatest". [1] Elsewhere on the album, "Esengo" addresses themes of work, while "Boulé", which Fally likened to a national anthem, addresses themes of love and women. On "Guerrier", featuring Shay and initially titled "Bantou", he delivers a strong message of cultural affirmation, which he explained to Booska-P as an assertion of his identity as a Bantu king. [78] [79]

Promotion

On 26 November 2016, Fally was scheduled to perform at the Mirano Continental in Brussels as part of the promotion for Tokooos, but the concert was ultimately cancelled following a large-scale mobilization by the Combattants, a dissident movement opposed to then-Congolese president Joseph Kabila, as well as Congolese artists perceived to be aligned with his regime. [80] Due to the scale of the mobilization, local authorities deployed riot police to maintain public order, and the movement later announced a ban on European stage performances by Congolese musicians accused of collaborating with the ruling elite. [80] As part of album's promotion, he was again slated to perform at La Cigale in Paris on 22 June 2017. However, the concert was annulled the preceding day by the Paris Police Prefecture, citing potential "serious disturbances to public order" instigated by the Combatants. [81]

After the album's release, Fally pushed the promotion to the maximum by granting interviews to French medias like Le Monde , [11] Paris Match , [82] to channels France 24, [83] [84] Africa 24, [85] TV5 Monde, BFM TV, [86] and to radio channels Radio France Internationale, [87] Africa Radio and to a few websites like OKLM.com. [88] Skyrock, notably devotes a week to him on Planète Rap . [89] [90]

Thank you to all my warriors, and to all lovers of good music; thank you to the artists and composers who participated in this project; thank you to my teams, my label Elektra France, this is your golden record!

Ipupa's statement after Tokooos received a gold certification from SNEP, 10 October 2022 (translated from French) [91]

Two tours were organized for the album, collectively known as the Tokooos Tour, with approximately fifty concerts held in various international cities. [92] [93] The first leg commenced on 2 September 2017, in Lomé, Togo, [94] [95] and concluded on 19 February 2018 in Los Angeles, [96] [97] [98] with concerts and showcases held in cities such as Nairobi, [93] [99] Lyon, [100] Bordeaux, [101] Frankfurt, [102] Kinshasa, Brazzaville, Cotonou, Lusaka, Bamako, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Abidjan, and Luanda. [103] [104] [105] He capped off 2017 by winning the title of "Best International Artist of the Year" in the Skyrock 2017 awards. [106] [107] The second leg was launched in March–August 2018 and featured a series of concerts and showcases in several countries, including Spain, [108] France, [109] Senegal, [110] the Democratic Republic of the Congo, [111] Norway, [112] Italy, [113] Burkina Faso, [114] Cameroon, [115] Zimbabwe, [116] Zambia, [117] and Botswana. [92]

Reception

Praise

Despite a strong urban influence, Fally maintains a strong connection to his roots and incorporates touches of Congolese rumba on Tokooos, as seen on tracks such as "Jeudi soir" and "Nidja", with other African influences evident across nearly the entire record. [9] [1] [118] Africanews highlighted this balance, noting that the album shows musical diversity without abandoning Congolese rumba, and rather than aligning himself with contemporary Afropop trends, the outlet observed that he defines his approach as tokooos music. [119] Booska-P praised the album as modern and credited Fally for making innovative African rhythms accessible to Western audiences by navigating between authenticity and urban soundscapes. [78] Afropop Worldwide noted that, despite the achievements of earlier Congolese musicians, the European mainstream had long remained out of reach, with Papa Wemba coming closest through the world music circuit without fully crossing into pop mainstream success. By contrast, Tokooos helped establish Fally's presence in the European market, particularly in France, despite his already dominant status in francophone Africa. The album also marks a stylistic shift, with Fally performing several tracks entirely in French rather than primarily in Lingala. [1]

Critique

Some critics accused Fally of distancing himself from Congolese rumba. Fellow Congolese rumba musician Papa Wemba publicly argued that Fally had strayed from the foundational elements of Congolese rumba by modernizing its sound, [27] [120] while others reproached him for allegedly allowing external influence over the album's track selection. Some critics even claimed that he failed to insist that Warner Music France, which distributes Elektra France, include at least one traditional rumba track, [12] although three tracks like "Posa", "Eloko Oyo", and "Champ", are entirely performed in Lingala. [121] [45] [122] Music scholar Wendy Mukoko of CELSA Sorbonne University noted that several songs strongly reference hip-hop culture through their visuals, themes, and sonic palette, particularly via electronic tools such as drum machines and vocoders. She accentuated that these elements are blended with key features of Congolese rumba, such as prominent electric guitar-driven lines, the central role of dance, especially hip-focused movements, and partial use of Lingala. [9] Mukoko described this approach as a hybrid artistic "contract", a collaborative fusion model that has since influenced other Congolese artists aiming for Western audiences, notably Koffi Olomide, who later collaborated with Naza and KeBlack on "Pi Pi Pi". [9]

Track listing

Digital download / streaming
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Kiname" (featuring Booba)
Julio Masidi3:02
2."Esengo"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
  • Le Motif
3:21
3."Na Lingui Yé" (featuring MHD)
  • Ipupa
  • Mohamed Sylla
  • Julio Masidi
2:49
4."Yakuza" (featuring Wizkid)
  • Ipupa
  • Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
  • DSK On The Beat
3:31
5."Mannequin" (featuring Keblack & Naza)
  • Ipupa
  • Cédric Matéta Nkomi
  • Jean-Désiré Dzabatou
  • Julio Masidi
3:41
6."Tout le monde danse"
  • Ipupa
  • Glory
  • Nodj
  • Julio Masidi
2:30
7."Guerrier"
  • Ipupa
  • Shay
  • Le Motif
Le Motif3:10
8."Siamois"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
2:51
9."Posa"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
3:25
10."Ca va aller"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
  • Heezy Lee
  • Junior A la prod
  • Nixon Nizzy
  • Double X
3:23
11."Jeudi soir"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
  • Le Motif
3:28
12."Bad Boy" (featuring Aya Nakamura)
  • Ipupa
  • Glory
  • Julio Masidi
  • Julio Masidi
3:02
13."Boulé"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
  • Double X
3:05
14."Belle-fille"
  • Ipupa
  • Le Motif
  • Le Motif
3:35
15."Champ"
  • Ipupa
  • Ipupa
3:22
16."Nidja" (featuring R. Kelly)
  • Ipupa
  • Robert Kelly
  • Julio Masidi
4:25
17."Juste une danse"
  • Aysat
The Bionix3:16
18."Eloko Oyo"
  • Mabele Elisi
  • Ipupa
4:46
Total length:60:49

Commercial performance

Tokooos debuted at number 28 on the SNEP Top Albums chart in July 2017, which was Ipupa's first entry on the French album charts, and later peaked at number 21 on Belgium's Ultratop Albums chart. In France, the album remained on the Top Albums 200 for 23 weeks, where it peaked at number 28. [13] On 10 October 2022, it was certified gold by SNEP after surpassing 50,000 copies sold, [123] [124] making Fally the first Kinshasa-based artist and the first solo performer from Central Africa to receive such a certification. [16] The album also became the second release from Central Africa to earn a SNEP gold disc, following Racines by Bisso Na Bisso in 1999, [16] before it went platinum on 10 May 2023 after sales surpassed 126,000 copies. [15] [125] [126]

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders Ultratop) [14] 110
Belgium (Wallonia Ultratop) [127] 21
France (SNEP) [128] 28

Certification

RegionCertificationSales/Streams
  • Platinum
  • 100,000

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