00:04hello everyone welcome to the special interview on african news and today we're with falipupa
00:10a congolese artist of international stature falipupa welcome hello thank you for accepting
00:17our invitation you're also known as the eagle as the dicaprio as el professor what should i call
00:24you today the eagle eagle all right yeah that's me we're here to talk about the upcoming release of
00:32your eight album excess which symbolizes your 20 years of solo career in 2006 when you left
00:40katilatan to produce your first album drachuma did you expect such a long and rich career long maybe
00:48yes but not this rich and diverse but i still had a vision of being well a serious artist
00:56so this success doesn't surprise you not really because i work for it so in a way i feel it's
01:03deserved but it's always a pleasure in 20 years of career did you feel you still managed to reinvent
01:09yourself to continue to surprise your family always you just have to listen to my very latest single
01:16cinema today is causing controversy people don't necessarily understand the artistic direction
01:21but it gets people talking in a good way because i think an artist has to take a lot of
01:27risk before
01:28releasing offering projects so it doesn't bother me to do that to take risks oven and precisely during
01:34your 20-year career you very early chose to blend congolese rumba with other musical sounds with many
01:42collaborations with artists like nino ayana kumura mhd or booba what can we expect on this new album
01:50and why this choice of openness the list is known i think today there's guys to baseball joy do it
02:11and in terms of vision today we really have a different vision from previous albums
02:17on april 17 we released the first part of the album really urban
02:22the premier part of the album so that's the first urban part then the second will come out on june
02:2810
02:32normally exactly 20 years after i released drashimin so in terms of vision it's really about 20 years
02:41of career and we are really in celebration mode
02:47to mark the two decades of your career you're making a big impact with a first date at stade de
02:54france on may 2 nearly 70 000 tickets sold in record time to the point that you had to add
03:01a second date
03:02on may 3. you promised an african parisian european celebration a grand celebration can we get an idea of
03:10what you're planning a very big celebration two days in a row two different shows two unique dates
03:20two exceptional days you just have to see the excitement around it to understand that it's truly
03:26a celebration for everyone but the dates are really for people who love music people who love african
03:33culture congolese culture and will gather over those two days to celebrate
03:43two consecutive stats to france shows is historic it's unprecedented for a francophone african artist
03:52and some expect you to use this platform to showcase the drc what do you say to them and is
03:59that a role you
04:00accept that of cultural ambassador of congo first of all it's certain that the congolese flag will be
04:10flying widely on may 2nd and 3rd at stade de france congolese culture will be present african culture as well
04:19i'd say and we will showcase as you say our values but even if i'm not really i'm not really
04:30an ambassador
04:30of congolese culture i am also someone who defends who spreads the message who promotes who pushes congolese
04:40music father and african music in general so there you go i also believe that anyone who loves music
04:49will come together on those days regardless of the continent
04:54so it's not a concert just for the warriors your most dedicated fans
05:06no not at all there aren't just warriors there are people who love music there are warriors of
05:14course they'll be there because they are the front line you see but there will be christians who come
05:22there will be even people who hate me who will come because it's an opportunity for them to come listen
05:29to music at the stadium there are even people who have never been to a concert who will come at
05:36that
05:36day so it's really a celebration for everyone especially for those who love music one last
05:44question cinema you recently made your first steps as an actor in the film rumba royale a film that tells
05:51the story of tensions in the belgian congo before independence with rumba as a backdrop of course
05:59first did you enjoy the experience and should we expect seeing you more often in this field
06:06yeah i'm quite sure you're going to i'm going to overwhelm you with that you'll be able to listen
06:12to finally the artist and watch finally the actor because it's something i like for a long time
06:19i've liked it i've already done some projects but my first in cinema in a leading role was with rumba
06:26royal for me it was a great experience i learned a lot and i think there will be other projects
06:33coming a fine award for the people watching us for those who know you and those who don't
06:43what would you like to say to them an event you can never miss my second and third at stand
06:48de france
06:49best concert best concert in history so come and experience it thank you pali the eagle thank you my sister
06:56you
06:56you
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