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WHY "KASONGO" WAS COMPOSED.

His real name was Kasongo wa Kanema, died 2 years ago and buried at Lang'ata Cemetery.....

“Kasongo” has been trending but few know the story behind the song.
"Kasongo" was done by the band Super Mazembe, a congolese band that moved to Kenya in 1974. The band members had gone to visit their friend Kasongo in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

On reaching his house, they met Kasongo’s wife and they asked her if he was at home.
Kasongo’s wife welcomed them and told them that she had not seen Kasongo for days.

Back then, there was no internet and it was rare to find someone who owned a phone. They decided to send him a message through music, hoping it would reach him.

The Super Mazembe members started creating a song for Kasongo in his living room, telling him to come home because his wife is worried and she’s looking for him but can’t find him.

They went on to record the song and, as they say, the rest is history.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUltJrWPBa8?si=f44giNQNY1xBXlFx


https://youtube.com/shorts/wICnnFTdU74?si=G7v0ZhWWRR-OF1JJ

Here are the lyrics:
KASONGO - ORCHESTRE SUPER MAZEMBE

[Chorus]
Kasongo ye yeee, mobali na ngai
[Kasongo my husband]
Kasongo nga nawe oo
[Kasongo I am dying]
Zonga libala ee
[Come back to the marriage]
x2

Kasongo yo yo, mobali na ngai
[Kasongo my husband]
Kasongo nga nawe oo
[Kasongo I am dying]
Zonga libala ee
[Come back to the marriage]

[Chorus]

Nga na ndako Kasongo
[While in the house, Kasongo]
Miso na nzela
[Constantly staring at the street]
Soki okozonga dia ee
[If you will ever return]
Yebisa nga ye ee
[Let me know dear]

[Chorus]

Libala na ndako Kasongo
[in this kind of marriage]
Batunaka ngai
[They are busy interrogating me]
Tata azali wapi ee
[Where is the father]
Naloba nini ee
[What do I say]

[Chorus]

[instrumental]

Chorus X2
Kasongo yo yo, mobali na ngai
[Kasongo my husband]
Kasongo nga nawe oo
[Kasongo I am dying]
Zonga libala ee
[Come back to the marriage]

[chorus]

Nga na ndako Kasongo
[While in the house Kasongo]
Miso na nzela
[Constantly staring at the street]
Soki okozonga di

brain54:
I always hated that song...

It sounded too sorrowful to me. I have never paid attention pass the first line, "kasongo yeye, nanagalosa" Infact I skipped videos on tik tok that used the song as background track.

But this explanation gives the song a meaning.
Now I will pay more attention next time I hear the song!

sharpwriter:
Thank you for this knowledge... However, you have not yet stated why the song is linked to the warthog (wild boar/bush-pig), why is the warthog called kasongo. Did the bush pig also ran away from home?

Morbeta11:
Kasongo yeye...

Okadarider:
Anytime I hear that song from a skit, I know someone is about to commit crime.

youngrichnigga:
This is the real Kasongo I know; the African warthog

TouchNfollow:
Kasongo can simply pass as home problem both in human and animal kingdom..

Procashtips:
Actually when I hear the song, my mind goes straight to the camera happy animal called warthog.

Seems the song was made for warthog the showman/animal.

maddoxoj:
Actually, the song is a rhythmic and smoothing highlife song by Orchestra Super Mazembe. The version that's trending now was sung by Kenyan pastor, Aloysius Bugingo, who sang it in a rather comical way. That version started trending in Kenya first to mock the Kenyan government as a result of the protests against tax reforms there but eventually became an accompaniment to videos of warthogs performing daredevil stunts. That has led to warthogs being now referred to as Kasongo.
Kasongo is actually a common proper name in DRC. Many people bear the name and it is also the name of a town in eastern DRC

Linus199:
Thought the song is trending because of Mr warthog