Friday, 5 June 2009

PURE AFRICAN NIGHT ON SAT. 13 JUNE AT VIP LOUNGE



After, switzerland, East Africa, and Kendal; The King of pleasure, Le prince de Techno Soukouss Blanchard de Plaizir return to Manchester in a Live concert with his pleasure girls on saturday 13th June at VIP LOUNGE. Thia is an all African summer party featuring the best DJs out of Africa....


Time: 10 pm till late...... Tight security...... Dress Code: Bling bling & Fashion


Entre: £ 10


See you there!!!

Friday, 8 May 2009

Back from East Africa


New Album Cover, designed by DJ Fetty at Fetilicious Printing Co
Dear friends,

Just a quick note to see how you are doing and give updates on my recent trip to Tanzania... Well, I spent 30 days in Dar Es salaam.. as usual, I had very good time.. the people are always good and I feel so humbled because of the warm reception I received by Tanzanians... So a big tahnk you to all who support me in Tanzania..


I had one show at the Irish Pub at Musasani Beach, I made 2 videos clips for my upcoming album GAME OVER, I recorded a new song and did some protions work on Televisions and Radios.....

More important to me was to spemd time with the children at Tanzania Mitindo House.. This is an orphanage that looks after 12 children aged 7 to 13. These kids lost their parents through HIV/AIDS and they all live with the HIV Virus... I was honoured to have been made Patron for the charity and I organised the Easter Lunch for the kids and I invited somw local musicians to join me and entertain the kids...


I am now back in the UK finalising the album and hopefully, soon it will be released...

As usual, I love your feebacks and advices please feel free to write to me any time,,,


One love and many blessings to you all...

De Plaizir

PS: Bellow, some pics ,,,, please enjoy

New Dancers, getting ready before the shoot

De Plaizir & The owner of Seree Saloon in Dar.. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE HAIR< MAKE UP AND ALL THE BEAUTY STAFF YOU SPONSORED!!!

De Plaizir, Seree & Dancers at Seree Saloon and beauty parlour





Monday, 5 January 2009

DEPLAIZIR LIVE IN GENEVA (Switzerland) ON 10th JANUARY 09

DEPLAIZIR LIVE @ THE AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS

DEPLAIZIR & HIS BAND LIVE @ EXODUS FESTIVAL UK

After an explosive performance at the Africa Music Awards, the Congolese Prince of Soukouss DePlaizir will open 2009 with a massive show in Geveva Switzerland on Saturday 10th January at the Fribourg. This will be the second time for this young energetic artist to perform at the Fribourg, the first show dates back in March 2007 see one of the above images. DePlaizir and his band along with his dancing queens will fly out from Manchester on Friday 9th onboard an Easy Jet Flight to Geneva. The band is expected to return to the UK on Sunday 11th. Once back in the UK, DePlaizir will lock himself into the studio to finish his New album part of which he recorded in Tanzania with Lady Jayde, Banana Zoro and Akudo Impact.
For an up to date info on DePlaizir, log into www.de-plaizir.blogspot.com, visit www.deplaizir.com or www.myspace.com/deplaizir

Monday, 22 December 2008

DE PLAIZIR LIVE AT AFRICA MUSIC AWARDS




Congolese new super star De Plaizir has been chosen to perform at the first Africa Music Awards ceremony taking place this Saturday 27th December 2007 in London. The event is the first of its kind to be organised in London and the whole of Europe with an influx of African super starts, British and American stars of African origin. The event is expected to be broadcasted to over 10 milllions viewers worldwide and 2,500 live audiences consisting of the cream of de la creme of society.

To Deplaizir, this represents a better opportunity to showcase his talents and to prove his to people why he is the King of Pleasure and the prince of Congolese Soukouss music. Deplaizir will be performing live with his full band and dancing queens nicknamed The Pleasure Girls, sharing the stage with the likes of Akon, Angelique Kidjo, Youssou N'dour, Awilo Longomba, D'Banj and Many more african super starts.
For more info and to purchase your tickets for this event, please log onto www.africamusicawards.com

Thursday, 13 November 2008

Songs & Videos



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Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Interview with Africa News in Italy!!!

The UK based Congolese super star Blanchard de Plaizir has just returned from a promo tour in Tanzania- East Africa. Here our editor Stephen Ogongo catches up with him on all his trip in the the country of Bongo flava.... enjoy!!!

Stephen Ogongo: Deplaizir, you have just returned from your first trip in East Africa precisely in Tanzania please tell our reader how your trip to Tanzania was.

Deplaizir: My trip was 100% fine in Tanzania, I really enjoyed the country and the people are fantastic and responded to me and my music very well. Its always been my dream to reach out to East Africa starting from Tanzania. The way things happened gives me more confidence to carry on and planning trips to other East African Countries such as Kenya and Uganda. My mission in Tanzania was to promote my music and Thanks to my Manager Sophia Kessy, the promotion went very well. I had interviews with Local Radio stations, Televisions, with the newspapers and other media. within the first few days, the whole country knew about me and my music, people start calling my Manager requesting live shows, as a result, we had to organise one quick to satisfy the fans. The show happened on Sunday 5th October in Musasani Beach club Dar Es Salaam and I was supported by Akudo Impact, a Local band based in Dar Es Salaam. The place was packed like an egg there were more than 2000 people and the atmosphere was great, Tanzanians really know how to enjoy their music, and that show will remain in my memory as one of my best shows in terms of audience involvement.

I also had an opportunity to meet some Tanzania artists and a female Vocalist From Mombasa, I was really humbled by their down to earth nature and willingness to help and work together with other artists. I took that opportunity to record 3 new tracks with 3 of the cream of Tanzanian music at the moment, Lady Jaydee, Banana Zoro and Tarsis Massela. All in all, everything went very well exceeding my expection and I really miss the Dar Es Salaam and its people, the weather and atmosphere.

Stephen Ogongo: What are the names of the three songs you recorded in Tanzania?

Deplaizir: The tittles are: Kende Kaka ( Just Go!) featuring Lady Jaydee its a rumba song with a strong salsa flair and is sang in both swahili and lingala. The second song is called Swali ( Question) Featuring Banana Zoro and Tarsis Massela, its a new age Rumba sang mainly in swahili with 2 lingala solo vocals only. The 3rd song is called Game Over. That is Techno Soukouss as I like to describe my music style, some people call it Sebene, Ndombolo ect... Its a Dance song right from the first second to the last. In this song I worked with 2 Atalaku ( annimators) Canal Top from Akudo Impact and G. Seven From FM Academia both bands based in Tanzania and The Solo guitarist is called Pitshou Mechant (Umbwa Mkali) also from Akudo Impact.

Stephen Ogongo: Could you please give us a brief description of what each song is about?

Deplaizir: Kende Kaka talks about the aftermonth of a broken relationship. One of the ex partners goes on bitching and saying bad things about the other partner and when family and friends ask her/him as to why the reletionship ended, she/he always blames the other partner and goes even far insulting ect... whereas she/he is the reason behind the break up. The song is the response of the other partner to her/his bad mouthed or ungrateful ex. in the song, She/he does not insult back but lets her/him know that she/he is aware of all that she/he has been saying and pleading to her/him to stop it because its not good as it brings shame to them both, in the end, she/he tells the ex to just go and peace and wishes her/he well in the future. The moral story to this song is that, people should always appreciate their past relationships no mater how nasty it ends there is no point i satying ennemies instead you people should wish each other well after a breakdown and be civil with each other and respect each other. So ofetn people forget the good memories of a past relationship and concentrate on the bad side of hings only.

Swali is a swahili word meaning Question. Basically a man is crying over a lost love. He is asking himself a lot questions as to why he lost his soul mate, the only woman he has ever loved, and he is pleading to God to bring her back to him.

Game over means what the word says, you know when a game is over, there could only be one winner and one loser or a draw.. But in the case of this song, a draw is not permitted. The winner here is anybody whith a winning mentality anybody who does not give up even when facing difficulty in life. And to others who have made mistakes or have never taken their lives seriously in the past, Game over is to inspire them to be more determined and aim for success in their lives and to stop playing games. This is a dance song and features a new dance that I created in Tanzania. the dance is called "Bembeleza baby" baby wana mubembeleza na maziwa, usi mupe ugari.....

Stephen Ogongo: How was your experience in working with Tanzanian super stars Lady Jaydee, Banana Zoro and Tarsis Massela

Deplaizir: I really enjoyed working with them and I admire their professionalism, creative attitudes and willingness to help. This is what Africa is all about.. the spirit of Ubuntu as always said Nelson Mandela. You know, If all African artists unite, this will set up a good exemple to our people and leaders to unite instead of conflicts, wars, injustice and corruption. Music is the ONE thing that really unite people regardless of our differences and yet, african artists are neglected by our own selfish and corrupt governments. Its about time that us as African artists unite under one big African Musicians Union organisation and see how we can help our people because I believe we have the power to influence our people more than greedy, corrupt and selfish politicians. This unity can only be achieved if all of as artists have the same mental attitudes and humility as I find in Tanzanian artists that I have recorded with.

Stephen Ogongo: How did the idea of working on this project together come about?

Deplaizir: When I realised how much Tanzanians appreciate my music, I quickly wanted to do some songs in swahili so that they can get my messages. I suggested the idea to Sophia Kessy and Gadner Habash who are my management team and they agreed not only for the fan and for my promotion aswell as they believe this will establish my name strongly in swahili speaking countries. I was more motivated to carry on with the project because of the willingness of the artists I worked with to help and unite. We needed to show positive image to our people by uniting and working together.

Stephen Ogongo: What is the name of the LP or will the songs be released as singles?

Deplaizir: The tittle of the LP is Game Over and will be released as a 3 tracks maxi single with videos.

Stephen Ogongo: When should we expect the LP?

Deplaizir: The promotion for the LP will beggin at the end of this month with radio stations in Tanzania airing the songs and should everything go according to plans, the LP will be available to the public by the end of the year before the year end's festive season. I take this opportunity to invite any radiostations around the world to contact us on management@deplaizir.com to request a free promo copy for their stations.

Stephen Ogongo: How different is the new LP from the previous ones?

Deplaizir: The main difference is the language, there is 70% swahili lyrics and also this time I have benefited from a massive vocal contribution from the Tanzanian super stars Lady Jaydee a very talented singer who has won the Kora Music awards 3 times, Tarsis Massela a very good vocalist from DR Congo who resides in Tanzania and Banana Zoro who came to the studio with his father and mentor Zahir Zoro during recordings. I would like to inform the public that Banana Zoro comes from a musical family all his siblings and father are musicians and they all have their own band. Zahir Zoro was so impressed with my work that he is preparing a track that I will feature in when I return to Dar Es Salaam later this year to start working on the videos. The african sun and wormth also added an extra level of energy to the music. I am sure the public and critics will notice a huge improvement from the last LP Plaisir Ya Trop, which is still doing very well in clubs, radio stations and African music market.

For all infos about this young talented artist, please visit his official website www.deplaizir.com www.myspace.com/deplaizir and if you want to chat with him direct, visit is blog on www.de-plaizir.blogspot.com alternatively send emails to management@deplaizir.com

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Deplaizir with his manager Sophia Kessy and close friends Suka and Saraphia
Deplaizir & Lady Jaydee
Deplaizir with Zahir Zoro and Banana Zoro

Stephen Ogongo
Editor
Africa News ETNO Media Italy
africanews@etnomedia.org

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

DVD Release


To all my Dear Friends,
I hope u are all ok and Thanks for all your messages and comments. They mean a lot to me. Sorry for not updating you on my news as often the reason is simply for my studio work for the new songs.. On that line, things are going ok and only mastering work remains.. Very soon u will get to hear the final work. BUT for my lucky friends and fans in Tanzania, please tune in to Bambataa show on clouds FM as from this friday you will hear the promo version of the songs...

The important news today is that the DVD of my videos from Plaisir Ya Trop will be released on Thursday 23 October for sale here in the UK. My album plaisir ya trop (Pure pleasure) was released July 2007 without the video simply because some evil souls decided to steal the master DVD we had at the time so we had to redo the whole filming again. Hence this delay. Please note that the DVD has 4 video plus some live footages, an interview and a Bonus video and will be released together with th audio again in a double CD jewel case.

If you live in the UK, please check your local Music stores to get your copy, For those in the USA,Canada and Europe, please order your copy from www.cdbaby.com/cd/deplaizir or if you like get it direct from my paypal powered store on my official website www.deplaizir.com/store.php

I would like to thank you all again for your continious support and please help the artists by buying ORIGINAL COPY of music or DVD ONLY... Piracy is illigal and reduces us who try our best to entertain you to poverty.

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