NGALIENE/HUMAN HYPOCRISY REGARDING WEALTH,POVERTY & NATURE OF FUNERALS-LOKOMBE NTAL ET TP OK JAZZ

The song "Ngaliene" by Franco & Le T.P. OK Jazz was composed by Lokombe Ntal and released around 1980–1981.Central theme: it is a poignant critique of human hypocrisy regarding wealth, poverty, and the performative nature of funerals.
The track explores several key societal observations:
The Power of Wealth: It describes how, in this world, money buys love and respect. When you are wealthy, people listen to you, celebrate you, and "everyone will love you" regardless of what you say.
The Invisibility of Poverty: Conversely, the lyrics highlight the harsh reality that when you lack money, you are often ignored or "no one will see you to be a person". Friends and relatives may avoid you when you are in need of basic help, such as medicine or food while alive.
Funeral Hypocrisy: A major part of the song's "social realism" is the irony of death. People who neglected you while you were alive will suddenly contribute "good money" for your burial. They will buy an expensive coffin, wear commemorative T-shirts, and give elaborate speeches praising you—gestures of "love" they never showed during your lifetime.
A Call for Genuine Love: The song serves as a reminder to appreciate and support people while they can actually feel it. It critiques the "display of extravagance" at burials as a hollow substitute for the help that could have saved or improved a life.
This theme of "social envy" and the "unpredictability of human character" was a staple of the Odémba style used by Franco and his band to act as a mirror for society.

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