During this press conference, the Congolese rapper presented his mixtape of twelve tracks entitled “Étoile”. It contains the following titles: “Pepper”, “My guys”, “This is it”, “It’s good”, “New”, “Take”, “Laundry”, “That Pole that”, “They”, “Mast”. These twelve titles, he says, will allow music lovers who listen to him to be happy. “I titled this mixtape “Etoile” because when I started my career, I said that my first project was going to be called “Etoile”. He has twelve titles, therefore twelve stars”said artist Zuko.
Asked why he preferred a mixtape instead of an album outright, the artist Zuko said that he didn’t want to be like everyone else. He preferred the mixtape over his vision. “Our strategy is to do what people want. Our wish is to see our twelve songs be loved by everyone. We will do what is necessary to ensure that this is the case. This mixtape is a real cocktail in which we generally reached young people. I made an effort to interest music lovers through the themes I covered”he explained.
“The idea behind this mixtape is to show that you have to aim high”, declared the musical artist Zuko, who says he has several songs in his bag. He first thought of making a few titles available to the public while waiting for the arrival of his album which will be preceded by a single. The artist Zuko also indicated that the music on this mixtape was created by Movic, Maalash, Brech, Crizus, Mozar beat. While MC Azas, M&F, Ba Supa, Vitch&Blacky Armani, Diesel Gucci, are artists who collaborated in the recording of this mixtape.
As for the communication strategy, its structure has put in place a strategy ensuring that the public consumes all the songs. This strategy was developed before launching this mixtape. “The artist is like a father who has twelve children and loves them all the same”, said its executive manager, Ichola Mazu Matini. In their strategy, there is the press conference, there is Media Tour, and the date of the concert which will be announced shortly, of course, two months before the event.
And committed artist with a very particular style
Real name Bled Pouelé, Zuko Ya Deblè is a rapper-songwriter-singer artist. Passionate about music since his adolescence, he began his musical career in 2014 with his group “TEAM 72” then the adventure with his friends ended in 2018, from where he decided to evolve solo for three years.
In January 2023, Zuko Ya Deblè finally signed his first professional contract with the BA’Kongos Kulture label. His first single entitled “Ni Béto”, which became a national anthem, crossed borders and became the first Congolese rap song to reach one million views on You Tube and remixed more than sixty-five times by several international artists. The artist is currently working on his future projects. 2024 projects, new single; release new EP; preparation of first album.
Regarding his discography, Zuko has several songs dating from 2014 until today. He has given several concerts both in the Republic of Congo, his country, precisely in Brazzaville, Pointe-Noire, Nkayi, Mouyondzi, and outside the country (Kinshasa, Matadi, in the Democratic Republic of Congo). He is widely followed on Streaming, Followers, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, You Tube…
