He loves his women: 10 interesting things you should know about Ferre Gola

The only musician in DRC who is capable of singing sing nearly all voices of Congolese musicians perfectly well (dead or alive) he strongly believes that he is a legend in the making and a captain who leads the new youthful generation of Congolese rumba safely.

He is a loner who grew up not having any friends around him. This forced him to keep to himself most times and owing to his shy nature he prefers to express himself through his music. 

 He was mentored by Top Congolese musician Werrason Ngiama Makanda. But after a few years quit alongside many other talented musician and did a dis albumLe Marqui directed to him. And again not long ago he did another new dance'' Dad'' Mukolo ameli whistle a reply to Werrason- meaning (The old man swallowed his whistle)  which did not go down well with the audience and was booed during one of his concerts in Martyrs Stadium in DRC.

 He loves women very much and openly admits that he has fathered several children. When asked if at  all he has 17 children with different women as often claimed at the age of 39, he simply responds that he is papa ya bana ebele- ( a Lingala word meaning - a father of many children).

 Unlike his peers Ferre Gola’s secret lies in his melodies. He reveals that he uses a lot in his guitar rumba besides trying to modernize his music by coloring it with R & B in order to appeal to a wider audience who do not understand the language.