If you want to get in touch with Talon Lumiere, they can be reached from the Democratic Republic of Congo at 09 98 91 56 05, or they can be found on Rue Barunabu Avrananga no 1. Ask for a guy named X-Or near the "Salon Consol." As for this song, they wrote and instantly performed it on a patio in the Bandal neighborhood of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a blackout. On that evening in late October 2006, just after the DRC prepared to vote for its first democratically elected president in 4 decades, they pulled out an acoustic bass and wrote the song. It was commissioned to celebrate the 40th birthday of Mr. Scotty Pape, who was about 10,000 miles away, but who was in the hearts of many that dark, noisy evening. The song in French and Lingala tells of a "great woman" (Sheila) who gave birth to a good man "Scotty," who met a woman of his own, Barbara ('Babalu' in the song), and started a family (Alex and Camille). It is a story of life, love and celebration. (If you want to comission your own song from Talon Lumiere, get in touch with me...or you can go find them among the muddy streets of the Bandal neighborhood where there is more musical spirit then in most other neighborhoods on earth.

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