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This song angered the Catholic Church in Congo, and most of us who don't speak Lingala never knew what it said until it was subtitled in English. It's called Nakomitunaka, Lingala for "I ask myself." Verckys Kiamuangana released it in 1972, in what was then Zaire. President Mobutu was running his authenticity campaign, a push to replace colonial names and influences with African ones, and he was in open conflict with the Church. The song asks why all the saints and angels are white, while a black person is called a devil. Pepe Kalle sang lead on the original. Verckys didn't write a sermon. He wrote a question. His daughter Ancy has now recorded it with the lyrics and music unchanged. Verckys later made peace with the Church. The question is still unanswered. Credit: Ancy Kiamuangana feat. Verckys Kiamuangana, "Nakomitunaka"