Fally Ipupa keeps his hot streak rolling with “Ami, chéri,” a love song built for slow evenings and quiet company. The Congolese star taps DJ Kawest for this one, and the pairing works because both men understand restraint. It comes off XX : Délirium, the album he used to reintroduce himself this year.
The song landed on August 28, 2026, as part of a rollout that didn’t wait for the full project. It also arrived as a single through Elektra France, under exclusive licence to Warner Music France. So the push behind it was never casual.
For the uninitiated, Fally Ipupa Nsimba was born in Kinshasa on December 14, 1977. Fans call him the Prince of Rumba, and his tenor vocals have carried him from Congolese dance floors to Universal Music France. Albums like Tokooos II and Control built that run.
Production-wise, the arrangement stays gentle. The beat breathes instead of rushing, and DJ Kawest keeps the low end warm under Fally’s phrasing. Nothing gets crowded out. That space is deliberate, because the melody needs room to land softly.
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