Thank you all so much for 1000 subscribers! When I started this channel just 5 months ago, I didn’t have the faintest idea or expectation I’d ever reach this incredible milestone. Every single one of you mean the world to me, and I thank you so deeply for subscribing and watching my videos. In celebration of this milestone, I’ve decided to release this; the first ever full recording of the Coronation March of Emperor Bokassa on the internet. I’ve been sitting on this for a few months, after I received a vinyl record of it for my birthday at the beginning of the year, enjoy!
Hahahahaha indeed, Bokassa was an incredibly huge fan of Napoleon. Basically his entire coronation, coronation dress and everything was based on Napoleon’s coronation. He initially also invited the pope to attend the coronation, like Napoleon had, but due to Pope Paul VI’s age and ill health he declined, but did send his formal blessing to the emperor
@@doncseczakosantal7920emperor shōwa refusing to accept an invitation is understandable since it would be the same as showing an active support to a tyrant
@@masterspark9880 It was financed by the French government actually. Everyone claims a different fake number for how much of the GDP was wasted on this - just yesterday I read the Guardian claim it was the entire GDP. Rubbish.
Yeah Bokassa didn’t live a very easy life, which probably contributed to his declining mental state during his rule. His father was murdered when he was young, and he then went on to see practically continual combat service in the French army, fighting for Free France in the African campaigns, the invasion of France in 1944, and then even being part of the French forces to invade Germany in 1945. And after the war he was sent to Vietnam.
Exactly you could even say this coronation is from sadness and colonialism seeing his father die brutally by French fighting for for the French obsessing over the culture etc
Fun Fact: Emperor Hiro Hito And The Last Shah Of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Were Both Invitied To Bokkasa`s Coronation But They Both Refused To Attend The Coronation
Lovely, too bad he was a bit too insane since his reign was otherwise pretty stable. Ironically enough he counts as one of the better leaders of Central Africa from what I have heard (despite all his faults). If he had been a bit more sane and not harshly repress protesters Central Africa might have survived as an empire since it was very much stable when he was in power.
Central Africa Republic, Haiti and France = countries where republican leaders have declared themselfs emperors. I guess you could throw in China with Yuan Shikai though there they hade emperors before the republican leader took power and they had different rules with the Mandate of Heaven
Indeed, his rule is generally remembered fondly and with nostalgia in Central Africa. His growing insanity was what doomed him ultimately. From what I’ve read, the empire seems to have had some actual genuine public support upon its proclamation in 1976, so if he hadn’t just grown more and more mad and had his troops so harshly put down protesting students (protesting a rather stupid law he shouldn’t and didn’t need to make), the empire may still be around today, and would probably be a much better place than today’s war torn republic
I agree. If the empire survived, Jean-Bedel Bokassa would have been able to unify all of central Africa, and not only that, he would have been able to successfully probably have made his country successful.
Merci ça nous rappel tellement de souvenirs😊😊😊... j'avais le disque en vinyl mais la musique est tellement belle que quelqu'un d'égoïste , me l'a " piqué il y'a très longtemps en France .Merci !!! 😊😊😊
ok I'll be honest many criticize but it's a bit the dream of every history nerd to become emperor of his country, not to mention how bokassa had that dream for a long time
I may not be a monarchist, but you have a very interesting content, a very good channel, monarchies are a very interesting part of History ( they helped shape a great deal of it too ). Keep it up !
@@MonarchistMusic That's quite beautiful to hear, if i may give some suggestions ( and yes i am, a little bit, favouring my region 😅 ) like Kuwait, the Ottoman Empire, and if something does exist ( or can be found ) from either the Kingdoms of Syria or Libya. I repeat, a very nice channel with beautiful work 🇱🇧❤️🇳🇴
@@m.a.fayoumi2619 Absolutely! I do have some songs from the Middle East planned, including the anthems of Kuwait, Bahrain, the various ottoman imperial anthems, and the royal anthem of Libya. And of course more if I ever come across more I’ll add them to my list
@@MonarchistMusic are you actually a monarchist? Why do you want to be ruled by a bunch of privileged jobless inbreds who live in palaces for free while you have to work your whole life just to eat and not be homeless?
If he wasn't insane, he could've been a good leader for Central África, yeah sure, spending 1/5 of your nation's entire GDP in your coronation doesnt sound too good, but man, just imagine how much prestige he gained due to this, the Central Africans having an emperor, an strong figure, could maybe make them feel more united and proud of their united nation, not tribalism, but civic nationalism.
If he wasn't insane, he could've been a good leader for Central África, yeah sure, spending 1/5 of your nation's entire GDP in your coronation doesnt sound too good, but man, just imagine how much prestige he gained due to this, the Central Africans having an emperor, an strong figure, could maybe make them feel more united and proud of their united nation, not tribalism, but civic nationalism.
Definitely a peculiar but glorious moment of African history, just wish Bokassa had not gone completely mad at the end, which led to the empire’s overthrow by France
@@juliuscaesar5397well there are the princely states and some hereditary monarchies however most kings are only titular nowadays and mostly are part of either BJP or INC or their own regional party
I pray that one day his son Bokassa II is able to reclaim the throne of the Central African Empire (both of his sons are involved in politics, so it's not impossible)
Ach komm sven,wir haben gegenden in buntland,da wirst dich ganz wie dort fühlen..und es wird noch viel besser kommen,die grünen planen da nen ganz grosses ding"freu"
Was not Boris Beker a diplomat of the Central African republic before he impregnated that russian waitress in London.As he said at the time " the most expensive 5 seconds of my life ".
The coronation was extremely expensive, if I’m not mistaken it cost roughly 20 million US dollars (in 1977) which constituted about 1/5 of the entire Central African budget for the year
No I’m most certainly not deleting your comments don’t worry, they must be getting caught in TH-cam’s spam filter for some reason and auto deleted, has happened a few times to me. I’m happy for any suggestions!
Could you explain some of the main misconceptions the book debunks, which ones are true, and whether there were any potential benefits to Bokassa's reign? I only ever hear negative things about Bokassa, so I'd be interested. I know I should honestly just read the book myself, but I already want to know some parts.
@@Sartricis the book is mostly anti-Bokassa but does well to mention that he had some positive person qualities and also that there were many, many Central Africans who strongly supported him both during and after his reign; and that after his removal by France, the country certainly didn’t fare much better under his successors.
The March is very good yeah. The empire had potential but sadly ended up being a terrible regime, primarily due to how Bokassa just grew more and more insane by the day
Bokassa clumsy ceremony. When he tried to get into a car with his crown and extra long Septer ? Uhhh we did not think this part out very well did we ? 😄😆🤣
Hahahahaa thanks! It varies, but usually at least a few hours, especially if i need to add lyrics etc. I’d say in total, making a video probably takes up to 3-4 hours
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Thank you all so much for 1000 subscribers! When I started this channel just 5 months ago, I didn’t have the faintest idea or expectation I’d ever reach this incredible milestone. Every single one of you mean the world to me, and I thank you so deeply for subscribing and watching my videos. In celebration of this milestone, I’ve decided to release this; the first ever full recording of the Coronation March of Emperor Bokassa on the internet. I’ve been sitting on this for a few months, after I received a vinyl record of it for my birthday at the beginning of the year, enjoy!
Next video should be Thai King or Queen Elizabeth in Australasia Anthem
Is there a way to get it on iTunes in any way?
GIVE YOUR LIFE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
Manga: Napoleon I
Anime: Napoleon III
Netflix adaptation: Bokassa I
@@TheRealJLFilmsTM lol
@@TheRealJLFilmsTM that'll be me
Yo anime is much better than you give credit for
@@justsomeguy1695 At least the anime is a legitmitaley faithful adaptation as both of them are related and rule the same country
@@jarogniewtheconqueror2804 but it doesn't fail though in its ventures
Me: "Can we have emperor Napoleon? "
Mom: "We have an emperor at home"
Emperor at home:
both were megalomaniacal psychopaths who were happy to kill and enslave people. Bokassa just happened to be stupid as well
@@masterspark9880 the enslave part was correct with napoleon, but bokassa took part in cannibalism and murder
Netflix Napoleon
Yea mom I love it
When your Napoleon LARP costs 25% of your nations GDP
Sounds far more cooler than I expected.
Right this sounds epic on huge proportions
He used ⅓ of his country's national budget for this badass tune🎶
@@dijonrayrollan2954 Worth it
Because they are serious
Emperor Bokassa: Crowns himself
Napoleon Bonaparte: Hey! I've seen this one! I've seen this one! It's a classic!
Hahahahaha indeed, Bokassa was an incredibly huge fan of Napoleon. Basically his entire coronation, coronation dress and everything was based on Napoleon’s coronation. He initially also invited the pope to attend the coronation, like Napoleon had, but due to Pope Paul VI’s age and ill health he declined, but did send his formal blessing to the emperor
@@MonarchistMusic Wow! That's very interesting. History is so crazy!
Napoleon the II would agree
wait why there monarchy is a European style monarch and crown.
@@ramonchristoffdelacerna2567 central africa was a french colony
It weirds me that he copied every bit of my coronation...
I mean, he was an incredibly huge Napoleon fan
@@MonarchistMusic just like me lmao
@@dominionofquebec10452 be the emperor of quebec
@@Kolchak_Enjoyer I dont see why not
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Though to be fair you didn’t bankrupt France
You may call yourself a Napoleón fan but you got nothing on this guy
Sounds like something pulled out of my grandma's casette tapes
When Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi turns down the invite to your coronation ceremony something’s definitely up
And Hirohito. And Haile
@@doncseczakosantal7920emperor shōwa refusing to accept an invitation is understandable since it would be the same as showing an active support to a tyrant
Day 106458 of watching this video every day.
I have to admit I like the music of his majesty
like much of all this, the music literally came from France
@@rin_etoware_2989 So what if it did?
This is honestly one of the best coronation marches ever composed. It sounds so victorious and regal.
@@CoffeeSuccubus agreed, this music hits harder than bedrock made by Nokia 3310
@@masterspark9880 It was financed by the French government actually. Everyone claims a different fake number for how much of the GDP was wasted on this - just yesterday I read the Guardian claim it was the entire GDP. Rubbish.
@@OrthoKarterBokassa was also praised in 2010 for being a beacon of stability too
I love memes, África is full of them
May I say, you are quit *Chad* sir
@@galicianknight_viva8001 Gracias Caballero gallego
@@a.gallardo4321 Hablas español?
@@galicianknight_viva8001 me apellido Gallardo, obvio jajaja
Mêmes
This footage is wild lol
Napoleon reenactment in 1970s Africa
I like the Netflix Adaptation
Bokassa was the inspiration behind Eddie Murphy's character in Coming to America.
...yes, but without eating your political enemys for dinner or feeding them to some crocodils....😂
He had an actually sad childhood.
Yeah Bokassa didn’t live a very easy life, which probably contributed to his declining mental state during his rule. His father was murdered when he was young, and he then went on to see practically continual combat service in the French army, fighting for Free France in the African campaigns, the invasion of France in 1944, and then even being part of the French forces to invade Germany in 1945. And after the war he was sent to Vietnam.
@@MonarchistMusic His mother committed suicide after his father's death, leaving him with his 11 siblings
@@pashauzan And he was then sent away to fight the wars of the French..might have played a role in his later insanity
Exactly you could even say this coronation is from sadness and colonialism seeing his father die brutally by French fighting for for the French obsessing over the culture etc
Fun Fact: Emperor Hiro Hito And The Last Shah Of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Were Both Invitied To Bokkasa`s Coronation But They Both Refused To Attend The Coronation
It would have been so epic to see these people in one place
Why did they refuse 😂
@@SoulieNovamusic
Because Bokassa was a loon?
We need a vaporwave version of this
Thanks, Kaiserredux.
Mfw you form the frankish empire from a Central African warlord state
That sounds intimidating.
But it also has kind of a peaceful vibe.
Sounds so catchy tho, can't stop listening hahaha
Ah yes the ultimate Napoleon larper.
Africa the eternal meme
Lovely, too bad he was a bit too insane since his reign was otherwise pretty stable. Ironically enough he counts as one of the better leaders of Central Africa from what I have heard (despite all his faults). If he had been a bit more sane and not harshly repress protesters Central Africa might have survived as an empire since it was very much stable when he was in power.
Central Africa Republic, Haiti and France = countries where republican leaders have declared themselfs emperors. I guess you could throw in China with Yuan Shikai though there they hade emperors before the republican leader took power and they had different rules with the Mandate of Heaven
Indeed, his rule is generally remembered fondly and with nostalgia in Central Africa. His growing insanity was what doomed him ultimately. From what I’ve read, the empire seems to have had some actual genuine public support upon its proclamation in 1976, so if he hadn’t just grown more and more mad and had his troops so harshly put down protesting students (protesting a rather stupid law he shouldn’t and didn’t need to make), the empire may still be around today, and would probably be a much better place than today’s war torn republic
To be fair, it was the loss of French support & their contribution that lead to the successful coup in Operations Caban and Barracuda.
I agree. If the empire survived, Jean-Bedel Bokassa would have been able to unify all of central Africa, and not only that, he would have been able to successfully probably have made his country successful.
yeah except for the all the child murder he was excellent
1:04 *me and the boys on our way to help the emperor shitpost the entire international community*
Imagine spending 1/5th of your nation's GDP in your coronation
Hella based.
Based
Based
Based
Wasn’t it like 1/3rd?
Merci ça nous rappel tellement de souvenirs😊😊😊... j'avais le disque en vinyl mais la musique est tellement belle que quelqu'un d'égoïste , me l'a " piqué il y'a très longtemps en France .Merci !!! 😊😊😊
One thing has to be said: He was the real OG, the real 'Gangsta' with bling bling :-)
The glittering bling
Magnifique hymne pour un grand moment d emotio.
Cuándo me siento en la silla del maestro:
Wtf the best African leader of the modern era
01:37 epic moment
İ may need to put this masterpiece as a ringtone.
Greetings from Bulgaria tı Central African republik !
Crazy ass dictator tho
ok I'll be honest many criticize but it's a bit the dream of every history nerd to become emperor of his country, not to mention how bokassa had that dream for a long time
You speak the truth lol
On one side yeah, on the other bro killed thousands, bankrupted his country and made it the laughing stock of the world just to larp as Napoleon
I may not be a monarchist, but you have a very interesting content, a very good channel, monarchies are a very interesting part of History ( they helped shape a great deal of it too ). Keep it up !
Thank you very much, very nice to hear! I have every intention to keep going, I have a very long list of songs I want to upload so
@@MonarchistMusic That's quite beautiful to hear, if i may give some suggestions ( and yes i am, a little bit, favouring my region 😅 ) like Kuwait, the Ottoman Empire, and if something does exist ( or can be found ) from either the Kingdoms of Syria or Libya. I repeat, a very nice channel with beautiful work 🇱🇧❤️🇳🇴
@@m.a.fayoumi2619 Absolutely! I do have some songs from the Middle East planned, including the anthems of Kuwait, Bahrain, the various ottoman imperial anthems, and the royal anthem of Libya. And of course more if I ever come across more I’ll add them to my list
@@MonarchistMusic are you actually a monarchist? Why do you want to be ruled by a bunch of privileged jobless inbreds who live in palaces for free while you have to work your whole life just to eat and not be homeless?
nice👍🇨🇫
Vive l'Empereur!!!
Congratulations for 1000 subscribers, good job and as many as possible!!!
Thank you so much!
When spent a third of GDP on the coronation:
When no speak english:
So hard to believe, that such a seemingly innocent (& down right catchy) tune was associated with a man......like Bokassa
1:33 HE DID THE MOVE
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
This is how you get Napoleon for a budget
*third of a budget
If only he wasn't insane
If he wasn't insane, he could've been a good leader for Central África, yeah sure, spending 1/5 of your nation's entire GDP in your coronation doesnt sound too good, but man, just imagine how much prestige he gained due to this, the Central Africans having an emperor, an strong figure, could maybe make them feel more united and proud of their united nation, not tribalism, but civic nationalism.
He was one of the best leaders of Central africa. He was Ousted out of Jealousy of some Guys and Tribalism of Himself!.
This is fucking awesome.
Long live the emperor but I do wish he had been more Afrocentric
If he wasn't insane, he could've been a good leader for Central África, yeah sure, spending 1/5 of your nation's entire GDP in your coronation doesnt sound too good, but man, just imagine how much prestige he gained due to this, the Central Africans having an emperor, an strong figure, could maybe make them feel more united and proud of their united nation, not tribalism, but civic nationalism.
Epic,this word says it all!
Hello, Please, where did you find the recording of Jean Bédel Bokassa's coronation?
Video clips of the coronation exist rather readily here on TH-cam, though I also found some clips on Vimeo
Very interesting and informative
Vida longa ao imperador Bokassa!
Renio de centroafrica!
@@eduardojesusjorgepascual1781 *Imperio
nah
... How I'd show up to the MET Gala 🤣🤣👑
Estava lendo sobre Bokassa agora
How Netflix sees Napoleon:
Relax liberals it’s called dark humor
Except it real bokassa literally think he napoleon or shitz 💀
When Africa was Africa
Definitely a peculiar but glorious moment of African history, just wish Bokassa had not gone completely mad at the end, which led to the empire’s overthrow by France
@@MonarchistMusic yeah
Fantastique ! Merci beaucoup
I am from India and you should make the anthem of British India too...... personally as a monarchist I would love that.
I wish that India had its own monarchy - not under the British, but under its own, native regime.
@@juliuscaesar5397well there are the princely states and some hereditary monarchies however most kings are only titular nowadays and mostly are part of either BJP or INC or their own regional party
Hail the Emperor!
Thanks for this upload. I find this piece of music really beautiful regardless of how it was used, didn't know Mr. Brice was also a composer.
long live central african empire
When you play so much EU4
The song is pretty good actually
The last man capable of bringing stability to his nation
That is how a Banana Republic Monarchy (self declared by a crazy autocrat) sounds
All hail emperor of Africa!
I pray that one day his son Bokassa II is able to reclaim the throne of the Central African Empire (both of his sons are involved in politics, so it's not impossible)
Congratulations for your national holiday on 1st December Central African Republic from your friends in Germany
Ach komm sven,wir haben gegenden in buntland,da wirst dich ganz wie dort fühlen..und es wird noch viel besser kommen,die grünen planen da nen ganz grosses ding"freu"
Was not Boris Beker a diplomat of the Central African republic before he impregnated that russian waitress in London.As he said at the time " the most expensive 5 seconds of my life ".
npc
The funniest and saddest thing about this is the fact that he doesn't just not look like a king, he looks like a hobo instead.
Actually, he does look like a king. Look up African Kings and he looks the part, even better I would say.
I question, was this worth it?, How much money he has spent on his coronation??
Alot
The coronation was extremely expensive, if I’m not mistaken it cost roughly 20 million US dollars (in 1977) which constituted about 1/5 of the entire Central African budget for the year
Almost the half of gdp of central africa
@@MonarchistMusic 30 million actually, and the french paid for it.
Hey, at least we can now call it CAR instead of CAE
Empire sounds better
Extremely good march
even though he spent lots of money on the coronation, still very based.
Edit: Thanks--Congratulations on your video & I hope to see more.
Oye Bokassa!
No I’m most certainly not deleting your comments don’t worry, they must be getting caught in TH-cam’s spam filter for some reason and auto deleted, has happened a few times to me. I’m happy for any suggestions!
@@MonarchistMusic
It must be the links I've been sending.
May I contact over Reddit? I think you're Lord Dim, right? I might send a message there.
@@MonarchistMusic
Okay, I pm'd you information.
When you discover you are 0.024% african
Anyone who plays kaiserredux will know this song
Ok you got my respect
Just finished reading Titley’s Dark Age and had been looking for the coronation footage and music
This video does it all
Glad to know someone hear still reads!
Could you explain some of the main misconceptions the book debunks, which ones are true, and whether there were any potential benefits to Bokassa's reign? I only ever hear negative things about Bokassa, so I'd be interested.
I know I should honestly just read the book myself, but I already want to know some parts.
@@Sartricis the book is mostly anti-Bokassa but does well to mention that he had some positive person qualities and also that there were many, many Central Africans who strongly supported him both during and after his reign; and that after his removal by France, the country certainly didn’t fare much better under his successors.
@@bigtruefacts69 what were some of the more positive effects of his reign?
Most loled empires in human history.
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who learn it seem to take inspiration from it though
"We wuz kangz n shieeet"
The kangz:
Idk man it's kinda good idk why
The March is very good yeah. The empire had potential but sadly ended up being a terrible regime, primarily due to how Bokassa just grew more and more insane by the day
vive l'empereur Bokassa, l'eternel Napoléon africain
So cool
All hail the Emperor!
Their uniforms don't even fit them. The French designers took big money and gave them crap stuff
I know music pieces related to Louis XIV & Chetniks, if you would like to hear suggestions.
Next National Anthem
Hope be Thailand pictured by King Rama X whereas Australia and New Zealand pictured by Queen Elizabeth
@@pokengu03 Yes
Long live to the Emperor! Viva Cardoso!
Congrats on 1,000 subscribers!
Thank you very much!
We wuz kangz theme song
Da Kang of Kangz
Your video style look exactly like Ex Cathedra, Fascistball IV etc. What a coincidence :-)
Bokassa clumsy ceremony. When he tried to get into a car with his crown and extra long Septer ? Uhhh we did not think this part out very well did we ? 😄😆🤣
Heyo man, where did you find his coronation footage?, I am looking for it but I can find the full thing.
I found my clips on TH-cam, Vimeo, and in the digital archives of the French National Audiovisual Institute
Wow 1k subs already? Congrats!!!
Thank you!
I see you absolutely everywhere ._.
Vive l'Empereur !
Look at me !*
I'm Napoleon now.
A great man!
So wakanda wuz real all alone? They really wiz kangz?
Where I can find the score of that song?
Just found you’re channel now I’m just on a binge watch😅😅 how long does it take u to make these.
Hahahahaa thanks! It varies, but usually at least a few hours, especially if i need to add lyrics etc. I’d say in total, making a video probably takes up to 3-4 hours
Great tune. Does anyone know who composed the music? I searched around but could not find a convincing answer. Thanks a lot.
It says it in the description if that's any help
Superb
Thank you!
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