A tribute to africas music giant, franco luambo makiadi. Band leader franco became a national hero with his intricate, dancing guitar style utterly different to that of any western axeman and epic. Francophonic by franco, le tp ok jazz on amazon music. Pitchfork an astonishingly good doublecd retrospective of congolese bandleader and guitarist franco, whose band le tpok jazz was one of the true juggernauts of african music. Simaro recently returned to kinshasa from a tour of europe without most of the band members amid speculations that there was a rift within the group. He is referred to as franco luambo or simply franco. Ok jazz, later renamed tpok jazz short for tout puissant orchestre kinshasa, allpowerful kinshasa orchestra, was a congolese rumba band from the democratic republic of the congo established in 1956 and fronted by franco. Listen to francotone soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create toronto. Fans of congolese music will relish this classic from franco with sam mangwana taking lead vocal on some of the songs. Led by influential guitarist and songwriter franco born.
Music, movies, tv shows, and more all come together here. It is a remarkable song, because its the first time franco mentions one of his singers madilu by name in a song. Gerry dialungana solo, franco misolo, gege mangaya rhythm, mpudi decca bass, dessoin on percussion, ntoya on drumkit. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. From the lp chez fabrice a bruxelles are these two songs freins a mains handbrake and non, a long complaint of franco about the behaviour of women chasing married men. Stream tracks and playlists from francotone on your desktop or mobile device. You can also download macos catalina for an allnew. Will make a nice contribution to your franco and congolese collection. Listen to your favorite songs from francophonic by franco, le tp ok jazz now. Stream tracks and playlists from jeh franco on your desktop or. Listen to songs by franco tp ok jazz on myspace, stream free online music by franco tp ok jazz. Visit the itunes store on ios to buy and download your favorite songs, tv shows, movies, and podcasts. Also for sale as digital download at emusic amazon uk amazon us itunes uk itunes us. Download itunes for mac or pc and discover a world of endless entertainment.
Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Franco luambo in kisumu, kimpa kisangameni, ida, celio. I have read the most funny story, recorded in kinshasa in 1973, the song a. Francois luambo makiadi, tpok jazz helped to lay the foundation for the congolese sound. The congolese guitarist, singer, bandleader and composer francois luambo makiadimost commonly known as franco but with a raft of other nicknames including the grand master and the sorcerer of the guitarhad by the time of his death in 1989 dominated the elegant but gutsy genre of. According to graeme ewens in congo colossus, the theme of tu vois is a conversation two women, the speaker, who is a divorcee with children, and her friend mamou, a married woman who has accused her of trying to break up her marriage. Tpok jazz, short for tout puissant orchestre kinshasa, literally meaning the allpowerful kinshasa band in french, originally known as ok jazz, was a congolese rumba band, founded by jean serge essous and francois luambo makiadi in the 1950s. Franco tp ok jazzs songs stream online music songs. Cooperation belle mere loboko na litama, tutti, and sandoka. Franco tpok liyanzi ekoti ngai na motema mouzi by rahndi. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Known for his mastery of rumba, he was nicknamed the sorcerer of the guitar for his seemingly effortlessly fluid playing. Even in his darkest moments franco treated moving the crowd as a sweet responsibility.
Then in 1986 the band was hit by yet another defection when josky and dalienst led a group of other ok jazz artistes to defect and form their own band. Wherever tpok jazz staged a concert, the fans demanded his songs. Mario lyrics by franco luambo makiadi and tp ok jazz mario from. Missile, a song by franco, tpok jazz on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Release dj jeh franco dj jeh franco, 29 anos residente em limeira,sp. This update allows you to sync your iphone, ipad, or ipod touch with ios 9 on windows xp and. Tokabola sentiment by josky and tpok jazz lyrics and. Known for his mastery of african rumba, he was nicknamed. Download franco franco songs, singles and albums on mp3. Francos family still controls the tp ok jazz label and the equipment and recent reports indicate that they do occasionally hire them out to other musicians. It is almost 20 years since the death of the congo colossus, franco luambo makiadi, a bandleader whose 40piece orchestra was among the greatest the continent of africa has known. He is widely referred to as franco luambo or, simply, franco. For those who have yet to learn the joys of african music this is a fine begining. Franco tpok jazz fc 105 telechargement mp3 musique.
The voice behind the hilarious phone call is decca. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. A profile, history, biography of franco, africas greatest ever musician as well as information about his great band tpok jazz franco luambo makiadi and tp ok jazz homepage. Tpok jazz is in great shape in 1983 and playing with a full, matured sound. The excellence of 80s tpok jazz also had a lot to do with the bands shift, a few years earlier, from 45s to lps. Francotone franco music free listening on soundcloud. Indeed madilu was now the most popular member of the band. Combining cubas son and rhumba tradition with central african influences, the group provided some of the best dance music to come out of africa in the 1960s, 70s, and early 80s. The chicago reader a treasure chest from the congo. After some time it spread across africa and europe.
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