In 1958, after O.K. Jazz returned to Leopoldville after a year in Brazzaville, Franco was arrested and jailed for a "motoring offence. Letters Give Central Intelligence Agency Torture T... Broad Support Strengthens American Axle Strike. His own death, the following year, fuelled rumors that he had himself died from AIDS-related complications, although these were never substantiated. [3] He reportedly fathered eighteen children (seventeen of them girls) with fourteen women. [4]:54 Franco released at least three records in 1953 with Watam on Loningisa, on which he was credited as Lwambo François. I will certainly appreciate. Upon his death, President Mobutu declared four days of national mourning in Zaire. [4]:52, In 1955, Franco was among a loose group of Leopoldville musicians that began working together under the auspices of the Loningisa studio; the group was known as Bana Loningisa (children of Loningisa). 1. The range of estimates suggest both the size of, and the uncertainties about, his output. This was recorded after Franco's death in tribute to the great master. [1], Born July 6, 1938 in his mother's hometown of Sona-Bata [fr] in what was then the Belgian Congo, he grew up in the capital city, Léopoldville (now Kinshasa). Musical style, critical evaluations, and significance, Music of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, "The Death of Simaro Lutumba Closes a Chapter of Congolese Music", "The mixed legacy of DRC musician Franco", "Spotlight on Congolese Superstar Franco", "Jazz Safari features Congo's Music Legend Franco and His Challenge to Society: Beware of AIDS", "The Return of the Rumba. A few weeks later, needing a name for a contract, the band used OK Jazz, from the place it had begun (it has also been said that O.K. 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It is perhaps the best OK Jazz recording done without him. Related artists: Franco simone, Franco de vita, English dogs, English rose, By oriflame, By-sexual, By the mamas & the papas, By the way Jazz tribute albums and compilations issued after Franco's death (Ewens noted about this number that "it falls short of the 150 albums which Franco claimed back in the mid-1980s, but no doubt some of those were collections of singles for the African market"). Ask... Detroit Campaign Against Foreclosures and Eviction... Iraq War Bulletin: Clashes Intensify in Baghdad; A... Paraguay Elections Bulletin: Former Bishop Fernand... Update on the Condition of Aaron Ibn Pori Pitts. Jazz – L'Animation Non Stop (LP), Le Grand Maitre Franco* - Baniel - Nana et le T.P.O.K. He converted back to Catholicism and was again baptized François Luambo Makiadi. [14] Other statements include: "he released roughly 150 albums and three thousand songs, of which Franco himself wrote about one thousand;"[15] "Franco’s prolific output amounted to T.P.O.K releasing two songs a week over his nearly 40-year career, which ultimately comprised a catalogue of some 1000 songs;"[16] "With his band OK Jazz he released at least 400 singles (more than half later compiled onto LP or CD) . Oct 12 Franco [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 Oct 12 Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky & His Friends, Bullwinkle), dies of kidney cancer at 69 Oct 12 Carmen Cavallaro, American actor and pianist (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe), dies … In 1988, Franco released a dire musical warning to his fans to avoid contracting AIDS. The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal: An Interview With ... CLR James on the National Question: "The Talented ... Cedella Booker, Mother of Reggae Legend Bob Marley... Zimbabwe News Bulletin: Recount to Go Ahead, Says ... Kenyan Leaders Reach Agreement on Coalition Cabinet. Jazz). Jazz* –, Franco Et Le T.P.O.K. He was a major figure in 20th-century Congolese music, and African music in general, principally as the leader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and significant African band of its time. "[6]:188 His guitar technique was so influential that by the end of the 1950s and for years afterward, Congolese guitarists were divided into two camps, one led by Franco and the other led by Docteur Nico of Joseph Kabasele's African Jazz. 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Listen to TPOK Jazz Orchestra Recording of Layile, The Classic Sounds of TPOK Jazz Band With Ida, TPOK Jazz Band Song Called Je m'en fou de ton passe, TPOK Jazz Recording Nzete Esololaka Na Moto Te, Listen to the Live Version of TPOK Jazz Band Performing Amour Viola, Watch a Television Appearance of TPOK Jazz Orchestra Performing Bolingo Ya Moite Moite, Classic Sounds of the TPOK Jazz Orchestra Doing Course au Pouvoir, Listen to the Guitar Player on TPOK Jazz Band's Massi, TPOK Jazz Band Playing Lisolo Ya Adamo Na Nzambe, Check Out the TPOK Jazz Band Playing Tata Na Bebe, Listen to the Classic Sounds of TPOK Jazz Orchrestra Recording Kamikaze, Listen Carefully to the Franco Recording Melou, Check Out TPOK Jazz Orchestra Classic Lembi, Watch Franco and the TPOK Jazz Band Performing Ebala Ta Zaire in Ivory Coast, Watch a Television Performance of Franco and TPOK Jazz Performing Toyebo Yo, Watch Another TPOK Jazz Band Television Performance Entitled Asumani, Listen to TPOK Jazz Recording C'est Dur la Vie d'une Femme Celibataire, Listen to the TPOK Jazz Orchestra Recording of Cherce Une Maison a Louer Pour Moi, Cheri, Franco and His Orchestra TPOK Jazz Doing Bodutaka, Franco TPOK Jazz Studio Version of Nakobala Mbwa, Part I, Franco TPOK Jazz Orchestra With Nakobala Mbwa, Listen to Josky Kiambukuta With Likambo Na Moto Te, Johnny Bokelo Studio Recording of Sandoka, Listen to Former TPOK Member Simaro Lutumba Recording Coeur Artificiel, View the March 15 Anti-War Demonstration in Detroit, Click on This URL to Read the Works of W.E.B. According to a description, "horns might engage in an upbeat dialogue with the guitar, or set up hypnotic vamps that carried the song forward as on the crest of a wave," while percussion parts are "a cushion supporting the band, rather than a prod to raise the energy level."[20]. Why? Franco was a member for 33 years, from its founding in 1956 until his death in 1989, of TPOK Jazz, which has been called "arguably the most influential African band of the second half of the 20th century,"[21] and he was its co-leader or sole leader for most of that period. All of this was done by a large number of record labels, in a variety of countries in Africa and Europe as well as the United States. Congolese music is world renowned and has an important place in life there. 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"[6]:189 Later the same year, however, President Mobutu decorated him for his musical contributions. 1989 Franco [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 1989 Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky & His Friends, Bullwinkle), dies of kidney cancer at 69 1989 Carmen Cavallaro, American actor and pianist (Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe), dies from prostate cancer at 76 Jazz, Franco was a prolific songwriter; Essous called him a "kind of genius" for having written over a hundred songs in his notebooks at that time. Their stream of music was always rivalled by the more guitar-based sound of Franco Luambo Makiadi and his group OK Jazz, and Rochereau was actively seeking inspiration from outside. In an interview with the defunct Radio Simba, Skassy maintains that Franco’s death was in fact an assassination, the execution of which ranks it with the killing of the likes of Lwanda Magere, Samson and Fumo Liyongo. Sultan Skassy Kasambula, band leader of the Wana Mitwango ya Jiji gives a very glaring picture of Franco the politician. Known for his mastery of African Rumba, he was nicknamed by fans and critics "Sorcerer of the Guitar" and the "Grand Maître of Zairean Music", as well as Franco de Mi Amor by female fans.
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