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	Wakilisha > People - Representing Urban Kenya Worldwide
		Franco was grief stricken to the point that He semi-retired from music for a long period.
		Franco had now grown distant from the running of the band which was torn apart by internal bickering.
		Franco was now too frail to perform on stage let alone withstand gruelling recording sessions which lasted for hours,days and even weeks.
	www.wakilisha.com /peeps/franco (2058 words)

	Francois Luambo Makiadi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Francois Luambo Makiadi was born in the rural village of Sona Bata in the Bas Zaire region of what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then the colony of Belgian Congo).
		Franco claims that OK Jazz produced over 150 albums during the 30 years of its existence, though 84 have been conclusively documented, and the band dominated the Congolese music scene.
		Franco proved to be an astute businessman, forming a recording company to control his own work and nurture new talent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francois_Luambo_Makiadi (967 words)

	OK Jazz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		OK Jazz (later TPOK Jazz, short for Tout Puissant Orchestre Kinshasa) was a Congolese rumba band, founded by Jean Serge Essous and Francois Luambo Makiadi in the 1950s.
		He invited Francois Makiadi to be a regular performer in his night club, exposing the band for the first time to the public.
		François Luambo Makiadi, the James Brown of Africa
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/OK_Jazz (266 words)

	Franco Luambo Makiadi Biography - AOL Music
		Franco began his musical ventures with a homemade guitar, recorded his first single, "Bolingo Na Ngai Beatrice," at the age of 13, and by the age of 15 was a regularly contracted recording artist with the Loningisa Studio's house band.
		Part of Franco's appeal lay in his winning looks and common man accessibility, but as much as this, he was known for his inventive guitar style.
		In 1956, Franco helped form OK Jazz (later TPOK Jazz), a band that was to define Congolese music for decades.
	music.aol.com /artist/franco-luambo-makiadi/182271/biography (273 words)

	Post 10: Franco's Universalism
		Franco's mistake was to push his critique of local conditions in the vernacular to the point of obscenity, for which he was punished; in the trial, his mother was confronted with his material and asked if she thought it was obscene—she did, and Franco and several of his band did time for it.
		The degree to which Franco's politics of language conditions the invocation of universals, of course, is the point—but we must first establish a framework in which the "universal" French has a specific history, and the "local" Lingala addresses subject matter that otherwise may not be spoken, from political opposition to sexuality.
		Franco's universal imperative to defeat AIDS, "Vaincre ce mal qui terrorise l'humanité," is deployed neither against an unreasoning master narrative nor an encompassing form of destruction; rather it is organized in and among embodied knowledges, practices, rhythms into which it must be translated, and which give it value.
	www.english.wayne.edu /fac_pages/ewatten/posts/post10.html (2168 words)

	Saturday Nation on the Web
		Franco's rivalry with some of his contemporaries, such as Tabu Ley Rochereau, served to enhance his musical superiority.
		Franco was also closely associated with Joseph Kabasele (aka Grand Kalle), the innovator of the popular Rhumba Cha Cha Cha dance beat.
		In Kinshasa tonight, Franco's long-serving deputy, TP (Tout Puissant) Lutumba Simaro Massiya, is expected to team up with most of his former associates to stage an anniversary show in tribute to the late Congolese musical giant.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/12102002/News/Sat_Review6.html (898 words)

	Franco (The Leopard Man's African Music Guide)
		Franco played pop music in its purest form, full of life, humour, warmth and of course great dance rhythms.
		Franco's is the principal voice and Josky and Matalanza drive/answer and run the song to hurricane intensity before Franco lets loose with his guitar after 5 minutes.
		Franco's songs are often in two parts - a long stroke with gentle, jazz-like guitar riffs right before he lets loose and allows the rumba energy to go at full throttle, as in "Azda" or "Attention Na SIDA".
	www.leopardmannen.no /f/franco.asp?lang=gb (648 words)

	Franco Franco CD
		Franco was one of the biggest and most influential African musicians of the 20th century.
		Franco had an inimitably fluid but forceful style,and he picked the strings with mesmerising intensity, often playing runs of two notes simultaneously, each an octave apart.
		Franco mixes Lingala and French to reach the widest possible audience, and the palpable sense of urgency in his voice seems like a manifestation of very personal fears.
	www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk /titlev4.php?ALBUM_ID=120&LABEL_ID=2 (1221 words)

	The City Paper - Smart, Fast, Free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		A great example of this trend comes via two essential anthologies featuring guitarist Franco Luambo Makiadi from the country once known as the Belgian Congo, later Zaire and now called the Democratic Republic of Congo.
		Franco named his band Orchestre Kinois Jazz, which he shortened to O.K. Jazz.
		Franco made more than 150 albums, composed more than 1,000 songs, but made only one appearance in America and another in England over his entire career.
	www.nashvillecitypaper.com /index.cfm?section=12&screen=newsprint&news_id=4425 (1034 words)

	Music: Franco Say Relax (Seattle Weekly)
		The 285-pound François Luambo Makiadi—Franco—recorded anywhere between 85 and (at his own count) 150 LPs over 36 years, and his dominance of Congolese music makes chronology not even an option for the compilers.
		Franco bats leadoff, as he must—"Cooperation" is a suitably massive 12-minute exchange of vocals between the man-mountain and Sam Mangwana, and a primer on rumba guitar from the man who invented the style, then hired countless young guns to perfect it.
		By the dawn of the '90s, the music scene would be destroyed— anyone not felled by AIDS (like Franco almost certainly was, regardless of his supporters' continued denials) or bankrupted by piracy had emigrated to Paris and fallen for synthesizers and drum machines.
	www.seattleweekly.com /2006-03-15/music/franco-say-relax.php (673 words)

	Digitalcongo.net 3.0
		12 octobre 1989-12 octobre 2000-10-12 il y a 11 ans mourait Luambo Makiadi alias Franco
		Luambo Makiadi Franco est ce fou de la guitare qui a trôné pendant 32 ans ŕ la tęte d'un empire musical que l'on a appelé OK Jazz.
		Luambo Makiadi c'est aussi la fierté du Congo-Kinshasa, de l'Afrique et du monde noir.
	www.digitalcongo.net /article/21 (1602 words)

	africambiance.com :: View topic - Franco (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Franco’s songs were tailored for everyday people, and, consistently, he closed his career with the soukous-opera Mario (1985) and the 15-minute sermon Attention La Sida (1987).
		Franco was to move his recording base from Kinshasa to Brussels to take advantage of the superior recording facilities in 1979.
		Incidentally it was Mamou which appeared to have moved most of the fans with the lyrics depicting a lively conversation between two women, a divorcee and a married one who accuses the former of trying to break up her marriage.
	www.africambiance.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=835&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= (1447 words)

	The New Yorker: Fact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Even the greatest soukous master of all, Franco Luambo Makiadi, who led O.K. Jazz for thirty-three years, was jailed once, had his songs censored, and several times left for Europe when he felt an official chill.
		Franco was a huge man with a husky voice and a chiming, lacy style on guitar.
		It is said that Mobutu loved Franco's music so much that each time Franco left, the dictator would eventually send word that he would be pardoned if he was willing to come home and perform.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content?021014fa_fact2 (3298 words)

	Omona Wapi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Where Franco fused traditional music with Afro-Cuban rhythms, the prolific Tabu Ley used a variety of international genres (disco, reggae, etc.) to rev up the regional style.
		Rivals during much of their respective careers, Franco and Rochereau combine their talents here for a record that's brimful of Franco's sinuous and rippling guitar lines, Rochereau's sweet high-tenor vocals, solid rolling rhythmic support, sporadic horns, and some of Africa's best backing vocalists.
		Franco's ringing guitar and sweet, high vocals intertwine with Tabu Ley's rich tenor to make music that is rapturously gorgeous.
	www.amarillometro.com /shopping/omona-wapi_B000000DVW.html (360 words)

	CAMA - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the 1956 he founded the group Ok jazz.with the help of Joseph Kabasele (known as the father of CONGO-Rumba music),Ok Jazz became the biggest musical band in Africa during the year 1960.
		Franco Luambo Makiadi was the leader of the well known band called OK JAZZ.Franco was a superb guitar stylist.He was active on the congolese music scene during the colonial repression,throught independance and military regime to democracy.
		Franco has a record of nearly 150 albums and over 1,000 songs.He died in october 1989 and during 4 days the all country cried Franco who remain a monument of the congolese music.
	www.uct.ac.za /cama/CAMA/webcomponents/php/gen_Musician.php?id=943 (133 words)

	village voice > music > Francois Luambo Makiadi, the James Brown of Africa by Robert Christgau
		Franco's family has sued to gain control of his catalog, and Sonodisc, Braun told me, may have halted production until the case is resolved.
		Franco is famous for his shifting corps of vocalists, totaling 37 by Ewens's count.
		Whatever Franco's technical limitations, he remained OK Jazz's primary singer as well as its primary guitarist, if only because no one else was equal to lyrics that aren't just one reason Zaireans loved him, but also speak volumes as an enacted language to attentive listeners who'll never know a word of Lingala.
	www.villagevoice.com /music/0127,christgau,26085,22.html (2057 words)

	Franco & OK Jazz
		Franco had joined Loningisa in 1953 at the age of 15, initially playing with Dewayon and the Watam band.
		Franco became Congo's first true pop star, sponsored to model clothes, endorsing products and enjoying a huge fan club.
		The length of these songs is short compared with today's, because the guitar was being explored by musicians who had not yet mastered the emulation of traditional melodic instruments, likembe, madimba, etc, or transplanted the rhythmic intricacies of melorhythmic instruments, as became practice later between the lead and rhythm guitars.
	www.retroafric.com /html/sl_notes/02xcd_3.html (872 words)

	Benn loxo du taccu » Blog Archive » And a Franco three
		As this is the last day of Franco posts, it’s worth mentioning that Franco, born Luambo Makiadi, sadly died at the age of 51 in 1989.
		Franco and Rochereau - Lisanga Ya Ba Nganga
		Franco has to be one of my all time favorite musicians of any genre and was delighted to find this soulful and pathos-filled track with Mangwana.
	bennloxo.com /archives/2005/01/25/and-a-franco-three (512 words)

	Amazon.ca: Omona Wapi: Music: Franco & Rochereau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Where Franco fused traditional music with Afro-Cuban rhythms, the prolific Tabu Ley used a variety of international genres (disco, reggae, etc.) to rev up the regional style.
		Rivals during much of their respective careers, Franco and Rochereau combine their talents here for a record that's brimful of Franco's sinuous and rippling guitar lines, Rochereau's sweet high-tenor vocals, solid rolling rhythmic support, sporadic horns, and some of Africa's best backing vocalists.
		Franco's ringing guitar and sweet, high vocals intertwine with Tabu Ley's rich tenor to make music that is rapturously gorgeous.
	www.amazon.ca /Omona-Wapi-Franco-Rochereau/dp/B000000DVW (548 words)

	Publieke Omroep: Generieke Mediaplayer
		Op 12 oktober is het tien jaar geleden dat de Congolese orkestleider en gitarist Luambo Makiadi, beter bekend als Franco, in België overleed.
		Hij was niet alleen razend populair in eigen land, en soms invloedrijker dan Mobutu, maar hij was vooral een inspiratiebron voor talloze muzikanten in heel Afrika.
		Stefan Werdekker onderzocht de erfenis van Franco die enkele weken voor zijn dood nog optrad in Amsterdam.
	www.vpro.nl /programma/dewandelendetak/afleveringen/2183106/media/13389306 (90 words)

	Congo Colossus: Life and Legacy of Franco and OK Jazz by Graeme Evans - News From Nowhere Radical & Community ...
		Franco Luambo Makiadi, the Zairean guitarist, composer and band leader, was a truly legendary figure.
		A dynamic guitar stylist, Franco was also a fearless satirist, lavish praise singer and witty social commentator, whose declared mission was to 'provoke, disturb and tell the truth'.
		Congo Colossus tells the remarkable story of Franco's life, from a precocious guitar-playing street kid in Kinshasa to cultural figurehead of one of the largest countries in Africa.
	www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk /books/DisplayBookInfo.php?ISBN=0952365510 (326 words)

	Franco & OK Jazz: Originalite (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The first recording of this legendary band (1956-57): Of all the fabled dance bands in Africa, OK Jazz stand out for the quality of music, the quantity of output and their pan-African influence.
		Led by the legendary guitarist, singer and composer Franco Luambo Makiadi, the band were pre-eminent in Africa for over 30 years, linking the first generation of Congo rumba with the later exuberance of Zairian soukous.
		From their roots as a small collective of hot-shot session players, OK Jazz evolved into a massive organisation and Franco's personal reputation was never equalled.
	www.africmusic.com /AFRICMUSICSTORE/item43.htm (128 words)

	FRANCO 2000
		Where possible I have indicated from which LP or CD it is taken, to enable you to make a choice out of their enormous repertoire that has been released.
		Special attention is given to Franco's guitar solos, as he is considered to be one of the best African guitarists.
		Franco was known to have a fine nose for finding talented young singers and guitarists and he was always the coordinator and organizer in his band
	members.home.nl /okjazz-allstars (680 words)

	Lynn Larrow's African Music Reviews
		Franco and OK Jazz make great music for about 30 years from the mid- 50's to 1989 when Franco Luambo Makiadi died.
		Franco and OK Jazz 'Originalité' This album covers some of the original recordings of OK Jazz in 1956-57.
		Franco's hallmark electric guitar style establishes what will become the standard sound for the Rumba and later on Soukous.
	www.internetweekly.org /llarrow/out_of_africa.html (2379 words)

	SAHARAN VIBE: LWANZO LUAMBO MAKIADI a.k.a FRANCO
		At the age of seven, Franco made his first guitar from a cooking oil tin and used it to entertain at the sidelines of soccer matches.
		Franco has been called the the godfather of African music.
		Franco’s lyrics, in the Lingala language, were full of social, often satirical, commentary.
	saharanvibe.blogspot.com /2007/04/lwanzo-luambo-makiadi-aka-franco.html (483 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Rough Guide to Franco: Africa's Most Legendary Guitarist, Franco, CD
		Finally there is an overview in the West of the great Franco, father of the OK Jazz style, literally the most innovative, diverse, and prolific guitarist in the history of recorded music from the continent of Africa.
		Franco originally hailed from Kinshasa, Zaire (now called the Democratic Republic of Congo), and this set chronicles his major stylistic developments and shifts from 1956 -- the seminal "Merengue" is included here -- to his final single, 1987's "Attention Na Sida" (Beware of AIDS).
		In all, this set reveals that, despite his early death at the age of 51, Franco was without a doubt the dominant force in creating popular music in Africa that bridged all of its styles and genres to offer something truly universal, something truly original, and, above all, something truly mind-blowing.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?z=y&ean=605633107128 (556 words)

	Steve Ntwiga Mugiri » musical link: Daudi Kabaka, Lokassa ya Mbongo & Franco
		And for a change from the normal frantic pace of the tracks that I seem to have been posting of late, here is a ballad from Franco himself.
		Franco Luambo Makiadi & TP OK Jazz - Layile (click on the image of a musical note to get the track).
		I will be posting a couple of Remy tracks soon (when I get my request list ready) but in the meantime, try this link for Remy Ongala tracks that I have posted in the past.
	www.ntwiga.net /blog/?p=213 (783 words)

	After Franco's death
		Because Franco was so much ingrained into the fabric of society, many Zaireans mourned his death more than they would that of a blood relative.
		Following Franco's death, current as well as former TPOK Jazz members teamed up to produce an album in tribute to Franco, titled Hommage A Luambo Makiadi.
		Youlou says that the fact that Franco himself nicknamed him the Prince means that He expected him to carry forward the name of the band.
	www.kenyapage.net /franco/after.html (831 words)

	CONGOLESE MUSIC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		There is not a single African musician who can claim popularity anywhere close to what Franco had.
		It was the kind of music which parents and their children could listen to and enjoy.
		Franco made his professional debut in Dewayon's Watam band at age 12.
	www.congoboston.com /newmusic.htm (247 words)

	The Phat Planet World Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Luambo Makiadi Franco started out playing the locally popular rumba style, adopted from Cuban/African roots into the heart of Africa with powerful, rootsy percussion, solid rhythm section and blasting horns interspersed with some of the sweetest vocalising you’re ever likely to hear.
		When he died in 1989 he left a legacy of hundreds of recordings and a long legal process to determine who owned the manifold copyrights.
		The dust has finally settled on Franco’s bequeathal and we can now enjoy compilations such as this which features tracks from across that rich career.
	thephatplanet.com /music.ihtml?pid=7671&step=4 (132 words)

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