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Francois Luambo Makiadi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Francois Luambo Makiadi (6 July 1938 - 12 October 1989) was a major figure in twentieth century Congolese music, and African music in general. As a founder of the seminal group OK Jazz, he is counted as one of the originators of the modern Congolese sound. 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). 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)

CAMA -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) 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)

Wakilisha > People - Representing Urban Kenya Worldwide The people of Zaire were now required to abandon European names and adopt African ones.Franco became L'Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi.He then set upon a recruitment drive that resulted in several talented musicians joining the band. Meanwhile franco kept everyone in the dark about the nature of his illness, claiming that doctors had been unable to diagnose his illness. He re-converted back to catholiscim from Islam and was once again baptised Francois Luambo Makiadi. www.wakilisha.com /peeps/franco   (2058 words)

The Lifestyle Magazine Though the former colonial masters, the Belgians, are credited with introducing music in schools and encouraging the people to excel at it, the Congolese have a rich traditional music heritage. One of the leading exponents of Congolese music, Luambo Luanzo Makiadi, popularly known as Franco, excelled at a fusion of traditional beats, the Salsa, and other Latin American influences. Dewayon, Bokelo's elder brother is reputed to have trained and inspired Franco (Luambo Makiadi), whose full names were L'okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi, to play the guitar. www.nationaudio.com /News/DailyNation/Supplements/lifestyle/03032002/story7.htm   (757 words)

Franco Melodi I am a die-hard fun of the late Maestro Franco Luambo Makiadi -- His and the TPOK Jazz Band's historical background fascinates me. Those of you who love Congolese music, and in particular the late "le Grande Maitre's" melody, I say "let us keep Luambo's memory alive by enjoying his music. Two good websites give a list of the records that the maestro released. The Audio files of the Music of le Grande Maitre Franco Luambo Makiadi are here for historical reasons only and are not for commercial purposes. www.nzibo.com /melody.html   (117 words)

village voice > music > François Luambo Makiadi, the James Brown of Africa by Robert Christgau The best shorthand for the many-named hero christened François Luambo Makiadi and known as Franco is to coin a cliché and call him the James Brown of Africa. As individual artists the two had different strengths: Brown made his name as a vocalist before his genius as a dancer swept his singing before it, while Franco was a groundbreaking guitarist famed and feared for his lyrics. We always think of him as the embodiment of a seismic musical tendency, and he was. www.villagevoice.com /music/0127,christgau,26085,22.html   (2010 words)

CRITICS' CHOICES; Jazz/Pop - New York Times From Zaire comes the most popular music on the African continent - a rolling, lilting update of the 1940's Cuban rhumba, laced with Zairian percussion, lyrics in African languages and quicksilver guitar lines that shimmer and twinkle somewhere between rhythm and melody. One of the most popular musicians in Zaire, and in all of Africa, is the guitarist L'Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi, who calls himself Franco. For nearly 30 years, he has led the band T. Jazz (Tout Puissant, or All-Powerful, O.K. Jazz), which now numbers 16 singers, guitarists, drummers, conga drummers and horn players plus six dancers. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9403E3D91E38F93BA15757C0A963948260   (279 words)

Sunday Times Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) This weekend marks 16 years since the death of the great grand master of rhumba music, Luambo Luanzo Makiadi L’Okanga Pene Kikumbi, or better known as Franco. Many clubs countrywide are set to outdo each other in spinning the hundreds of releases that Franco made. Franco became L’Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi. www.timesnews.co.ke /17oct05/magazine/magazine7.html   (1678 words)

The City Paper - Smart, Fast, Free   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Therefore, it isn’t a surprise that some of the best work by great international performers doesn’t find its way into stateside record stores except by costly import. 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. Cameroon saxophonist Manu Dibango has enjoyed occasional big hits in America but is far more revered overseas, while Franco did his entire recording for African or European companies. www.nashvillecitypaper.com /index.cfm?section=12&screen=newsprint&news_id=4425   (1034 words)

Riding the current (Seattle Weekly) This area, the southern half of which was known from 1971 to 1997 as Zaire, has nurtured perhaps the best-known concentration of popular musicians on the continent. The 1950s and '60s saw the rise of enormously popular singers such as Pamelo Mounk'a, Tabu Ley Rochereau, and, most importantly, Franco Luambo Makiadi and his band O.K. Jazz. These musicians worked in a style that is often, if misleadingly, known as "soukous," a groove-heavy Congolese variant popular in the early '80s. www.seattleweekly.com /arts/0021/arts-matos.php   (790 words)

CoastExpress While growing up in a small village in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ekwaki Mayombo adored popular musicians of his time. The names of Bozi Boziana, Franco Luambo Makiadi, Pepe Kalle, Aurlus Mabele and Papa Wemba featured in his list of the most inspiring musicians. At the tender age of 10 he would listen, sing and dance to their music hours on end. www.nationmedia.com /coastexpress/03122004/Relax/Relax12.htm   (731 words)

Favourite guitar tones - Muse's Muse Songwriting Message Board He also is one of the finest English songwriters ever and is cruelly underrated. Francois Luambo Makiadi (Franco) - one of the greatest African musicians. His guitar sound defined the Congolese rumba style and his trademark sound is still heard throughout African music. www.musesmuse.com /forums/index.php?s=7dec71634845c7fbd50f308f26e21f83&showtopic=24917&view=getlastpost   (825 words)

lingala   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) The ever best selling and world's famous lingala artist the late Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi died in October, 1989, after a long illness in Paris, France. Franco with his TP OK Jazz Band had handsome songs to offer to his fanatic funs. Koffi, Alianne (wife), and their adorable son Junior have a good time at the south coast beach. astro.temple.edu /~gowitti/lingala.html   (119 words)

Tabu Ley Rochereau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Joseph Kabassele (aka "Grand Kalle") is considered has the father of the modern Congolese music for creating the first modern band l'African Jazz in 1953 in Leopoldville, now Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. Around 1956, Franco Luambo Makiadi, the other giant of the Congolese music, together with his friends, also created OK Jazz to stop the then monopoly enjoyed by African Jazz. OK Jazz brought an alternative musique called "traditional" to the "moderne" style already imposed by African Jazz. www.zaikolangalanga.com /EngTabuLey.htm   (288 words)

miaminewtimes.com | Music | Franco Franco Luambo Makiadi, better known as Franco, was the most influential musician in the history of African pop music. But he doesn't have a single American-label record in print. But the amplified passages first heard here point toward the beautiful noise that would soon rock an entire continent. www.miaminewtimes.com /Issues/2000-03-16/music/rotations.html   (470 words)

Windows to the Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) While growing up in the Congo, he listened to classic rumba singers, such as Franco Luambo Makiadi (Franco) and Tabu Ley Rocheareu. At the young age of seven, he started singing with the local church choir of his hometown. Queens Council on the Arts, Windows to the Arts, Copyright 2004, Last Updated: April 3, 2004. www.queenscouncilarts.org /windows/pages/sukali.html   (123 words)

Franco Luambo Makiadi's Music Fans | Mashada Forums Once upon a time in the history of African music, there lived one man who sang his heart out. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm talking about Le grand Maitr'e La D'ju Pene Luambo Luanzo Franco Makiadi (may he RIP). I'm trying to shop around for his music, or at least get some soft copies for personal use. www.mashada.com /forums/index/show_topic/54/3398/index.php   (212 words)

POP VIEW; The Influential and Joyous Legacy of Zaire's Franco - New York Times POP VIEW; The Influential and Joyous Legacy of Zaire's Franco LEAD: The nation of Zaire went into mourning, by presidential decree, for four days after the death on Oct. 12 of L'Okanga La Ndju Pene Luambo Makiadi, the Zairian bandleader and guitarist more simply known as Franco, who died at the age of 51. During the mourning period, Franco's music was heard continuously on the radio - probably without much repetition, since he had recorded at least 100 albums since 1956, when he helped to start O. Jazz, one of Africa's most influential bands. query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6D9153BF93AA15753C1A96F948260   (617 words)

Gods of Music - REVIEWS SIMILAR: LUAMBO LUANZO MAKIADI,BURNING SPEAR, BOB MARLEY, LINTON KWESI JO All the way from frosty Norway comes Ras Nas and his reggae talent to melt even the snowiest winter evening. Until we can determine the best way to update our database, we invite you to use the following link to do a Google search for the artist and song www.godsofmusic.com /?rID=2040   (258 words)

Lynn Larrow's African Music Reviews Godfather Of African Rumba and Soukous Franco Luambo Makiadi and OK Jazz Franco and OK Jazz make great music for about 30 years from the mid- 50's to 1989 when Franco Luambo Makiadi died. I can't understand why it is so damn hard to find CDs in the U.S.A. from this great artist and icon of African music. www.internetweekly.org /llarrow/out_of_africa.html   (2379 words)

Kenyanmarket Use keywords to find the product you are looking for. Franco Luambo Makiadi with TPOK Jazz presents the hit IDA, Listen and download now. Notify me of updates to Franco Luambo IDA www.kenyanmarket.com /catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=128   (53 words)

African Music Reviews -- Letter "F", Page 1 (DJ Joe Sixpack's Guide To World Music) The earliest work of one of Africa's great pop great pioneers. In the late 1950s, Congolese guitarist Franco Luambo Makiadi (usually just known as Franco) opened African music up to the hypnotic, shimmering style of intricate, echo-y electric guitar work which later became dominant in the music of so many African countries. Artists as diverse as Tabuley Rochereau and King Sunny Ade all owe a debt to Franco's experimental early work. www.slipcue.com /music/international/africa/aa_albums/F_01.html   (407 words)

CAMEROON-INFO.NET :: View topic - Document De La Vie Et La Mort De Franco Luambo Makiadi CAMEROON-INFO.NET :: View topic - Document De La Vie Et La Mort De Franco Luambo Makiadi Document De La Vie Et La Mort De Franco Luambo Makiadi Posted: 18 May 2005 12:39 Post subject: Document De La Vie Et La Mort De Franco Luambo Makiadi www.cameroon-info.net /cmForumNG/viewtopic.php?t=11472   (133 words)

VH1.com : Franco Luambo Makiadi : Albums - Urge Music Downloads   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) VH1.com : Franco Luambo Makiadi : Albums - Urge Music Downloads Add a link to your "Franco Luambo Makiadi" fan site on VH1.com! E-commerce on this website is brought to you by MTVN Direct Inc. www.vh1.com /artists/az/makiadi_franco_luambo/albums.jhtml   (69 words)

Harun Otieno - Graduates.com - Reuniting School Friends Around the World. -- alumni classmates reunion high school ... Currently training to mend "broken hearts" in Western Pennsylvania. Koffi Olomide (okay okay Franco Luambo Makiadi Fela I'm old skool) This person has not yet added anyone to their friends list. www.graduates.com /vg.asp?i=2485424   (87 words)

Gracenote: Albums - Le Grand Maître Franco Interpelle La Société Dans Attention Na Sida-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) Franco Luambo Makiadi / Le Grand Maître Franco Interpelle La Société Dans Attention Na Sida- Buy and Sell Franco Luambo Makiadi discs at SecondSpin Buy Franco Luambo Makiadi CDs New at Amazon.com www.gracenote.com /music/album.html/genunclassifiable/aecb2f274e6382ca02360a103750c867.html   (46 words)

Franco DVD Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz - Franco Immortel DVD Video Franco DVD Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi and TP OK Jazz - Franco Immortel DVD Video Price: US$24.99 = > Check Special Sale of the Month Copyright © 1996 - 2004 All Rights Reserved www.africanmusica.com /dvd/855.htm   (41 words)

Amazon.ca: Omona Wapi: Music: Franco & Rochereau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31) To hear a song sample, click on the "Listen One of the more memorable and least anticipated collaborations in Congolese music, this early-1980s production joins Falstaffian guitar legend Franco Luambo Makiadi (1938-89) with Tabu Ley Rochereau (1940-), the famed band leader and soukous pioneer. 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. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000000DVW   (494 words)

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