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Franco TPOK - Kinshasa Mboka Ya Makambo

From Graeme Ewens' "Congo Colossus": "When Franco took the stage he appeared triumphantly alone in the spotlight at the top of some steps wearing a white lace boubou and weighing, as he later told the TV presenter, about 120 kilos. He sang, unaccompanied, a slow talking bolero-blues type song, "Kinshasa Mboka Ya MKambo" (Kinshasa, Town of Problems) in which he spoke directly to the receptive studio audience about his love for and fidelity to Kinshasa, the town of many problems, a town he would always love even though he was accused of deserting it for Europe, where people suspected he made his wealth by running drugs. It was the spectacular entry of a supremely confident star returning to his own people. He had the audience in his grasp as he descended the staircase, speaking out his feelings in a slow and soulful way before calling for the blue Gibson guitar and making that do the talking. Once esconced in the wrap-around sound of the complete TP OK Jazz, Franco played a stunner, lest the people of Kinshasa had forgotten whose town it was."

Channel: Music
Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am
Author: rahndi

Length: 08:54
Rating: 4.90
Views: 105385

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Video Comments

jahnteher (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

Love You, BY GOD'S GRACE, MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE LUAMBO!

vlovesr17 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

franco the best off congo

mbulamatadi (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE! Kinshasa with its rumours and gossips had gave Franco a large plate-form for his music and made him one of the rechest men of DRC when he was alive... So again, what is the problem???

ebony5b (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

can someone upload pierre moutuari

2008cleopatra (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

My boyfriend in Kenya loved Franco. It made him very romantic when listening to slow Franco. Franco was the MAN!!!!

africadrc (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

un de legende que nous avons perdu

Elnjoy (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

The best guitarist of he's generation, listen that bolero swing of Africa, Un des meilleurs de sa génération, j'ai appris lingala à travers la musique de ce génie, son boléro est à vous arrachez le coeur, c'est vrai que la musique adoucit les moeurs..Paix à ton âme grand maître Luambo Makiadialias Franco de mi amor.....Rest on peace master....

muvua07 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

koffi, zaiko pliz listen

54spiritedwill54 (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

This is genius. Listen to that..... It speaks to the soul.

sergekwamba (January 1, 1970 at 12:59 am)

eza kitoko trop