Franco TPOK - Kinshasa Mboka Ya Makambo

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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: April 12, 2007 at 1:57 am
Author: rahndi

Length: 00:08:54
Rating: 4.90
Views: 103664

Tags: Franco TPOK

Video Comments:
vlovesr17 (October 13, 2008 at 6:27 pm)
franco the best off congo
mbulamatadi (October 2, 2008 at 11:36 pm)
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 (September 19, 2008 at 8:55 pm)
can someone upload pierre moutuari
2008cleopatra (September 19, 2008 at 7:14 am)
My boyfriend in Kenya loved Franco. It made him very romantic when listening to slow Franco. Franco was the MAN!!!!
africadrc (September 6, 2008 at 1:52 am)
un de legende que nous avons perdu
Elnjoy (August 24, 2008 at 12:41 pm)
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 Makiadi
alias Franco de mi amor.....Rest on peace master....
54spiritedwill54 (July 22, 2008 at 10:23 pm)
This is genius. Listen to that..... It speaks to the soul.
muvua07 (August 6, 2008 at 8:04 am)
koffi, zaiko pliz listen
sergekwamba (July 19, 2008 at 8:16 pm)
eza kitoko trop
zoutezee (July 5, 2008 at 5:42 am)
Merci pour Franco á YouTube. Thanks.