This rare cassette from Kenya featuring one of the greatest guitarists, ever. You WILL be dancing (or at least foot-tapping). FREE SHIPPING in the U.S.A. (international order will incur eBay surcharge).
From Wikipedia:François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese singer, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader, and cultural revolutionary. He was a central figure in 20th-century Congolese and African music, principally as the bandleader for over 20 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and influential African band of its time and arguably of all time. He is referred to as Franco Luambo or simply Franco. Known for his mastery of Congolese 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 fandom. AllMusic described him as perhaps the "big man in African music". His extensive musical repertoire was a social commentary on love, interpersonal relationships, marriage, decorum, politics, rivalries, mysticism, and commercialism. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him at number 71 on its list of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.
Franco co-founded OK Jazz in 1956, which emerged as a defining force in Congolese and African popular music. As the lead guitarist, Franco developed a distinctive style characterized by polyrhythmic sophistication and intricate multi-string plucking, laying the foundation for what became known as the "OK Jazz School". His innovative approach to the sebene, the instrumental section of Congolese rumba, placed it at the song's climax and infused it with a syncopated thumb-and-forefinger plucking technique, revolutionizing the genre. This style became central to the band's sound and was deeply rooted in rumba odemba, a rhythmic and melodic tradition emanating from the Mongo people of Mbandaka.
A1 Boma Ngai, Ngai Na Boma Yo
Written-By – Franco, Madilu System
A2 Kuna Okeyi Obongisa
Written-By – Franco, Gerry
A3 Yuna Okeyi
A4 Obongisa
B1 Eperdement
Written-By – Kiwakana, Franco
B2 Masikini
Written-By – Djompoy, Franco
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