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| 1. AZDA |
| 2. Mambu ma miondo |
| 3. Mabele |
| 4. Kinsiona |
| 5. Alimatou |
| 6. Chérie Bondowe 2 |
| 7. Liberté |
| 8. Lisolo ya Adamo na Nzambe |
| 9. Nalingaka yo te |
| 10. Bolingo ya bougie |
| 11. Ku Kisantu kikwenda ko |
| 12. Tozonga na nganga wana |
| 13. Annie ngai nalinga |
| 14. Marie naboyi |
| 15. Boma l'heure |
| 16. Nzube oleka te |
| 17. Likambo ya ngana |
| 18. Infidelité Mado CD2: |
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Finally it seems that this artist - perhaps the most important and genuinely popular African musician of the last half century - is getting the treatment he deserves. The tracks here are all arranged chronologically, starting with his first ever session in 1953 and ending (this Vol. anyway) with a powerfully poignant track from 1980. But the whole thing flows, it's not musicological or academic, and everything just kind of hangs together in a way that makes sense for ears, the mind, the body and all the other parts that music can reach. Plus you get really great little book with some photos and words that nail it down and give you the context. This is what CD compilations SHOULD be like. And there's a Vol. 2 on the way? Too good!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Franco is along with Fela perhaps the greatest African music star of the last 50 years. And this, along with Volume 2 is a lovingly put together compilation that combines great music with extensive notes on the man and his band as well as the politics that surrounded it.
Franco developed a way of meandering a little at the beginning of his tracks with routine African musical workouts, which would then, after about two minutes explode into the most wonderful grooves. For me 'Lisolo Ya Adamo Na Nzambe' is a terrific example of that style and a personal favourite. The final track 'Nalingaka Yo Te' is an almost trance-like piece which unexpectedly flowers at the end with some rare swirling keyboard sounds and chopped guitar from the great man just as you think it's going to carry on as it has been, ad continuum. Perhaps that track demonstrates best the way Franco can throw surprises into his music when you least expect them.
Volume 2 features his most famous piece 'Mario' but it's unfair to single anything out. There isn't a weak track anywhere to be found.
Franco developed a way of meandering a little at the beginning of his tracks with routine African musical workouts, which would then, after about two minutes explode into the most wonderful grooves. For me 'Lisolo Ya Adamo Na Nzambe' is a terrific example of that style and a personal favourite. The final track 'Nalingaka Yo Te' is an almost trance-like piece which unexpectedly flowers at the end with some rare swirling keyboard sounds and chopped guitar from the great man just as you think it's going to carry on as it has been, ad continuum. Perhaps that track demonstrates best the way Franco can throw surprises into his music when you least expect them.
Volume 2 features his most famous piece 'Mario' but it's unfair to single anything out. There isn't a weak track anywhere to be found.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Great addition for African/Afro-pop music lovers
31 Dec 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
some of the best music out there in my opinion comes from africa. I'm especially fond of 70's afro-pop - an era when modern tape machines had made it into studios in the cities but before pop music was so watered down and over produced. this retrospective of Franco covers about 30 years of his career and is a great addition to your African music collection. there is a major influence from Cuban sounds so it was a little surprising to hear that, but since it fuses so well with the African side it makes for a great music and fun listening. there's a nice booklet with history, etc. included.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A must-have for African music fans
7 Mar 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is an amazing, luxurious 2-CD collection of classic work from Congolese guitarist and bandleader Francois Luambo Makiadi (better known as Franco) who led the band TPOK Jazz for several decades, starting in the early 1950s. This retrospective spans from Franco's first recording session in 1953, through the funky, hypnotic grooves of the 1970s and early '80s -- all of it amazing, lovely music. If you want to explore classic African guitar pop, you could start here and be off to a great beginning. Highly recommended! (DJ Joe Sixpack, Slipcue Guide To World Music)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
absolutely splendid
5 Dec 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a great fan of Tabu Ley Rochereau's music, and Franco is frequently mentioned in this context. This retrospective was really my first exposure to Franco, and I must say it's an absolutely splendid collection. The sound is similar to Tabu Ley's gently lilting rhythms and the etheric guitars and propulsive percussion. Franco is a particularly great guitarist, though, and the music has a kind of psychedelic quality to it that took me completely by surprise.
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