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FRANCO is a rock band from the Philippines with front man Franco Reyes, Paul Cañada on guitar, Dave Delfin on bass and Victor Guison on drums.
- Buwi Meneses
Buhawi "Buwi" Francia Meneses (born June 4, 1976) is a...
- Franco Luambo
François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October...
- Buwi Meneses
OK Jazz, later renamed TPOK Jazz (short for Tout Puissant Orchestre Kinois de Jazz), was a Congolese rumba band from the Democratic Republic of the Congo established in 1956 and fronted by Franco. The group disbanded in 1993, but reformed in 1996.
François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese musician. He was a major figure in 20th-century Congolese music, and African music in general, principally as the leader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and significant African band of its time and arguably of all time.
Feb 12, 2010 · The African guitarist, singer and bandleader known as Franco was the first modern international pop-music superstar in the continent, a sensation not only in his native Republic of the Congo, but...
Oct 11, 2016 · Music historian Gary Stewart notes in his appreciation: Franco, known as the Grand Maître (grand master), was “one of the pioneers of modern Congo music…he recorded more than 150 albums and an uncountable number of singles.
Originator of the modern Congolese sound, Franco revolutionized modern African music, releasing hundreds of records, training hundreds of musicians and achieving African super-star status. Known for his mastery of Rumba, he was nicknamed "Le Grand Maître" and the "Sorcerer of the Guitar" for his seemingly effortlessly fluid playing.
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In the 1950's, confident in his abilities, Franco assumed responsibility in the Tout Puissant OK JAZZ, the all powerful OK JAZZ, band as the leader. But it is until the seventies when the...
