Credits:

Franco & Ok Jazz

Description:

The African artist who stands out from the rest in terms of presence and number of releases is undoubtedly Franco (1938-89), a musician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 1956, when he was only 17 years old, he took up the electric guitar, which was the latest instrument at the time, and started his own orchestra to create new music, creating the prototype of Congolese popular music, "rumba congolaise," which is mellow yet sparkling, and for the next 30 years he was active at the forefront. This reissued compilation of 30 tracks of Franco's valuable recordings from 1957 to 1962, the period when the music was at its height of its first flowering. The sparkling sound of this album is the true essence of Franco's music, which is a mixture of the unique freshness and tension that only newly born music can have. The obi with Japanese explanation is attached to the product. Japanese explanation is not enclosed.

Tracklisting:

CD1
1. LIWA YA WECK
2. NA LIKUANGA NA SELI
3. MOLEMA YA FA FA
4. AMIDA MUZIKI YA OK
5. BOMBOKO JUSTIN
6. ISAAC OMBELE
7. FLORELLE MODELE
8. MPATA EZANGI MOKENGELI
9. ONA RENSEIGNMENT NA BANA OK
10. BA KALANGA BALINGI LOYO KANA
11. MBOKA NINI OKENDE
12. NANI AKUNSIMDILA MUANA
13. YAMBA LEO
14. MIBEKO YA MAMA
15. SABINA EL KWAMY

CD2
1. MOTEMA YA LOKOSO
2. OYANGANI NGAI
3. OLEKA TUKOMANE
4. MALAMBO ZELA
5. MAMI MAJOS
6. OK JAZZ MAKILA MABE
7. BABOMI MBOKA
8. OYE. OYE. OYE
9. TOMESANI ZONGA COCO
10. TOKEYI KOBINA CALIPSO
11. KENGE OKEYI ELAKA TE
12. NAKOLELA MAMA AZONGA
13. AYA LA'MODE
14. NAKE BALA OYO MOTEMA ALINGI
15. NOBOYI LIBABA BAMBANDO