Franco

Franco

Franco

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  • 21
  • December 2024
  • 1 Song

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שתי שקיותE
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21
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El AR
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The PrayerE
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Copy PasteE

Albums

  • El AR

    Nov 2024 • 1 song

  • The Prayer

    Nov 2024 • 1 song

  • Copy Paste

    Oct 2024 • 1 song

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Franco

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There's no doubt that Franco was, in every sense of the word, a big man in African music. Sometimes weighing in at 300 pounds, he also earned his nickname as "The Sorcerer of the Guitar," making it sing like no one before, with effortless, fluid lines. Also an accomplished composer and vocalist, Francois Luambo Makiadi remains a towering figure even in death, probably the greatest the Congo (later Zaire) has ever produced, and as the leader of the long-running O.K. Jazz group, he was one of the fathers of the modern Congolese sound. Born in the rural village of Sona Bata, his ...
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