Faces of Africa - Franco: King of Rumba
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- In the 1960s, a vibrant economy in the newly independent Congo meant artists had access to all the latest developments in music technology. Among all the great Congolese musicians that emerged in that era, one stands out as the undisputed king of Rumba: Francois 'Franco' Luambo Makiadi.
"Faces of Africa" investigates the extraordinary man behind the musical legend of the "Sorcerer of the guitar".
I'm an American and went crazy when I heard his music...the beauty and power . Tout puissant . :-)
I can hear their influence in black Americans R&b and gospel development Jazz...It's so ironic.
@@abdulrahmanraheem423 not ironic, makes sense, those that were taken took it with them, they couldn't take away our rhythm no matter where we go!
@@Laura-sg6ss I agree 100%! Flowing thru the our veins! I hear it in Caribbean music, I hear it in Brazilian music, I hear it in Moorrish (Spanish)
music, Mississippi Blues, omg!
@@abdulrahmanraheem423 yep!! And the music made in those places develop in their own new ways and they influence West and Central African music too as time goes by!! It's symbiotic, it's like water, the current flows between the places and takes some beautiful sounds with it!! The music never forgets its people!!! I am very proud to be of African Descent! It's a powerful, joyous feeling!! 🥰❤🖤💚🥰
What a beautiful comment!
The GRAND MASTER 🔥🔥🔥 respect from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪
Respect back from Congo Kinshasa
When he toured Kenya.In Kisumu fans brought down a wall and entered when Franco started singing the first song.
FRANCO = greatest African musician of the 20th centrury. He made Kongo famous worldwide.
Congo not kongo
Lovely documentary about Franco life story + Rumba music. I grew up listening to my Father playing Franco's music in my childhood. 😊🇨🇩x
I started listening to Franco, due to my mother's influence, and today i am more than just a fan, i´m young, but still a big fan. Trying to learn lingala because of his songs🇦🇴
🙏 força
Kitoko
Rhumba is a tribal language we don't want it to become international like english and be spoken by everyone we want to protect our languages, and lingala is not the only language in congo
@@shalbec3232 This literally is a huge soft power to spread one's language all over the world then why wouldn't we want to get our language largely spoken ? It make no sense, I know it belong to bangala people but nowadays lingala is a language which embody the identity of DCR just as Swahili and it can only be good for us if it becomes popular
Franco Luambo is congolese great leader in music
hes amazing!
Yeah
I was born the day he died, i was named after him
That's soo cool and profound. Where are you from and how did you parents discover Franco's music?
Wow! That’s profound!
This is nearly reincarnation 😉
That is so cool!!!!! You must be just as great then 😊😊
que viva franco!
respects from Cartagena,Colombia.
True franco was aking .org rumba
No body will beat franco in king .org rumba
Thank for franco naver gv up
@@yuzzuftumbo200 q
You gave Africa a unique style of Music that defines well our rich culture and diversity that defines us. RIP Legend
Amen.
*Franco was iconic, one of my dad's favourite musicians of all time*
Une legende au vrai sens du titre, pas fabriquée de toutes pièces comme il y a de fabriquée de nos jours. Du même rang avec Rochereau Tabu Ley, grand Kallé, Lutumba Simaro, Emeneya King Kester, papa Wemba, Pepe Kallé,...la liste est courte
Exactement tu as parfaitement raison
Congolese music bands still don't share the earnings equally its clear some things will never change....But what amazing voices Franco, Simaro, Tabuley, Madilu....heaven must be rythmic and soothing
The best africa's music 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
Top class musician from Africa. It is sad that younger generation have to just hear about this great man the continent has ever produced.
merci pour cette domencutare sur franco un icon de la music congolais meme si je suis un congolais j adores sa musique.
Franco all time rhumba specialist.. His songs remind me of my late dad who was his greatest fan.
Good documentary from CCTV, keep it up. Nice to see the son trying to revive TPOK Jazz albeit in low tones, the team underwent serious fragmentation. The dreams are valid, but a hill of a task.
Powerfull country
I agree with you !
A great legend indeed.
I still play your records Big man.
RIP grand master
The king of African music...
Franco a hero for rumba music
Rip big brother
Did you just say that Congolese people took rumba from Cuba and Latin America? Black Cubans are descendants of Congolese people! Also, "rumba" comes from the Kikongo word "kumba", which means belly button. Today, the BaKongo (which used to constitute a kingdom) are an ethnic group spread out across the DRC, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola and I believe Zambia. So, rumba comes from the way BaKongo people used to dance by moving their waists freely (thus the idea of the belly button). And you see that today, with the way Congolese people dance to Congolese rumba, and Cubans dance to their rumba.
I was also shocked when he said that. I was like: "Really?" For a moment thought that I've been lied lol until I saw your message. Turns out I was not wrong. Thank you, Christine!
What is this comment doing at the bottom it needs to be seen by those who might be misled by him
faxxx
What you’re saying is not at all factually valid, Congolese rumba is inspired from this Cuban-son. In the 1930s to 1940s Cuban-Son music was played in Leopoldville on the radio belge station and it got so much widespread popularity in the Congo that local bands in the county tried to emulate it, with early bands like Dr. Nico’s African Fiesta, Grand Kallé African Jazz led by Joseph Kabesele.
@@grandone126 Sure. That's why UNESCO has been proposing to both Congos to officially designate Congolese rumba as part of their cultural heritage, due to the fact that the concept of and culture surrounding rumba originated with baKongo people, right? I'm indifferent to your claim that what I'm saying is not "factually valid". You're free to have your opinion, but it doesn't change what I have learned from listening to historians on news media who have discussed the issue. Additionally, as an undergraduate student, I took an introductory course on pop music in the Caribbean and Latin America. And with regard to every single genre that we discussed in class, the cultural influence of Africans that were brought to the Americas to be enslaved, formed an important part of the development of Caribbean and Latin American musical genres. So, it's not your opinion of what I am saying that is going to make what I know to be any less true, or dissuade me from believing that it is true.
Franco the legend..may he rest in peace.. his songs will live 4ever and shiny
Fiere d'etre congolaise ❤️🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
Legend
Proud of my country 🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩🎶🔥
🇨🇩❤💪🏿
Master of masters...greetings from Latin America
Ahhh Lutumba Simaro Masiya, today you’re no longer with us. Congo in particular and Africa in general has lost a baobab in music. May you keep the ancestors jamming
good job on informing us about our African music and musicians! I have not searched yet but I hope there is one on Fadhili Williams etc...
Rumba is a quite diversified term...... it certainly is the name of a rhythmic style and method, and the name of the dance form. I can't recall where I'd read this new idea but rumba can also be used as the collective term for African and AfroLatino styles---encompassing merengue, salsa, bolero, mambo, son, etc. Fine with me.... :)
One reason I appreciate this collective term is that many songs generally called salsa actually may start with a bolero, then main part of song is another style at same tempo, etc.
Regardless of labels, it's all the best in the world :)
This is a world hero..love from kenya
MAITRE FRANCO LUAMBO MAKIADI YORGO YA FWALA C'ETAIS MON PRÉFÈRE JUSQU'AU AUJOURD'HUI
best music youths engage in this
Such a lovely documentary. Well done!
I always feel in sync with people of the Congo though I am Kenyan, this was Bantu homeland.
@Meg megie yes they are me
Bantus are linked.
You say that cuz of music or cuz or culture?
Music is culture especially for Africans. I'm also Bantu by the way
Wow. My father LOVES Franco. WOW.
One of African challenges is the passing of talents to the next generation.
At 15:48 the commentator says Lingala is a dialect and French is a language! Fellow Africans never cease to amaze me with their inferiority complex!!!
I know, this inferiority complex is also present among the indigenous people of Latin America in which I hear them refer to their natives languages as dialects. It is sad that we still have to deal with the inferiority complex in the 21st century.
@@KingofNewYorkkk The reporter also said Rumba has mix with Latinas, He does not release that all music came from Afrika, The Afrikans who where stolen from Afrika and make into slaves took it over the world , what does Latin know about Music. They should give credit where is due.
It's a Chinese Channel
@@purity.rs7389 6
I thought I had it alone and had to rewind and hear him again. I am tired
Your father was a good man God blesses you. Rest in peace.
C'est l'icône de la rumba congolaise de tous les temps.Les œuvres du TP OK Jazz ne sont autres qu'un héritage intarissable.Paix à son âme...
Heroic Legend
Am shocked to learn that Franco, my best musician died of HIV. A big lesson to us. As a poor yang man, Franco played music in Oscar Kashama's bar (Oscar Kashama's bar hence the name OK jazz) to earn a living. Letter he dumps his wife for his dancer girl as money starts flying in. Our families, wives n kids stand with us when we r poor. Lets not disregard them when things become good.
Ci franco e mort c'est a Cossé de président Mobutu qui as tués cenne pas la VIH
He didn't die of HIV. His wife still alive.
@@guychambertonnetv571 🤣🤣🤣🤣 T'es marrant toi ! Il est mort du VIH dans une clinique en Belgique.
It s was not VIH ,his wife is still living ,Mobutu killed him
@@glodielelo2101 Why he became skinny at the end of his life ? Because of his illness. Think a bit bro !!
Everything we touch comes out beautifully 👍🏿
El Rey De La Rumba Congolesa!
My country 🇨🇩 🇨🇩 POWER #243
Drc Zaire is just a big part of global history ⭐
The greatest of the greatest of african grd maitre franco luambo makiandi, kongo na biso eleki ba pay's tout na afrique na nioso.
La Légende 🎸❤️💙💛
Franco. He was great musician...I listen to Mamou almost everyday and Mario
The legend grand maitre franco
Forever in our hearts
Great to have this legend's legacy here. But i think his son complains more than doing anything practically to resurrect his dads legacy
Ras Franco mentored Madilu System
mamou
Still I don't understand the lyrics but I love franco songs 2019 Kenya
no man like him
Franco is my legend. I have no replacement Franco is my hero.
Wherever go in SUNDAY MUMBA,or any local bars 🍸, restaurants, in Juke Box,playing this very 🎶,,in ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 👉🌎,Zikhomo, Chabwino, Twhalumbe, 👌👍
I never knew that C.G.T.N were so sweet !!thank you Lord !!now we got koffi olomide love my Africa ✊✊God bless you all!!
I am Tanzanian born of 80s but i love those lingala songs of that time including TP Ok jazz
Proud to be Muana Mboka
🇨🇩🇨🇩king of Africa
Legend never die. FRANCO the Great Master (african music icon)
Rumba started before slavery...music was born in africans' blood.
He is ikon ♥️
J'espère que tout les congolais ,congolaises suivent ce vidéo pour mieux divaguer .
Just close my living room there's a bar they usually play his musics so much till in the mid night when they close then bar!.
The Grande Wizard of the Guitar.
A nice one.. Thanks CGTN
I like the song Kimpa Kisangameni
The legend
GREAT LEGEND.
He was indeed a pioneer till today cause he was and he is the best of all time with a poor beginning
why they didn't talk about the songs that landed Franco in prison.
What song
Franco Luambo Lwanzo Makiadi the real 🐐 goat
That's the African legend
Thank you for the documetary
I just love Franco
At 12:50 the late poete lutumba Simaro mentions that when Franco and their band mates were first time visiting Tanzania and he saw people die because they want to see and touch Franco. Seems He was a very popular music icon even here in Tanzania imagine without social medias and globalization that exist today
King maker
King of Rhumba
EN RDC LES ARTISTES MUSICIENS, LES ENSEIGANTS, L'ARMEE ETC ... ONT FAIT LEUR TRAVAIL MAIS LES POLITICIENS TOUS ONT TRAHI LA NATION MAIS A REVOIR ET A RECOMMENCER
Franco is a GOAT
Never say again that Congolese rumba was expired by the Cuban music. The Cuban slaves were from Africa and majority from Congo and they carried with them the beautiful culture. Kongolese music is the best. Lingala is the national language not a dialect.
Rumba is Congolese still
LUMUMBA SON OF THE SOIL
Il était un génie
yeah congo music xox
Yeah
Oooh franco LUAMBO ve king
samagwana
Grand Maître akufaki te.... Azali ko vivre na nzela ya ba nzembo na ye. Yoka, tozali kaka koyoka ba nzembo mbula tuku misato na mitano banda liwa na ye na tango te. FRANCO YA IMMORTEL.
I miss luambo
A wonderful documentary
Luambo to me is an all time best musician worldwide ! maybe second to King David of the Bible.
Have u ever heard david sing?
Franco,bob Marley,Micheal Jackson all legends
Luambo na ngai nganalela
Which song at 6:28
What's the name of that song at the beginning of the documentary?
Mono muntu.... very good song.
Gone too soon
That sounds like John Allan Many doing the narration
It's him John Allan Namu
@@cheruiyot931 It is not. The narrator is Kabinda Lemba.
Oh
Ok jaazzz oyeeee
Only 4 names count: Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi. Viva the king
How is mamou sexist?
The commentator focused more on weaknesses than the good work he did and his inspiration.
Controversy sells...unfortunately
Sad reality
Mario aza na ye na Portugal 🇵🇹 😆 nazikisi film.