Forget the Grammy Awards and western accolades. No big African star has ever been truly acknowledged globally. Africa should honour Franco, TP OK Jazz, Tabu Ley et al. We also have an obligation to disseminate their works across the continent as part of an African Renaissance and demonstration of Africa’s pioneering cultural influences 👊🏾🇿🇼🇿🇼🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
Quand j'écoute cette chanson, j'ai les larmes aux yeux parce que je me rappelle de vous mes deux héros de la rumba congolaise. Puisse Dieu vous accueil dans son royaume et que la terre de nos ancêtres vous soit douce et légère Papa Franco et Tabu
Today is my birthday, and I am up listening to this song. if I ever meet Franco in the after life, I will legit thank him for making me happy in ways I can never articulate. I am grateful.
Ever since their row in 1978, Franco and Tabu Ley had grown closer. They remained spirited competitors, but a cordial personal relationship appeared to take root between the two great stars. Near the end of 1982 they were jointly honored by a Senegalese producer based in Abidjan, Daniel Cuxac, and New York record dealer Roger Francis, two men who often collaborated in the production and distribution of African records. They presented each of the two stars with a gold record for accumulated sales over the course of their careers. The ceremony, carried on Zaïrean television, was followed by an audience for the two musicians with President Mobutu. Ley and Franco shocked their fans the following year, by embarking on a joint recording project. That they had decided to record together was astonishing, but the recording itself, the initial release on Franco's new Choc (shock) label, provoked more comment and speculation. Entitled Choc Choc Choc 1983, the two-record album was recorded with a mixture of musicians from Afrisa and O.K. Jazz along with guest artist ' Michelino' Mavatiku Visi, who had done time in both bands back in the seventies. It contained one song per side, 'Lettre à Mr. le Directeur Général' and three others, all written by Franco.
Justus Kiunga; Thank you for sharing this vital information about these African Greats. May God Rest their Souls and those of all our compatriots In Eternal Peace, Could you please, translate it into English?
When listening this music i think to my late father who was a great fan of those two great Masters of african music, their talent was genuine, africans are very proud of you, you'll never be forgotten.
This hits reminds me of my 2younger brothers who died following each other the way they followed me from my Mam s womb.Swachi n Vinnie,May you rest easy n I hope you have met this rhumba Kongolinyos cos you really worshiped them.
This is a golden combination. Rest in peace and power Luambo and Ley. You two are giants of Africa. Long will live their names into the future of futures. I thank my father M. M. M. Makokha for introducing me to this kind of music in the eighties by playing it incessantly. #Kenya.
I am remembered Luambo Luanzo Makiadi & TP OK JAZZ .I am remembered TABU LEY & AFRISA INTERNATIONAL he's the Best Music bana ba Congolese Lisanga Banganga !!
Le roi indétrônable de la rumba congolaise ! Encore vivant aujourd’hui pour tous les amoureux de cette musique. N’oublions pas non plus qu’il fut un partisan de Patrice Lumumba, ce héros qui osa jeter à la figure de Baudouin et des colons assassins, tous les crimes commis par les belges, le jour de l’independance du Congo. Il le paya de sa vie quelques temps plus tard assassine par les militaires belges avec la complicité de Mobutu et de la CIA. RIP à ces héros de l’Afrique!
This takes me back to the year I spent in Kinshasa. It brings back memories of when I hung out in the cite having a good time with local friends at any time of the day or night!
Cette chanson ne pas de mon époque.mais, plutôt celle de ma maman.donc,quand je l'écoute,le son est vraiment combiné de manière agréable à l'oreille comme la musique l'indique dans sa vraie définition.
Lwambo always has a story line so compelling. Even when you miss the story in the ballads, you still grasp the melody which carries a message. I am listening from Gulu in northern Uganda. The message is for another day. Just enchanted. Wuuw. Lol
Vocals with "authority"....G.G. Ondu, Long Live my Dad for making me a fan of Franco since childhood...passing it on to your grandchildren successfully
Reminds me of my days at the NYS in Lomut,West Pokot,Kenya..we would play this particular song while camping in Kapenguria for the trade Fair and syke up for escapades within the town..them days.
I was about six to seven years when I first heard this song while in Class 1. Everytime we could travel from Mombasa to the Countryside, such were the hit songs then. And then my Dad never played anything else... Ahsante Franco
In early eighties my father and his Friend Evans would meet at our home listening to this songs. I would hear them singing along dancing rochero and franco Luambo Luanze Makiadi in Kolongolo matisi trans nzoia county
Full of nostalgia, , all their song are the same; the flavor one song gives you is distinctively perfect and different from the other but all the same sweet. My father is the man behind my love for Rhumba and Franco, I do remember growing up around my Dad and his wooden cover radio radio that was ever playing this kind of music, he would raise up his hand and point one finger to the sky while his head is bowed and nodding sideways then later return to sculpture, soapstone curving, I mean he was an artist.... My father is a legend, may he live to see great grand children...May The they all RIP
I like @6.33 when the guitars and Drums sound like they are taking a break from an aggressive journey and resuming with humble start again. Afterwards @9.42 Tabuley's voice sounds like he is telling the guitarists 'we are about to end it guys'. Man! the instruments in this song were organized by wizards of Rhumba!
I had friends from Kenya 2 of them😢passed away..we will go clubbing drink the whole nite..this was their type..back home..like sun through the hour glass...so are the days of our lives..miss them🙄
These are royalties for all the Bantus. À vous les congolais, ces deux seigneurs ne sont pas les vôtres, ils appartiennent à tout le peuple Bantu. La différence est que le destin a seulement voulu qu'il naissent au Zaïre. La preuve est qu'il n'y a pas un seul Bantu qui n'aime pas ces musiques. Donc, c'est pas une histoire de langue, mais de liens de sang que nous partageons tous. Vive le peuple Bantu, le peuple choisi par Yahwéh 🇨🇩🇨🇲🇦🇴🇨🇬🇬🇦
Vous avez parfaitement raison, Yosef. Je dis la même chose des monstres tels qu'Eboa Lotin, Francis Bebey, Oliver M'tukudzi et bien d'autres qui nous ont précédé. Dieu merci, Richard Bona, Lokua Kanza sont encore avec nous. Daignet-il leur accorder longue vie.
je pose la question de savoir pourquoi les presidents Africain n'accordent ils pas une journee entiere a Franco comme Musicien Africain de tous les temps
This was the album's set piece. It purported to attack the bureaucrats who ran Kinshasa's fading companies, but it wasn't much of a stretch to think that the Zaïrean regime itself was the real target. The song's refrain sums up its message: 'You have always been good, D.G/ It's (your) entourage that does harm, why?' It was the kind of critique that could be heard on the streets of Kinshasa as recently as the early nineties. The president is good but the ministers have destroyed the country. The two maestros take turns airing the dirty linen. Ley observes: A lot of people let their Bics drop Everyone's become a businessman Markets in the city have become congested, why is this? Franco lodges a more personal complaint: The entourage has compromised my work They've told the D.G. that I make fun of Him in private circles, why is this?
Very true, after Mobutu elected to appoint incompetent and corrupt ministers to top positions. Franco criticizes for working for their own benefit instead of the people.
Thanks Lwambo and Tabu Ley, you were so courageous enough to stick your necks on line when things were bad. Only few people can talk of bad governance up to date. The only minor mistake many do when talking about bad governance is not saying the root cause. The root cause of the bad governance is the Leadership coz if the Leadership is good then it should punish all wrong does regardless their tribes and friendship. May your souls rest in peace. At least you talked rather than being a sycophant.
Franco & TP OK Jazz were in a class of their own. Tabu Ley and his Afrisa international were a distant second the rest are not worth mentioning in the same sentence with the legendary TP OK JAZZ
Une chanson magnifique Franco et Tabu ley jouant la ligue vocale mais Joscky Kiambukuta, Ponpon Kuleta et Aimé Kiwakana jouent le cœur pour bonifier le rythme
Still a masterpiece in 2023, listening to these maestros again and again! Rest in eternal peace.
It has entered 2024 still the master piece it was in the 80s. Rip ley rip lwambo.
Forget the Grammy Awards and western accolades. No big African star has ever been truly acknowledged globally. Africa should honour Franco, TP OK Jazz, Tabu Ley et al. We also have an obligation to disseminate their works across the continent as part of an African Renaissance and demonstration of Africa’s pioneering cultural influences 👊🏾🇿🇼🇿🇼🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
We love his music even here at home in Zimbabwe
No validation from the West needed as long we continue to acknowledge our artists ourselves
I couldn't agree more
you left me speechless.
Couldn't put it any better 💯
Quand j'écoute cette chanson, j'ai les larmes aux yeux parce que je me rappelle de vous mes deux héros de la rumba congolaise. Puisse Dieu vous accueil dans son royaume et que la terre de nos ancêtres vous soit douce et légère Papa Franco et Tabu
Wakongwe wa muziki nakumbuka miaka ya nyuma Mungu awalaze mahali pema Rip Godwin kayange
I love my dad for introducing me to this kind of songs early...
One would never have thought a millennial would enjoy such but I do! And that's thanks to my grandpa and dad.
True
Makes the two of us,thank you Dad❤
Today is my birthday, and I am up listening to this song. if I ever meet Franco in the after life, I will legit thank him for making me happy in ways I can never articulate. I am grateful.
Ever since their row in 1978, Franco and Tabu Ley had grown closer. They remained spirited competitors, but a cordial personal relationship appeared to take root between the two great stars. Near the end of 1982 they were jointly honored by a Senegalese producer based in Abidjan, Daniel Cuxac, and New York record dealer Roger Francis, two men who often collaborated in the production and distribution of African records. They presented each of the two stars with a gold record for accumulated sales over the course of their careers. The ceremony, carried on Zaïrean television, was followed by an audience for the two musicians with President Mobutu.
Ley and Franco shocked their fans the following year, by embarking on a joint recording project. That they had decided to record together was astonishing, but the recording itself, the initial release on Franco's new Choc (shock) label, provoked more comment and speculation. Entitled Choc Choc Choc 1983, the two-record album was recorded with a mixture of musicians from Afrisa and O.K. Jazz along with guest artist ' Michelino' Mavatiku Visi, who had done time in both bands back in the seventies. It contained one song per side, 'Lettre à Mr. le Directeur Général' and three others, all written by Franco.
Thank you for this information. Choc Choc Choc was a masterpiece.
Justus Kiunga; Thank you for sharing this vital information about these African Greats. May God Rest their Souls and those of all our compatriots In Eternal Peace,
Could you please, translate it into English?
@@suleimanjabir827 I have done translation on my UA-cam channel
Wow!!!
This is a masterpiece it goes on and touches your veins, borne mallow and goes into your soul. Great talent by these Great Men of Africa.
anytime someone calls me, that's the tone, can't resist it.
I can listen to this song the whole day 🇰🇪
When listening this music i think to my late father who was a great fan of those two great Masters of african music, their talent was genuine, africans are very proud of you, you'll never be forgotten.
💃🏾👌🏾
This hits reminds me of my 2younger brothers who died following each other the way they followed me from my Mam s womb.Swachi n Vinnie,May you rest easy n I hope you have met this rhumba Kongolinyos cos you really worshiped them.
This is a golden combination. Rest in peace and power Luambo and Ley. You two are giants of Africa. Long will live their names into the future of futures. I thank my father M. M. M. Makokha for introducing me to this kind of music in the eighties by playing it incessantly. #Kenya.
All the way from Tanzania........!No one can do like these two legends
I am in agreement with you my brother this was a huge collaboration. From Kenya, T/Taveta.
Mbaraka Mwinshhe was good too
The shortest 15 minutes song...Legendary...
Never listened to a song such skillfully composed.
Great arrangement, beautiful singing, lovely song 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇨🇩🇨🇩🇨🇩
Ageless music..the more time passes the more the music gets sweet...long live rhumba.
Chapeau bas à vous deux les géants de la musique congolaise( zairoise)
I will play it again and again as long as I live in this universe
I am remembered Luambo Luanzo Makiadi & TP OK JAZZ .I am remembered TABU LEY & AFRISA INTERNATIONAL he's the Best Music bana ba Congolese Lisanga Banganga !!
Le roi indétrônable de la rumba congolaise ! Encore vivant aujourd’hui pour tous les amoureux de cette musique. N’oublions pas non plus qu’il fut un partisan de Patrice Lumumba, ce héros qui osa jeter à la figure de Baudouin et des colons assassins, tous les crimes commis par les belges, le jour de l’independance du Congo. Il le paya de sa vie quelques temps plus tard assassine par les militaires belges avec la complicité de Mobutu et de la CIA. RIP à ces héros de l’Afrique!
I personally attended the funeral of Gen. Lutumba Simaro with Roga Roga in DRCongo. These artists are gods. ❤️❤️❤️
Auuuuuuw- thanks for honoring the Maestro on our behalf. ❤
Wow..From the rich valleys of Africa to its throbbing rivers emerged sweet sounds..Legends lili
The beats!!! Aaiiiih! Yawa! So sweet. It sweeps me off my feets
This takes me back to the year I spent in Kinshasa. It brings back memories of when I hung out in the cite having a good time with local friends at any time of the day or night!
Whenever I hear this music I want listen to it again and again. Rhumba music you ahead of the rest!
Rest in peace the two African great musicians.
It was real music we can't replace or compare to date.
Ce.son.m.avais.bercer.merci
This is why I love Rhumba , it smooths my heart. Salute Franco and Pascal
Two great singers.
They really performed.
Great memories.
Ssendi Suleiman Kampala
Cette chanson ne pas de mon époque.mais, plutôt celle de ma maman.donc,quand je l'écoute,le son est vraiment combiné de manière agréable à l'oreille comme la musique l'indique dans sa vraie définition.
Lwambo always has a story line so compelling. Even when you miss the story in the ballads, you still grasp the melody which carries a message. I am listening from Gulu in northern Uganda.
The message is for another day. Just enchanted. Wuuw. Lol
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This song , reminds me when I was on my attachment, along ngong'road , my Boss used to play it every morning,as we start our morning breakfast show
You've painted a picture for me man
Was this in DRC? Kenya?
This collabo was one of the best in history of rhumba...More love from Kenya
Much love for u Kenya people for supporting Congo music, I know you're really funs of Congolese rhumba
It's still mind-blowing to me that these two collaborated. I just stumbled on LYB album and it's incredible.
Où sont les congolais de la RDC et de l'autre rive ?
Tozali ✋
Ceci dépasse largement les frontières congolaises et la dimension est mondiale
That chorus line is so magnetic.... its being playing all day long in my head
i can hear Josky Kiambukuta in the chorus vocals
❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉je ne m'en lasserai jamais c'est mon époque c'était le bon temps 😊
Vocals with "authority"....G.G. Ondu, Long Live my Dad for making me a fan of Franco since childhood...passing it on to your grandchildren successfully
Reminds me of my days at the NYS in Lomut,West Pokot,Kenya..we would play this particular song while camping in Kapenguria for the trade Fair and syke up for escapades within the town..them days.
Reuben Okinyi ,,,,gilgil nayo
i dont know what will stop me from listening to this song
Julius K Tanui Gilgil hehehe Mt.Kioko na morning bx kwa sana
HEZRON KANGEREP this song is quite addictive,the flow of the instruments and the vocals are just out of this world...
My brother
J'aime bcp la musique de franco hummmmmmm il était encore vivant j'allais chercher à voir sa face
Que le seigneur protège ses enfants longue vie à eux
I was about six to seven years when I first heard this song while in Class 1.
Everytime we could travel from Mombasa to the Countryside, such were the hit songs then. And then my Dad never played anything else...
Ahsante Franco
In early eighties my father and his Friend Evans would meet at our home listening to this songs. I would hear them singing along dancing rochero and franco Luambo Luanze Makiadi in Kolongolo matisi trans nzoia county
Nostalgic
Le grand maitre franco & le seigneur ley. fort fort fort from DRC
La richesse culturelle de notre pays "Congo eloko ya makasi"
Full of nostalgia, , all their song are the same; the flavor one song gives you is distinctively perfect and different from the other but all the same sweet. My father is the man behind my love for Rhumba and Franco, I do remember growing up around my Dad and his wooden cover radio radio that was ever playing this kind of music, he would raise up his hand and point one finger to the sky while his head is bowed and nodding sideways then later return to sculpture, soapstone curving, I mean he was an artist.... My father is a legend, may he live to see great grand children...May The they all RIP
Lisanga ya Banganga "meeting of the wizards" two great men who made Africa look great than we had expected
C'est la vie des hommes qui ont vécu la vraie vie de la musique
Rumba authentique, ça m'emporte à tout jamais cette musique
Un duo inoubliable. Un souvenir de deux monuments de la musique africaine. Merci de nous avoir égayé.
Georges Yao Un trio accompagne de Josky Kiambukuta.
The Best African of Rumba Congo music & Life Good for Bana Congolese lingara .
Both of them were the Giants in this music industry R.I.P our famous African rhumba
Song is 15minutes long and still too short! Legendary!
Rip guys,you both displayed the best of africa,we shall always remember the contributions you made.
I like @6.33 when the guitars and Drums sound like they are taking a break from an aggressive journey and resuming with humble start again. Afterwards @9.42 Tabuley's voice sounds like he is telling the guitarists 'we are about to end it guys'. Man! the instruments in this song were organized by wizards of Rhumba!
I really love this song, it reminds me my evening out on my weeding day, these were really gentlemen
We really miss the two sons of Africa. Real music.
Rest in peace.
The best collabo between Grand Maître Makiadi and Seigneur Let 🔥🔥
Franco and Tabuley collabo was baddest 😂😂💪
I had friends from Kenya 2 of them😢passed away..we will go clubbing drink the whole nite..this was their type..back home..like sun through the hour glass...so are the days of our lives..miss them🙄
l'organisation musicale de ce disque est tellement profonde .. ... C 'est à peine croyable .. c'est la sorcellerie .....
Tu as raison frère les 2 grands sorciers de la musique Congolaise et africaine de tous le temps Fanco et Pascal seigneur ley
Thank you for the sweet song. Continue blessing us.
Anytime I listen to the duo I palpitate with excitement.
These are royalties for all the Bantus.
À vous les congolais, ces deux seigneurs ne sont pas les vôtres, ils appartiennent à tout le peuple Bantu. La différence est que le destin a seulement voulu qu'il naissent au Zaïre.
La preuve est qu'il n'y a pas un seul Bantu qui n'aime pas ces musiques. Donc, c'est pas une histoire de langue, mais de liens de sang que nous partageons tous.
Vive le peuple Bantu, le peuple choisi par Yahwéh 🇨🇩🇨🇲🇦🇴🇨🇬🇬🇦
Vous avez parfaitement raison, Yosef. Je dis la même chose des monstres tels qu'Eboa Lotin, Francis Bebey, Oliver M'tukudzi et bien d'autres qui nous ont précédé. Dieu merci, Richard Bona, Lokua Kanza sont encore avec nous. Daignet-il leur accorder longue vie.
@@didier9137 hakuna vha corona.ukimwi.ebora.dengue.mafua ya ndege ee mungu tuponye
Great Memories from True African Music. Great African voices.
Those were the days when music was music...not forgetting the shaggy buses uncle obacha was my teacher on Sundays on KBC from 0800pm
Just peaceful tune 🎉 the greatest Franco
Tabuley Seigneur Rochereaur Forever!!!!!
This songs reminds me of very difficult times back. Life can really torture some times. I used to listen to this Cd over and over in a single day.
Amen
je pose la question de savoir pourquoi les presidents Africain n'accordent ils pas une journee entiere a Franco comme Musicien Africain de tous les temps
am now undergoing my tough times listening to this..wondering whether i'll pull through
Kalori me too
@@simonntolla3832 Translate in English
Hapo sawa. Legends of African Rumba.
This is a legendary combination
Légendaire combination of giants of African music. Merci mingi ndeko bakulutu keep resting in peace.much love from zambia
What 😲still fresh as always. .. 2021😌 much love from country Kenya.
Who else is here 2023❤ Franco and tabu ley never forget
Me in 2024
One of the great hits of all time!
Deux ''monstres'' de la musique congolaise, quel délice, souvenir souvenir
Très bon souvenir de mon enfance
No...no.no..they ddn't die ... listen carefully those are live voices...RIP ..Busia🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
this was a masterpiece, congrats great artists
This was the album's set piece. It purported to attack the bureaucrats who ran Kinshasa's fading companies, but it wasn't much of a stretch to think that the Zaïrean regime itself was the real target. The song's refrain sums up its message: 'You have always been good, D.G/ It's (your) entourage that does harm, why?' It was the kind of critique that could be heard on the streets of Kinshasa as recently as the early nineties. The president is good but the ministers have destroyed the country.
The two maestros take turns airing the dirty linen. Ley observes:
A lot of people let their Bics drop
Everyone's become a businessman
Markets in the city have become congested, why is this?
Franco lodges a more personal complaint:
The entourage has compromised my work
They've told the D.G. that I make fun of Him in private circles, why is this?
Very true, after Mobutu elected to appoint incompetent and corrupt ministers to top positions. Franco criticizes for working for their own benefit instead of the people.
Thanks Lwambo and Tabu Ley, you were so courageous enough to stick your necks on line when things were bad. Only few people can talk of bad governance up to date.
The only minor mistake many do when talking about bad governance is not saying the root cause. The root cause of the bad governance is the Leadership coz if the Leadership is good then it should punish all wrong does regardless their tribes and friendship. May your souls rest in peace. At least you talked rather than being a sycophant.
True Amollo. Everything rises and falls on leadership
Good powerful music woth listening to.
Authentic Congolese Rhumba...never gets old
2024 je suis là... Quand j'écoute cette chanson je me rappelle à mes deux parents quand ils nous ballassaient en 97 quand j'étais goss
There will never be any one like franco
Here in 2018💝
Am not even 20 years but these songs touch me on a different level 💝💝
Nice songs,...I like it too
Abwo abwo....great
I'm not bored with this type of music, in fact it reliefs me from some pressure
Timeless rhumba music. Continue soaring in the heavens our maestri
This is is what we call real music. Unlike today's noises and uncultured "music"
It reminds me of those days of KBC radio chaguo lako program by Eddie Fondo.
On est là Boss
Heard this on Radio Botswana but could not catch the Name. Took me a month to find on youtube.
Lisanga ya banganga
No song title is letter to director general
Lisanga ya banganga is the album
Kabo ramotsheo you can as well check letter to director General 2,still luambo and tabu ley ull like it
THANKS FOR THE UPLAOD ,TWO OF AFRICAN BEST MUSICIANS EVER.
Merci beaucoup pour la bonne musique, bravo,je pense à ma défunte maman.
I remember those days Rip godwin kayange Lusaka Zambia Tz mbozi
Que Dieu vous accueille a ses cotes sur terre vous avez fait des merveilles.
Sweet music that soothes the heart and soul.Big tune indeed.
What a combined talent so amazing !!
Reminds me of my late dad❤.
Franco, Tabley ,S.Mangwana Theo Blaise Kounkou are my best MUSCIANS
Franco & TP OK Jazz were in a class of their own. Tabu Ley and his Afrisa international were a distant second the rest are not worth mentioning in the same sentence with the legendary TP OK JAZZ
I concur with you.
I concur with you.
Une chanson coup de foudre
Un choeur d oeuvre signer LUAMBO TABU LEY et MICHELINO.
Une chanson magnifique Franco et Tabu ley jouant la ligue vocale mais Joscky Kiambukuta, Ponpon Kuleta et Aimé Kiwakana jouent le cœur pour bonifier le rythme
Such a wonderful combination, you can listen to while sleeping , a nice work, evocative voices, very clear
These guys were special human beings aki
Always it reminds me of my late father who was a really rhumbalist at birth, African nostalgia, with very important message to all bosses at work
This song reminds me of great time in Drc last year 2019 ,I enjoyed great music from late great artist Luambo
Whenever time allows me i listen to the songs of this two great sons of Africa.
Can't get enough of this yawa.
Avec les congolais la musique coule dans les veines :les grands maîtres