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A young Franco Luambo playing the six-string guitar on a wooden chair outside a house in Léopoldville in 1956. François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi was born on 6 July 1938 in Sona-Bata [], a town located in then-Bas-Congo Province (now Kongo Central), in what was then the Belgian Congo (later the Republic of the Congo, then Zaire, and currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
On 12 October 2015, marking 26 years since Franco's death on 12 October 1989 in Namur, Belgium, the statue's unveiling was a centerpiece of an extensive commemorative event. [6] The day's solemn ceremonies began with a requiem mass at St. Joseph Church in the Matonge neighborhood, followed by the presentation of the Opéra-Ballet "Franco ...
During that period, the band released an album entitled Hommage A Luambo Makiadi, made up of songs recorded before Franco died. Josky released an album featuring the song "Chandra". Simarro released an album that featured the hit "Eau Benite", sung by Madilu, and another album Somo , which included the songs "Marby", composed by Josky, and ...
Franco Luambo, 51, Congolese musician, AIDS. [55] Sim Var, 83, Cambodian politician, Prime Minister of Cambodia. [56] Jay Ward, 69, American creator of animated TV cartoons (The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends), renal cancer. [57] N. V. Krishna Warrier, 73, Indian poet and journalist.
Their eponymous debut album, released in December 1989, featured the classic hit "L'Oiseau Rare," another rendition of Pablo's debut composition, which garnered international acclaim. At the same time, he became president of UMUZA (Union des musiciens zaïrois), succeeding Franco Luambo following his death. [7]
In the 1990s he joined Bana OK, a tribute band to the late Franco Luambo Makiadi of TPOK Jazz. By 2000, "Fan Fan" had returned to the roots of the Acoustic Rumba style. As of the early 2010s, he was resident in London and had acquired British citizenship by the time of his death. [6]
Mayor Jesus Eduardo Franco and the three others were killed in San Luis Potosi, while wine entrepreneur Ricardo Vega was gunned down in Guanajuato, officials said. Mayor among 4 people found shot ...
Franco Luambo (c. 1938–1989) — singer, guitarist, composer, and bandleader.He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Congolese rumba and his contributions to the music industry have earned him a revered status both within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and internationally [8]