Hehehehe …
One among the many immortal compositions of the great Maestro…
The song was composed by Franco Luambo Makiadi and Ntesa Dalienst.
The “Sans Papier” Medley featuring “Le Grand Ninja” Bialu Madilu Multi-System that followed later after he passed on really captures the mood …
Your last statement is a contradiction. Yondo sister is listed here, a woman, yet you say Jolie Detta was the only female band member
Initially , she was , until she departed for a stellar career singing with Mbenzu Bozi Boziana and L’Ochestre Anti-Choc …
Yondo Sister Kusala and Lokua Nyonyi ( ..the one famous for flashing her breasts at the fans ..!!) were Dancers.
Yondo Sister Kusala became a Vocalist after she left TPOK Jazz and started a solo career.
Thereafter , Nana Akumu and Baniel Bambo did long service for the band.
Must have had a big luambo to be given such a name
you must be aware what has been said here about the sexual orientation of men who make reference to the size of other men’s …penii must be, right?
Rhumba
His style is effortless, rolling, groovy, melodic, layered, slinky…
somehow simultaneously laid-back and exhilarating.
All of a sudden, like a bolt of lightning, I am listening to Franco…
I am now old enough to appreciate his genius…
A legend
The Colossus of Congo …
The Godfather of African Music…
May He continue to Rest in Eternal Peace…
What happened to franco?
Diabetes type 1
He fell sick close to 1989 and died in October of the same year. Some sources say it was due to HIV related infection
Eldoret 1986
From the left:
Aime Kiwakana Kiala (died in 1992) , Jean De Dieu Bialu Madilu or simply Madilu Multi-System (died in 2007) , Gerry Kassia Dialungana ( died in 2002) and the “Grand Maitre” himself..
Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi ( died in 1989 ).
Franco and his great TPOK Jazz had come to Kenya for a series of performances across the country.
RIP Grand Maitre … 
