Premium Only Content

From Leopoldville to Kinshasa - Documentary about Rumba Legend: Franco Luambo Makiadi
Franco Luambo Makiadi, the Congolese guitarist, composer and band leader, was a truly legendary figure. In a 40-year career the boy from the Belgian Congo grew to become one of the best-known, most loved and most controversial personalities in Africa, straddling the continent like a Colossus. A dynamic guitar stylist, Franco was also a fearless satirist, lavish praise singer and witty social commentator, whose declared mission was to 'provoke, disturb and tell the truth'. His music was one of the few consistent factors in African life, from the latter days of colonialism to the end of the 1980s. But his career was colored by conflict, controversy and the gossip of 'radio trottoir', which implicated him in sorcery, drugs trafficking, political intrigue and more. This Documentary tells the story of Franco's life from a precocious guitar-playing kid in Leopoldville to cultural figurehead of one of the largest countries in Africa. It explores the important lyrical content of some prime songs from the OK Jazz repertoire of 3,000 compositions, and features an extensive discography.
Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BasedCongo
#FrancoLuamboMakiadi #BelgianCongo #Rumba
-
40:20
Belgian Congo
3 months agoDe Nacht van Laken (1997)
161 -
LIVE
FyrBorne
10 hours ago🔴Warzone M&K Sniping: First Impressions of Black Ops 7 Reveal
389 watching -
8:16
MattMorseTV
16 hours ago $7.76 earnedTrump’s name just got CLEARED.
63.4K63 -
2:01:55
MG Show
20 hours agoPresident Trump Multilateral Meeting with European Leaders; Trump Outlines Putin Zelenskyy Meeting
17K19 -
LIVE
DoldrumDan
1 hour agoCHALLENGE RUNNER BOUT DONE WITH ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN STORY MODE HUGE GAMING
50 watching -
10:59
itsSeanDaniel
1 day agoEuropean Leaders INSTANTLY REGRET Disrespecting Trump
12.1K14 -
16:43
GritsGG
16 hours agoThey Buffed This AR & It Slaps! Warzone Loadout!
12.3K1 -
2:05:30
Side Scrollers Podcast
20 hours agoEveryone Hates MrBeast + FBI Spends $140k on Pokemon + All Todays News | Side Scrollers Live
106K11 -
11:06
The Pascal Show
14 hours ago $1.32 earned'THEY'RE GETTING DEATH THREATS!' Jake Haro's Lawyer Breaks Silence On Emmanuel Haro's Disappearance!
14K -
LIVE
Lofi Girl
2 years agoSynthwave Radio 🌌 - beats to chill/game to
331 watching