Falaswa (Franco) - Franco & le T.P. O.K. Jazz Télé Zaire 1975

At a later date, I will post the whole gig converted from tape but of a much lesser quality. This selection is incomplete. This was the 15th and last tune played in this two hour broadcast.
Vocals: Ndombe Opetum, Josky Kiambukuta, Wuta Mayi, Franco.

[@johneresu532]

Luambo and T P OK Jazz remains the beacon of light of African music and happiness

[@leonardmuiruri1855]

Agree with you 100%√

[@kennethotieno8835]

It’s so sad that I’ll never get to experience these legendary giants live in concert! Long live the music of Tout Puissant O.K. Jazz!

[@franklinenfor9592]

I'm telling you bro. 😭😭

[@Wavecurve]

Zaire music was massively popular in Nigeria in the 70s! Wow! We had no problem playing music from Zaire, Cameroon, Ghana, East and South Africa. Now, some African countries are not happy with the popularity of Nigeria's Afrobeats.

[@mohammedgodoro4879]

Jambo, not true we love Nigeria's afrobeats.

[@olskoolgiepheg1448]

Ooh banga makambo,Makambo eleka ba ndako toyebi te...good music from Franco old is gold

[@wyclifotina1040]

The sorcerer of the guitar, perfect art...I'll build him a statue in my hometown and name the street as Franco of Zaire Avenue for memory of TPoK Jazz members.

[@silvestergumo4946]

OMG, the guitars, saxophone and trumpets - this real music. TPOK Jazz forever.

[@newtonmarende]

if you cant feel this,,, u dont know music......it hits straight to the bone

[@TheJakamburi]

Ohh yes..I wish I knew what they were singing about

[@nancynancy1708]

I agree100%!sweet music,vocals n arrangements

[@nancynancy1708]

I agree100%!sweet music,vocals n arrangements

[@ابنعثمن]

Exactly!

[@ابنعثمن]

@@TheJakamburi now I know

[@johnkiyaga1615]

When I was still younger, my uncle used to listen franco's music like mario. Now this genaration of social media, It gets me to know franco very well. Yeah was strong man the singer and guitarist. Rip music commander

[@queenbee1588]

Le grande maitre Franco Makiadi

[@Prof.Dr.SavaiGukhu]

I'm here again. And I'm insisting Franco has a great influence on RAP Music in the US. Most of the glory of RAP begins after "Rumble in the Jungle." And in this song, Franco is actually playing the original version of RAP. Franco is rapping. As in "Nakoma mbanda na mama ya mobali ngaï."

[@queenbee1588]

Watching this on a cold Sunday night. Pure niceness

[@JoseSantos-jv7rt]

I don’t speak Lingala but this music touch my heart with mix of emotions and lots love once I start listening I can stop reminds me my father and his friends when they were young .

[@jimakenga7046]

I am a retired Kenyan broadcast and news agency journalist, a Unesco Consultant. I learned Lingala in evening classes at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.This is the summarized meaning of the Song Falaswa, a Simaro Massiya composition. A woman is narrating her story about her former husband Falaswa, ie Francis. She had been married to Francis for ten years, and she failed to get pregnant. On parting ways with Francis she immediately became pregnant and gave birth to a baby. During her failed marriage to Francis, her in laws had called her all manner of names, such as "drunkard." Francis had taken her to various fortune tellers. Francis also took her to a doctor who ordered for a medical examination. Francis fled to Bas Zaire (now Bas Congo) province, then to Cameroun. The doc telephoned the hotel in Cameroun where Francis stayed, demanding that Francis returns to Kinshasa, where he had run away from heavy responsibilities. The song ends there. My understanding of this story is Simaro has a hidden meaning, an innuendo. Fans in DRC are best placed to unearth this deeper meaning - in Lingala they call it MBWAKELA. Can a volunteer from Congo unfold this Mbwakela?

[@mwalimuchriskeya]

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[@RashidKabui]

, Tp Okja,z, ❤😊

[@piusecweru8423]

Indeed most of those songs are about love

[@larsolarsable]

Some of the best live video I’ve seen Thank you for posting!

[@brendonjones290]

The last couple of minutes are magic. Wish they didn't fade out.

[@keterwilly5307]

Very uplifting.these guys meant business.franco was a good teacher and mentor.long live rumba

[@comewestay]

Thank you luambo watching on Easter Monday 2024

[@ابنعثمن]

Watching 10th August 2024❤

[@bernarddimundu8616]

Aaah le Grand Maître Franco Luambo Makiadi dans ses Oeuvres.C'est vraiment nostalgique. La belle époque. Reposez en paix tous ceux qui nous ont quittés

[@moffatsakala590]

Grandmaster Franco you may have gone but your music lives on and will cotinue to live,for you are irreplaceable.

[@kalumianamubiana6781]

Thanks to social media that ,we can even get the meaning of Franco ,s songs

[@fmluti]

These guys enjoyed what they were doing, and were good at it

[@musa2843]

They seriously in business

[@wikana11]

@AboubacarSiddikh Thanks so so much. Am into this Music. It always lifts my spirits wheneva I feel all is useless.

[@olskoolgiepheg1448]

Oh my this one is sweet these guys are so talented old is gold

[@stevepete5021]

Am humbled.... Can't say more😌😌

[@rotichkibet7633]

mon dieu, que de souvenirs en entendant cette chanson. Qu'il est loin ce temps, il ne reste que les souvenirs qui reviennent au grand galop !

[@TheJakamburi]

@AboubacarSiddikh you are doing a good job.May God Keep you well

[@evansmumbo5219]

There will never exist a group which is as organised as this one tp ok jazz band..hoyeee

[@felixbondshisanya4330]

For Ever ... Tojours TP OK !

[@johnmisso1440]

This was a quite organized entertaining group, never ever come back, RIP Franco, you have done your part.

[@markowuondo7439]

When music like this hits you, there is no pain. Just bliss..Damn, they were utterly enjoying themselves here. Listening in COVID-19 ravaged 2020.

[@skaone3]

the look of joy on their faces as they sing is just uplifting

[@hillarykosgei6519]

Oooh what a touchng song what a collaboration.. rip franko the legend

[@richardgaya3965]

Zero hype..... just great music from an iconic vocal lineup and amazing instrumental backup..... exactly what one would expect from OK Jazz!!!

[@saidkhamis4402]

This Unique band 👌 was and will be forever 💙 legendary and popular in the world 🌎 Franco Makiad music never feed

[@junerandiea2653]

luambo makiadi ....we really miss.you

[@laurahtindi2865]

Great king of Rhumba

[@faizamusyimi3619]

What a Great Man Franco was!? A Creative Musician more than any other The World over! 👍 May his Soul continue resting in eternity. Amen 🙏

[@briankhalushi2063]

Great Father of Rhumba,Mzee Francois

[@celestindiabangouaya5663]

awed & thrilled! Such talent and commitment!

[@marcomsheshiwa2056]

Franco...is Great!! Only Genius..Can Make Such Amazing Music!! R.I.P Franco&Madilu

[@hillarykosgei6519]

Only genius can make true

[@ochiengacholla]

😭 I wish life was a rehearsal and would be reversed. Rip Grand maitre, well coordinated to be precise

[@machukanett]

I don't understand lingala....but OMG,....one of my favourite tp ok jazz song

[@mwalimuchriskeya]

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[@cuedabeat]

MY MOM WAS BORN IN 1975 AND I IN 94. I'M A PROUD 90s BABY... VIVA T.P OKJAZZ

[@julesolela6830]

Le grand Maître toujours égal à lui-même que des souvenirs !

[@josephsonachi720]

Franco the master business as usual .Not even Mobutu managed to destroy him. Rip grand maitre his music still stands

[@alisabatia8612]

Talent and natural wizardry in music.

[@edwardchacha3481]

Exactly

[@charleskingoo7087]

Franco was born sing,it flows naturally...

[@bentaadhiambo8372]

Best band ever to happen

[@kennethotieno8835]

Those horns! The musical arrangement....Wow Just magic......

[@godfreyambundo4878]

Wen was 6years old,I remember very wel when my angle used to dance that song at late 80s,,the dance was called mangelepa,

[@chalimsupa6603]

this is pure nostalgic!

[@ابنعثمن]

1:24! Well arranged instruments!

[@kizambohermaton3514]

Franco was a normal human, with normal human weaknesses. But music was deep down his heart. Muster.

[@classiccyber2886]

Long live TPOK jazz legends

[@batsmanist]

Such a masterpiece

[@patrickosiya6621]

Franco wil stay as long as humanity wil exist

[@thomasnnko8757]

We miss you grand maitre

[@skaone3]

super super super!

[@josephsonachi720]

WUTA MAYI CRIES WHEN HE WATCHES THE FOUR HAVE GONE ONLY THOSE IN FRONT I MEAN THE MASTER,JOSKY,NDOMBE

[@nathanmesia9223]

La Chanson Préférée De Mon Père

[@scorestoday]

Talk later.This is Music! 02/01/2022 . Happy New Year.

[@fredricknyasaka6556]

RIP Le Grand Maitre...

[@jamesamata6982]

Power to subdue any dullness.

[@christianwossogo5526]

the vocals are so powerfull

[@eliudmasima2449]

Wote Hawa Hakuna hata mmoja alie Hai mungu a waweke pema mlitupa raha katikati ya shida

[@karlmarxgibson7497]

Nope,Wuta Maye bado Yu Hai Na Michelimo Mavitukisi.

[@Ndjili]

Ongesa Hawa bia: Dizzy mandjeku, lokombe Ntal, Flavian makabi, Ndidudi makoso, suke Ngonge.

[@Ndjili]

Malage de Lukendo, Carlito Lassa, Dizzy mandjeku, Lokombe Ntal, Ndindudi, Makabi, youlou mabiala wako bado wako hai. Wengine kama Jolie Detta, Baniel Bambo sam mangwana.

[@davidhimbara7579]

Franco was a genius...

[@sylvesterokello]

This music Falaswa really make me active and brave.

[@waltermbelwa4973]

Sylvester Okello Why sir.Please translate a bit for the rest of us.

[@waltermbelwa4973]

Sylvester Okello Why sir.Please translate a bit for the rest of us.

[@enosakeyo7537]

Ezali nzembo malamu.

[@alphonzemodi9886]

Music with passion

[@jetaimeamangelicamadame1769]

Papa oyo vraiment 😭😭😭

[@AboubacarSiddikh]

@wikana11 At the start, Simaro is standing next to Mpudi Decca (bass), then Simaro steps forward and stands next to Michelino.

[@stevens9649]

Je suis Brazzavillois,sauvegardez c patrimoine culturel musicales pour que les générations futures y profitent ds l'humanité ces genres de lumière vient rarement après il faut attendre 20 à 30ans c le cas en politique nous avons perdues les élites comme lumbuba,Matsoua,Thomas sankara,kouame krouma,ngouabi,Youlou filbert ect...)

[@lenfantmystique9382]

Tu as raison Steve S. Nous devons sauvegarder ce patrimoine culturel musicales.Par contre en politique tu as oublier de citer Mr Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba, grand opposant politique et père de la démocratie chez nous en RDC.

[@josephsonachi720]

Real talent when computer was not there

[@daudimeah]

Blessings galore Luambo

[@mwakiosammy8301]

Adieu le commandant! Quel triste jour!

[@peterndambukey11]

Rhumba music forever.

[@collinsolemo336]

pure magic,interlacing drums.ok jazz for yousax,trumpets,guitors,

[@harrisdiavuasalakiaku1042]

I have this on tape good times

[@AmbosoWanyonyi]

Makiadi???no any other than you ❤

[@JemsLebo]

Belle époque

[@erickingoina1276]

straight to the bone marrow

[@davidkakai4652]

Well done cheers old boys

[@martinsantos5307]

Music of every moment 👍

[@JamesSichimata]

Nafika mbali sana

[@kibetkoechevans2986]

Wapi mwalimu Daniel Mahugi

[@alphonzemodi9886]

Excellento

[@sergeamour1047]

La rumba est thérapeutique

[@indayamulembe]

Rewind!!!!!!!

[@midiangaj2369]

Did you hear how the sax and guitars are Cordinated?Then no colision between the soloist and the rest of the band,Mombasa am locked Dec 2019

[@Brianmbeya]

This is epic

[@wanjohipaul9371]

It hurts to know almost the entire band members including above are all dead

[@clainamdany]

my my my my ...........i dont understand the lyrics but the vocals, instruments esp the xax.., kills me. kindly need the lyrics translated to english

[@mayelekaregeya8717]

This about a man who can't impregnant his wife, but all blames it all on his wife. Until they got separated, and the woman was pregnant from an another.

[@mayelekaregeya8717]

The advice and conclusion: Walk away from uncalled for troubles, we don't know what happens in other peoples' houses. The woman kept the family secrecy....

[@clainamdany]

@@mayelekaregeya8717 thanks man

[@mayelekaregeya8717]

@@clainamdany usijali rafiki yangu, feel free to ask...

[@clainamdany]

@Mukiti M. This is epic composition. Real life encounters. I am a doctor and I confess men we fear problems to be on our side. I feel for the guy. Franco is a real magician when it come to composition of songs...

[@kingzulu7245]

Wonderful Music from Africa, where are the others

[@luttamumia3220]

When I compare those days and now days,I can't even believe

[@dianaokwach4008]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💞

[@sabitrajab2355]

nzambe apemisa yo na esika ya kimia Papa

[@remyparfaitndi3416]

C est la voix des anges

[@sylviamukhwana6892]

Wow.

[@pesakicks9645]

FRANCO MY GUY WITH LE TPOK JAZZ..GEGE DEGA AND GERRY

[@iddiiddi5585]

Do you mean Mpudi Zi Kisala Decca ?

[@pesakicks9645]

i dont understand that language

[@benteke6258]

Who else is here October 2022

[@johnesmwatoa5612]

Reminds me of my age

[@martinnzioka153]

Wow

[@AboubacarSiddikh]

What if Falaswa (Flaswa) is Kikongo for François? The title on the LP, the sleeve and the single is Falaswa.

[@koechbryan1096]

Can we get the studio version? It would be much sweet

[@TheJakamburi]

Hhahaha that Introductory dance by Franco as the tune changes is chicky

[@loufoua100]

YOKA NZEBO O YO.TP OK JAZZ