Perhaps the unapproachable status of Franco in his homeland Congo (the former Zaire) can be understood by a quote from the booklet accompanying this CD. “He was a Shakespeare or a Mozart combined with Pele or Mohammed Ali. The kind of man who only comes by once every hundred years. He has left a huge mark on his time ”. The quote is from Sam Mangwana, a singer who regularly collaborated with
… Franco. Franco was a composer, guitarist, singer, band leader of TPOK Jazz and inventor of the genre called 'soukous'. His output was enormous and this compilation CD provides a good insight into Franco's oeuvre. The accompanying booklet tells extensively about Franco's life and the background of the selected songs. (PdK)more
