Franco

Birth : 1938-07-06, Sona-Bata

Death : 1989-10-12

Movies

The Rumba Kings
Self - Musician (archive footage)
In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.