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Pepe Ndombe Opetum & OK Jazz dans Mawe

Length: 6:46
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Author: rdc036

Tags: African Afrique Congo DRC Franco Jazz music Ndombe OK Pepe RDC Rhumba Rumba world Zaire

Singers (L-R) Lola Checain (RIP) Ndombe Opetum Unknown Josky Kiambukuta Guitares (L-R) Flavien Makabi Gege Mangaya Gerry Dialungana (RIP) Franco Luambo (RIP)

Orchestre T.P. O.K. Jazz - Youyou (Ndombe Opetum) 1980 Abidjan 1

Length: 6:16
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Author: AboubacarSiddikh

Tags: Africa Franco Rumba TPOKJazz Zaire

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BABY NDOMBE A - T-IL EU AFFAIRE AVEC LA FEMME DE WERRA?

Length: 10:5
Rating Average: 4.40 from 5 people
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Author: dessinanime

Tags: BABY BLACK G5 Garry GI Iwele M2 MAISON MERE Mikwasa NDOMBE Ornella productions WENGE WERRASON

BABY BLACK PARLE DE SON DEPART DE WENGE MAISON MERE

Franco & T.P. O.K. Jazz - Mabe Yo Mabe (Ndombe Opetum) 1977

Length: 9:16
Rating Average: 4.50 from 2 people
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Author: AboubacarSiddikh

Tags: Africa Franco Ndombe Opetum Rumba TPOKJazz Zaire

If the story of this song is similar to that of Lisolo Ya Adamo Na Nzambe by Ntesa Dalienst, Franco might have intervened here. In the case of that song, Franco asked Ntesa: Is it OK if I intervene? And then he improvised his whole part right there in the studio. I have a live version of this song, probably recorded before this studio version, without Franco and I find it actually pretty boring. But this is a masterpiece. From the first to the last note, Franco is just great. You can hear the difference: Ndombe, who really hasn't got the natural gift to squeeze as many syllables into a bar as he needs to get in there. And THAT was actually the written part. And then Franco takes over, and no matter how many syllables the improvised line may have, he makes it sound completely natural... it all JUST fits. Besides Ndombe's and Franco's voices, we hear Youlou's and Josky's. Because of Youlou's presence, this can be no later than 1977. Ndombe's pic is probably from eight or nine years later than the recording, the pic of Franco is at least a year older than the recording.