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François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (6 July 1938 – 12 October 1989) was a Congolese singer, guitarist, songwriter, bandleader, and cultural revolutionary. He was a central figure in 20th-century Congolese and African music, principally as the bandleader for over 30 years of TPOK Jazz, the most popular and influential African band of its time and arguably of all time. He is referred to as Franco Luambo or simply Franco. Known for his mastery of African rumba, he was nicknamed by fans and critics "Sorcerer of the Guitar" and the "Grand Maître of Zairean Music", as well as Franco de Mi Amor by female fandom. AllMusic described him as perhaps the "big man in African music". His extensive musical repertoire was a social commentary on love, interpersonal relationships, marriage, decorum, politics, rivalries, mysticism, and commercialism. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked him at number 71 on its list of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Between 1952 and 1955, Luambo made his music debut as a guitarist for Bandidu, Watam, LOPADI, and Bana Loningisa. In 1956, he co-founded OK Jazz (later known as TPOK Jazz), which emerged as a defining force in Congolese and African popular music. As the band's leading guitarist, he assumed sole leadership in 1970 and introduced innovations to African rumba, including altering the placement of the genre's instrumental interlude sebene at the end of songs. He also developed a distinct thumb-and-forefinger plucking style to create an auditory illusion of sebene's two guitar lines and established TPOK Jazz's guitar-centric lineup, often showcasing his own mi-solo, which bridges the rhythm guitar and the lead guitar. During the 1970s, Luambo became more politically involved as president Mobutu Sese Seko promoted his state ideology of Authenticité. He wrote a variety of songs that praised Mobutu's regime and other political figures. In 1985, Luambo and TPOK Jazz sustained their prominence with their Congolese rumba smash hit "Mario", which sold over 200,000 copies in Zaire and achieved gold certification. The BBC named him among fifty African icons.
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