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The replay: Franco, Rhumba legend's shoes prove too big to fill

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  Franco Luambo Makiadi. [Photo: Courtesy]

The life of Franco Luambo, one of the kings of Rhumba was exhilarating. Rather, beyond the rich date of his musical accolades is the webbed truth about his entanglement with the politics of DRC Congo, then Zaire.

It is the illumination of Mobutu Sese Seko's reign, his hold on power through music and so at the ruthless detrimental shame of his political adversaries.

As much as Franco was a talented musical icon who forever remains memorable as one of the biggest exports Africa ever had in terms of pollinating the African beat across France and most parts of Europe, beneath his beats and sounds, there was a catalyst.

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