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Remembering Franco Luambo Makiadi, 35 years on

A collage of Congolese Rumba Maestro Franco Lwambo Makiadi in action and a monument erected in his honour [Courtesy]

If you frequent entertainment spots or love rhumba, you might have noticed that this weekend is playing more music by the late Franco Luambo Luanzo Makiadi.

What many might not know is the rhumba and soukoss legend died exactly 35 years ago on October 12, 1989 in Brussels, Belgium.

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