Franco

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  • Born: Sona-Bata, Zaire
  • Died: Brussels, Belgium
  • Years Active: 1950s, 1960s, 1980s

Albums

Albums (33) Compilations (35) Singles (4) Live (1) Sort By: Most Downloaded

Biography Wikipedia

Wikipedia:

Franco may refer to:

People

Franco (name), multiple individualsFrancisco Franco, Spanish general, dictator and head of state.François Luambo Makiadi, Congolese guitarist known as "Franco"

Prefix

Franco-American (disambiguation), American people of French heritageFranco, a prefix used when referring to France, a countryFranco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribeFranco, a prefix referring to Europeans during the Crusades, such as "Franco-Mongol alliance"

Currency

Luccan franco, 19th century currencyFranco, Italian word for Franc, French unit of currency

Places

El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in SpainFranco, Burgos, a municipality in the Condado de Treviño, Spain

Other uses

Franco (band), Filipino bandFranco (General Hospital), a fictional character on the American soap opera General Hospital, portrayed by actor James Franco.
See also
All pages beginning with "Franco"All pages with titles containing "Franco"

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Francophilia
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Francophilia

By Richard Gehr, eMusic Contributor

One figure stands off to the side and slightly obscured amid the pantheon of African bandleaders. The Congolese superstar Franco - christened François Luambo Makiadi in 1938, dead of AIDS in 1989 - is the least internationally-acclaimed among afropop giants such as Fela Kuti, King Sunny Ade, and Youssou N'Dour. With a biography at least as tragically complex as Fela's, Franco lived large, died sadly, and left hundreds of hours of some of the world's… more »

eMusic Year in Reissues 2008
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eMusic Year in Reissues 2008

By Michelangelo Matos, eMusic Contributor

The reissues that stood out on eMusic in 2008 are the same reissues that stood out everywhere else. These came three major categories: African funk-rock from the '70s; European rave from the early '90s; and anything London's resurgent Strut label wanted to throw our way. The exuberant Nigeria 70 — Lagos Jump was the tip of two icebergs, a superb collection of vintage Afrobeat, highlife and Afro-rock as well as one of Strut's 2008 head-turners. Strut… more »