Rhumba Big Bang: Franco and Verckys split that reshaped African industry music forever

Rhumba Big Bang: Franco and Verckys split that reshaped African industry music forever

A rebellion in Orchestra Oscar Kashama (OK) in 1968 gave Africa rich a cultural diversity that lives on to this day.It happened when OK – later renamed Orchestra Kinshasa – band leader Luambo Luanzo Makiadi (Francois) was away on a business trip in Europe and forever changed the course, tenor...

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