Legendary Bands at Legendary Venues: Franco Luambo and TPOK Jazz Orchestra with "Instrumental Dance Chant"

Today's random tune is by Franco Luambo and the TPOK Jazz Orchestra. A huge figure in African music, Congolese musician Franco Luambo was known for his mastery of rumba and as the founder of OK Jazz, later known as TPOK Jazz, a seminal African music group. Along with other musicians, Luambo founded OK Jazz in 1956 and the band lasted for over 37 years, and its roster of musicians reads like a Congolese musicians hall of fame. This song, Instrumental Dance Chant, was recorded live at the now legendary Zaire 74 concert which featured the cream of the crop of African and American musicians of the time. You can find it on the 2917 album Zaire 74: The African Artists.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Luambo; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TPOK_Jazz