I try not to change the format of the blog too much, but I decided it was high time to change things a bit. I’ve switched to the “Just Write” theme, which gives much room for posts and makes videos look wonderfully expansive. Also, the blog itself will be the first thing you see, rather than the “About” page. This way, you get straight to the content. Enjoy!
Month: November 2014
[Video] Franco & O.K. Jazz – On Entre O.K., On Sort K.O.
Welcome back, friends! It’s been a while since I’ve bothered to post anything here due to traveling and work obligations. Time to make this little labor of love a bit more active!
We start out by posting a classic rhumba-and-calypso-influenced tune from what was then the Belgian Congo, then Zaïre (now the Democratic Republic of The Congo). The bank, O.K. Jazz, were one of the finest exporters of this type of sound in South-Central Africa, and they gave the world one of the true giants of African music, the guitarist François Luambo Luanzo Makiadi, know to his legions of admirers simply as Franco.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 