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Closeup: Franco Speaks (1985)
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
Africa
History
Music
Society & Culture
Categories Via RSS |
Music
Publication Date |
Oct 06, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:24:22
In 1985, Sean Barlow made his first trip to Africa to check out musical life there. Afropop Worldwide was still a dream at that point, but the experiences he had on that trip put wind in his sails. One highlight was the afternoon he spent interviewing Luambo Makiadi a.k.a. Franco at the bandleader's home in the Limité neighborhood of Kinshasa. Franco had recently played his first concerts in the United States. Although few outside the African diaspora community had any idea who he was, Franco was by then a legend, a superstar in Africa. In this podcast we hear from the man himself, nestled on a porch swing, his acoustic guitar cradled on his lap, in conversation with a somewhat green American journalist with a bright future. Produced by Banning Eyre. Afropop Closeup Season Six

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