Franco Luambo - An important figure in 20th century Congo music & African music, in general.

He is widely referred to as Franco Luambo or, simply, Franco. Known for his mastery of rumba and its later incarnation of soukous, he was nicknamed the "Sorcerer of the Guitar" for his seemingly effortlessly fluid playing. As a founder of the seminal group OK Jazz, he is counted as one of the originators of the modern Congolese sound. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.