FRANCOPHONIC VOL. 2 1980-1989

STERNS AFRICA

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"Franco pretty much invented an entire genre of African music, soukous, with his agile, melodic playing. This 2CD biography of his final decade finds him expanding into 15-minute songs and epic big bands (James Brown was the model). The selection is immaculate, with lots of unheard material, and the packaging handsome"

The Observer

"The late-period work collected here is a joy because Franco was perpetually pushing his band toward the future, almost always with excellent results. These songs are formally riskier than most musicians with a catalog as successful as his would ever dare, and there's a wonderfully mischievous streak to them. Even in his darkest moments Franco treated moving the crowd as a sweet responsibility."

'Best new re-issue' Pitchfork

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Franco & Le TPOK Jazz - "Francophonic Vol. 2 - Africa's Greatest - A Retrospective 1980-89" [2CD] by Sterns Music