FRANCO'S VERY FIRST SONG/S

FRANCO'S VERY FIRST SONG/S

On November 17th and 18th 1953, Franco recorded his very songs.

They were titled 'kombo ya loningisa' and 'lilima dis cheri was ngai'. 

Franco has partcipated in several recordings with the band the same year, but these weren't his compositions. 

The other members of the band were songbird Pauline Lisanga, Bikunda, Dewayon and others.

By then Franco was 15-years-old and a member of Watam, which was Paul Ebengo Dewayon's band, signed at Loningisa Records. 

Remember the record label was the second in Leopoldville and was established in 1950 after Ngoma which was established in 1948.

For eons basement dwellers have mentioned 'bolingo na ngai na beatrice' as Franco first song. Note that Franck NEVER did any song by that name. 

However, there is a Franco song that contains that line 'bolingo na ngai na beatrice' but is correct titled 'bayini ngai mpo  nayo' and it was actually recorded in 1955, by the team that was to create OK Jazz, one year latter.

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