Franklin Boukaka - L'Immortel - The 60's Rumba Revolution in Congo (2023)

After he ms coldly murdered in 1972 at the age of 31, the immense artist Franklin Boukaka was very unjustly forgotten. He pioneered popular music in the Congo as the high priest of the rumba, and during the sixties the talents of this great singer/political activist made him a shooting star that lit up the skies in Brazzaville. Frémeaux & Associés is proud to present this first official reissue of his work in a retrospective produced by Claude Blanchard Ngokudi of 2 Rives Productions (Tabu Ley Rochereau, Les Bantous de la Capitale, Zao...). From the album that was his testament - produced by Manu Dibango - to his beginnings with the group Cercul-Jazz, this retrospective brings Franklin Boukaka back to the forefront: one of the greatest musicians
to come from the Congo, and the great voice of Pan-Africanism and
decolonization.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Franklin Boukaka - Le Bucheron (3:31)
1.02 - Franklin Boukaka - Nakoka (2:56)
1.03 - Franklin Boukaka - Likambo Oyo (3:26)
1.04 - Franklin Boukaka - Bomoto (3:16)
1.05 - Franklin Boukaka - Ata Ozali (4:32)
1.06 - Franklin Boukaka - Etumba (3:09)
1.07 - Franklin Boukaka - Pont sur le Congo (3:17)
1.08 - Franklin Boukaka - Luzolo (4:59)
1.09 - Franklin Boukaka - Mwanga (3:48)
1.10 - Franklin Boukaka - Dia Bikola (2:32)
1.11 - Franklin Boukaka - Bibi (3:28)
1.12 - Franklin Boukaka - Les Immortels (5:52)
1.13 - Franklin Boukaka - Ya M'Bambi (3:00)
1.14 - Franklin Boukaka - Unité africaine (4:46)
1.15 - Franklin Boukaka - Na Congo To Salakala (4:18)
1.16 - Franklin Boukaka - Canaillon (2:52)
1.17 - Franklin Boukaka - Na Welate (4:07)
1.18 - Franklin Boukaka - Succes Cercul (2:52)
1.19 - Franklin Boukaka - Julienne (5:27)
2.20 - Franklin Boukaka - Les Brazzavilloises (2:21)
2.21 - Franklin Boukaka - Pasi Na Komona (1:58)
2.22 - Franklin Boukaka - Yambi Na Bana Poto (2:25)
2.23 - Franklin Boukaka - Ba Yembi Ba Congo (3:50)
2.24 - Franklin Boukaka - Couple Ya Bolingo (3:20)
2.25 - Franklin Boukaka - Kue Tu Kuenda (2:10)
2.26 - Franklin Boukaka - Rendez-vous à Bamako (3:18)
2.27 - Franklin Boukaka - M Bongi Eyi (3:09)
2.28 - Franklin Boukaka - M Bongo Malembe Malembe (2:54)
2.29 - Franklin Boukaka - Les Ecoliers (2:43)
2.30 - Franklin Boukaka - Maoundounga (2:40)
2.31 - Franklin Boukaka - Awana Divorce Na Bana (3:03)
2.32 - Franklin Boukaka - Gumbama Gumbama (2:26)
2.33 - Franklin Boukaka - Munu Ngiedi (2:58)
2.34 - Franklin Boukaka - Kitoko Mingi (3:51)
2.35 - Franklin Boukaka - Bayoki Ba Yoka (3:30)
2.36 - Franklin Boukaka - Nitouani Yam Bi (5:08)
2.37 - Franklin Boukaka - Bonbon Chocolate (3:12)
2.38 - Franklin Boukaka - Mariana (4:12)
2.39 - Franklin Boukaka - Loufoua Tolo (3:35)
3.40 - Franklin Boukaka - Honole (2:43)
3.41 - Franklin Boukaka - Mobali Ya Craneur (2:22)
3.42 - Franklin Boukaka - Bibi (5:46)
3.43 - Franklin Boukaka - Si Tu Me Quieres (2:32)
3.44 - Franklin Boukaka - Ma Lumpangu (2:37)
3.45 - Franklin Boukaka - Cercul Interafricain (3:49)
3.46 - Franklin Boukaka - O Nongone Mba Mulema (3:26)
3.47 - Franklin Boukaka - Na Ye Na Lisano (3:07)
3.48 - Franklin Boukaka - Adelina (2:37)
3.49 - Franklin Boukaka - Vero Na Tika Lise Mi Kuawa (3:01)
3.50 - Franklin Boukaka - Pont Sur Le Congo (6:03)
3.51 - Franklin Boukaka - Eyaki Ngai Na Bea (3:06)
3.52 - Franklin Boukaka - Tobomguisa Avenir (3:13)
3.53 - Franklin Boukaka - Ata-Ndele Na Ko Doundua (2:52)
3.54 - Franklin Boukaka - Bo Ndumba Ya Brazza (3:00)
3.55 - Franklin Boukaka - Longwa Na Nzela (3:26)
3.56 - Franklin Boukaka - Yanga (2:58)
3.57 - Franklin Boukaka - Boloingo Na Fatouma (3:10)
3.58 - Franklin Boukaka - Libala Ya Makasi (3:02)