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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Dream Quartet: Franco, Papa Wemba, Pepe Kalle, Tabu Ley


Photo from Franco's son Emongo Luambo 

Tabu Ley Rochereau during a concert in Central Park in 1995.




Hello everyone. I planned to do two posts but due to personal issues, I have never had the chance but they will come out soon. I want to do a post in honor in the 30th anniversary post of Franco's death. Franco would be 81 years old if he was alive today. 

I am doing a quartet on three singers who would fitted well with Franco's wild baritone voice. 

They are Papa Wemba, Pepe Kalle and Tabu Ley. They will be perfect together alongside Franco. Pepe Kalle has a smooth baritone which will allow Franco to sing a little higher with the tenorists Papa Wemba and Tabu Ley. These men would make ladies melt hard because their voices will make waves in people's ears. They are very musical great as harmonious singers. 

Think of the LP called Très Impoli. This album would fit these four singers together perfectly. Papa Wemba would be perfect partner for Franco in the song Mamou while the four would sing together in the album title and Temps Mort. Franco would sing in the high baritone section with Pepe Kalle at low baritone with tenors with Papa Wemba and Tabu Ley and they can decide which is the highest tenor singer. 

Think of also the song of la vie des hommes. Franco and Pepe Kalle would be perfect as a duo where Franco would sing the high notes with Pepe Kalle would sing with the lower notes. Also I would push Franco to sing more in this song with Pepe Kalle's smooth vocals. 

Finally, let's put the Fabrice serious. Fabrice in 1980, 5 Ans ya Fabrice in 1983 with Fabrice Akende Sango in 1988. These songs would be perfect for the three male singers with Franco singing lead. Pepe Kalle would sing high with Tabu Ley singing in the middle and Papa Wemba singing the high notes. Franco would give the examples of clothes that he loves so much. 

Franco will be remain a great legend. If he had a nzonzing session, he should have had Papa Wemba, Pepe Kalle and Tabu Ley as the backup singers.