Mario - TP OK Jazz - Franco Luambo Makiadi

[keran05]

this one is the best in my opinion. Franco thank you again for this memories rest in peace

[dito480]

essas pedaladas dos anos 60 e 70 e só pra quem tem barbarricha com franco

[sn00piedog]

We congolese need a damn musical and historical Museum to keep all track and respect all those great congolese musicians dayum this is good

[biyanuren]

AH memories - great song! J'écoutai sa musique en brousse (Mushie)

[Jocelyne1211]

meilleur souvenir d une boite qui s appeler le kamou a lille le bon temps

[MegaKobi1]

I've always held the opinion Mario was overrated and saturated by overplaying on air. Every dude who knows no OK Jazz will always know three things, all starting with M; Mario, Mamou (not Tu Vois), and Madilu

[opudo]

Men africans WERE RAPPING LONE AGO,JAMES BROWN TOO

[jokawa1000]

Mario, very nice song indeed. I had an opportunity of seeing Franco twice when he visited Kenya. A great man with his tout puissant orchestra Kinshasa jazz.

Happy memories,

Wanjohi john ''masanga''.....nalobaka lingala moke

[ngmproduction1]

Aha gd yorgo alingaki kotumola trop!

[JFKenji]

We even know Franco Luambo in Tokyo Japan! On aime la culture africaine, l'Afrique centrale et sa richesse humaine. Big up!

[chumolk]

These were great men! I remember Madilu System who was my neighbour. We used to hang out in his house listening to some of the greatest musicians from all over Africa !

[koyoko2003]

Thanks for your great uploads . Could YOU upload the following if possible: Geography Matsanga, Pamelo(Diatho Lukoki), Balenge(Tp ok); Ndayalunga Nakasika(Tp ok jazz). These were great hits and would love to listen to these online

[tomaluta]

kitoko trop bana ndjili

[SarahFedha]

memories are made of this

[libellule98]

Ehh Mario! Quelle belle chanson.

[gileson]

Un Camerounais qui adore la musique zaïroise (especially the rumba) et qui voudrait bien que quelqu'un nous fasse la traduction en francais (please). Respect à PongettiKin et qu'il continue à mettre des sons aussi anthologiques dans le même genre !!!

[yohanntimban]

wooooow 400 000 almost yeah Congolese music rocks old school the best

[nelsonsparxxx]

Weh Mario i love , "Let those old good days come again 

[690jm]

mario. this guy who finishes his school and has diplomas from different universities around the world. but, does not want to find a job. he chooses to live and be supported by woman. mario is unable to buy anything but lives off women. but this woman he live off dicides to kick him out and advices him to find a job.

[Zeramey]

@690jm Thanx for the translation :)

[Patmuamba]

FRANCO ET LE TP OK JAZZ EN TRES GRANDE FORME A KIN. VIVE LA RD CONGO. RD CONGO FOR EVER.

PATRICK MUAMBA

USA

[madscientistify]

beautiful!regards from kenya!j'apprecie cette musique mes freres congolais

[sanchomasai]

Mario oh mario is the reliever of my worries & stress

[tbwanat]

Kenyatta Stdium, Kisumu Kenya is a living testimony of the hit of this song. Pple didnt bliev tht Franco cud come 2 Ksumu untill they heard the sound of guitar (Le grand maitre played his guitar in a specific way). Th stdium sold out, th multitude pushed th wall 2 access grounds. Asked later in Belgium abt his best performance ever, Luambo Makiadi poses, says he's yet 2 do his best bt on 2nd thot says tht a memorable one is Kisumu Kenya.

[jaameh]

@tbwanat i heard this happend and the wall is still not mended mpaka wa leo

[bluesplaylist]

altough i dont have african blood in my veins, im of german turkish descent, i love african music. franco is great!

[Doradolatino]

the music of the congo is the cradle of most of the western music.J'adore cette musique.

[basilosgandonou100]

jadre les paroles

[carma86]

When you feel low just listen to this song...God bless them may the music live for ever!! love from sweden

[webricklayers]

Is that Josky singin?

[cdiuba]

@webricklayers That one is Madilu Systeme.

[razzuka]

Best hit ever............. Born in East Africa bound to All African Music!

[razzuka]

Best hit ever............. Born in East Africa!

[Yemoko]

trop forte la cjanson

[Revtah]

lingala rocks!!

[misicman66]

@Revtah

Yes, to does. Lingala to African music what Englisg is to Rockn'roll and Italian is to Opera.

I wish there were a museum in Congo or anyhere in Africa to preserve Makiadi's works.

I am from Cote D'Ivoire and I think he belong to the whole Africa.

[shahmsn]

Merci, merci, merci......merci!

[EricDFW]

I love this song,, i ain't congolais but i really love the beat

[odemata87]

The great Franco.

[rockart54]

BEST EVER IN LINGALA MUZIK!

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk­kk

[wambuakenzi]

A TRUE CLASSIC OF ALL TIME!!!!,IT REMINDS OF THE MOI/MOBUTU(gods or goblins) ERA OF TYRANNY!!!,i was about 10 years old,we had one radio atation controlled by the state!!

[MsAmelieS]

i´m currently writing a seminar paper about francos success in association with mobutu.. he was admirable..

[umooja12]

@MsAmelieS he was a great musician. the association??? could've been a creation of the time. dictators had great influence on our culture and every other aspect of our live and one had to live under a dictator to understand

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

gooood

[tuninbrazza1]

Grand Maitre Luambo connaissait vraiment la musique, écouté comment il change le son de la guitare mi solo ou rythmique....Rip

[singuensful]

Magnifique,merci pour cette chanson souvenir de mon enfance. Thanks a lot for posting

[slimblackmeleji]

Mariooooooo

[mwanavanga]

The mention of these countries is not in the original version. The original song just states that Mario has a diploma, and he should go look for work and stop being a bum.

Franco added a little something in this video. He says that Mario has 5 diplomas, the first from Canada, the second from London, the third from the United States, the fourth from the Sorborne in Paris and the fifth from Brussels (holds up his hand and pleads for Mario to look for work!)

[edieu1]

un des vrais a jamais! music qui touche les âmes sensibles

[sehanne]

ça c'est de la musique!!!!!

[tontonlu]

CLASSIC

[Patmuamba]

Le TP OK Jazz de Franco en tres grande forme. La belle epoque. Que de souvenirs! RD Congo na biso lelo mawa mingi, somo.

Patrick Muamba

USA

[ebenesugar]

Grandiose !!!

[JAYMO161]

Timeless

[joseneto9393]

@JAYMO161 TIMELES??WHAT U MEAN??

[MrMikoMic]

Respect OK Jazz , Merci pour tout ce bonheur musical ba papa!

Bo yoka MIKO MIC na youtube

Découvrez MIKO MIC sur youtube

[MegaKarume]

The song is about a guy named Mario who lives in Portugal, a guy with 5 doctorates who hates working but likes sugar mammies. It's a song about man who are irresponsible and date sugar mammies. So, the sugar mammies are now tired, and advice Mario to find work to do. I hope you understand.

[wabuyabo]

Franco...when i hear you, i feel my late brother Martin Wanzetse..Your bits resonate in my my mind to date...RIP

[awim1981]

Rien que du bonheur en ecoutant ces chansons qui ont fait la joie et la fiereté de nos parents...Merci

[lionne98]

exellent!!

j'aime cette musique

[xr50083able]

c est magique

[misicman66]

Maestro us a true treasor for the ebtire continent of Africa.

He and his legacy  stand alone in Africa.

I hope a unviersity or museum can cataloguehis work so that future generations can enjoy his numerous masterpieces.

[LORENZOPK1]

é maior cantor de africa!!!!!!

[muhoozi07]

Greatest hit ever

[DearPeste]

lelo makanbo lobi makambo... j'adore cette chanson . Tout l'époque d'OK jazz me rappelle mon père qui n'est plus là .

Le grand franco a vraiment écrit des chanson qui ont marqué une génération et aujourd'hui on ne fait pas aussi bien .

[spataff]

SLT C LE TOP DES TOP HELAS IL NEST PLUS

[odemata87]

TP OK Jazz always a favorite of mines, good looking on the upload. just wonderful.

[igordino79]

HAHAHA!!deDICACES A TOUS LES HOMMES QUI SE FONT HEBERGER PAR LEURS FEMMES!!ET EN PLUS IL LES TROMPENT!!

[installatie]

love u franco congo rdc miss u

[mugosai]

Wonderfully done. I just like it.

[ngunjigu]

TP OK JAZZ! BEST RHUMBA EVER!

[bacla1]

merci ça me rple mes aineés;

[janamusic]

a classic!!! over 15 minutes play!!!

[22jan51]

What the meaning of this song? I understood something about Canada, United States, Sorbone-Paris, etc?

Who can help us?

Merci

[PongettiKin]

There used to be a full translation on Youtube but it seems to have disappeared. The Canada, US, Paris, etc. is only in this live version.

Anyways, Mario is a gigolo who I guess mooches off of women and becomes a bit of a burden to them. I don't speak lingala either so that's about as best I can explain it.

[ceryamikz1]

@PongettiKin the song is about a man who take a older woman lol like back in the time of my mom alot of guys did that and they didnt want to tell people the older women was his wife/girl and mario is name figure lol i wish everybody listenin to this song understood lingala its really funny in the beginning

[ladyaltesse]

@PongettiKin u don't speak but U understood! Mario is a " portuguese gigolo lol"

[r4st4f4r1]

@PongettiKin : all i know is that "na lembi yo"means i'm tired of you in lingala

[ceryamikz1]

@PongettiKin Your almost right he is talking about a period when guys used to get older women because of money and they did not want to work but when their friends saw them they denied the older woman

[CoCodelicioso911]

@PongettiKin wow thhats a nice assumption cause ur right even for a person who doesnt speak lingala! lol mario had a wife and would mooch off a rich lady because he was soo handsome so she didnt mind until she got tired of him because he became very violent lol...ahhh u gotta love this! <3

[loveistestingme]

@22jan51 It Means A Guy Who sits at Homee doing Nothng whilee The Woman Provides and brings The bacon homee x

[DearPeste]

@22jan51

He(It) speak about universities where Mario obtained his diplomas

[Yakil78]

@22jan51 Mario is a gigolo whom lover doesn't want anymore. There is a response to the song. As much as I would like to translate the song for you, it is an arduous task. One day, maybe...

[am3lya]

@22jan51 yeah it's pretty much what PongettiKin said. He's basically a man wh*re and women take care of him and now they're complaining about him and they want him to leave, the canada us thing is just mentioning all the countries where he studied and got diplomas but he doesn't want to work.

[ebenesugar]

@22jan51

[orangekush3]

@22jan51 He says that Mario has 5 diplomas, the first from Canada, the second from London, the third from the United States, the fourth from the Sorborne in Paris and the fifth from Brussels (holds up his hand and pleads for Mario to look for work!)

[ebesynthe]

Franco is talking about the behavior of this guy named Mario, who with 5 degrees ( one from Londres (London)l, USA, Osborne France, etc...yet is not settle ,can't get a Job, to take care of his woman , acctually he is being taken care by an independant woman, ( using her) so the song its relating to all that goes arounfd when a man is being a lazy one in a realationship... so the public wonder ,

[mushinye]

@ebesynthe This is a good piece of music I can't agree with you more...(Kudzi Zimbabwe)

[ebesynthe]

for whom he wrote the song , ( the interview) so he was asked, but he told the congolese audience that i quote , people think Mario is congolese, but mario is portuguese...Nice song... this is my band ( u can see me playing organ) after Franco passed away , the band stiil exist!!! regardez aussi ,Empire Bakuba Live a kinshasa.

[kokwi]

Bravo Maistro!!!

[eyetube7]

this is a really nice classic.

[MrJakarungu]

people, tell me when exactly was Mario first produced? cant be 1985 since I remember dancing to it crazy at nairobi City Stadium in 1983 Dec. Ask my friend Bassanga. Jim Jakarungu

[MrJptube2010]

ibiro yudo duoko

[BavonWW]

@MrJakarungu

Na mimi pia!! 1983 

[mrkisangani]

ooooo i loove this song...my god please im so emotional to hear this song once again. if i tell people how much i love this song they think im just being too "congolese", not even people you must know that congo music is the best. we love it becaus its the best, not because we congolese!

[Soukuko]

Putain, je l'ai cherché des années merci trop !!

[longlumala]

the greatest so ever

[Chapeauson]

ohh joli morceau!!! Quand bien même que je ne comprends pas ce que chante Franco et son groupe, je trouve la musique jolie et cela me fait revivre mes instants enfantins. Cool

[kitufabancheroki]

Reminds me of my childhood days.

[elvira20]

Love it bad bad bad!

[pamoja55]

Thanks for the video

[fsopht]

sa me rappelle mon enfance

[Waboni]

Madilu sometimes made Franco look good..........his voice is to die for (pun certainly nt intended

the song is a classic ..I knw cld listen to it every day and not tire

[ckoyo]

you mean, made him look bad?.......true true. madilu was multi talented.

[Waboni]

he heh ee....something like that........

[masterofringo]

Franco is a brilliant guitarist - so original.

[frezatto]

This kind of music is called : "Congolese Rumba"

This musical genre was born in the 1920s in Zaire today called the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[maxximatt]

i love this song, thanks

[hinglel]

I appreciate the fact that today october 12-2009,NPR as spoken about LWAMBO FRANCO music,this is a big act,because there are talented heros of music in Congo and the World doesn't know anything about that.Congratulation NPR,you are really theWorld.

[jogoventura]

He was a great musician.l like his music ,it has a Latin beat.Great music from Zaire-congo.

jose m gomez

[kimgloriana]

this song goes to my mother and father,this song was the time I was born and I thank God.I always gonna remember this song back in the days

[bulitiarty]

true music..brilliant!!

[eastlakara]

now this is MUSIC

[wawaithira]

This was a good song and I loved it , somebody wrote it in an exercise book but we could not understand lingala or even what the song was about but we just loved mario, favourite song to us during the 1984-87

[kmotema]

this is a tune and a half, takes me bk

[Spiritree41]

I like this : )  Thanks for sharing....

[saleta]

this music is from zaire-congo

[aliougator]

Before Nick Cannon & R-Kelly's "Giggolo" there was Mario:) All-time classic!

[phil38female]

My favourite congolese musician xxxxxxxxxxx I love Mario so much...so many lovving moments with Pat W

[Dokotololawi]

akobeta ngai nazuwa,ezali zuwa ya biloko akutaki ngai na yango..Ba produits nga napakolaka nzoto ekoma sembe sembe.okobeta na zuwa lobi nazua maladie ya cancer...........

Nzembo oyo eza kitoko mingi.This was a masterpiece

[transfrmer]

I love this song so much, it reminds me of my father who loved this music. Proof that congolese is unbeatable!

[sthephanel]

hey!lè frères le grand Madilu v1 de loin kan mm hein,vs ne constatez pas?

repose en paix o pret deton maitre Franco.

[youngergunner09]

I dont really like Madilu Buh this song is alright

Listen to the guitarz and de saxa phones

[smilezspreader]

If you know how humble, great and talented Madilu is you would have used a better word than 'like' may 'not favourite'. Please tell me you are joking. Look at his funeral and tell me whether all this are mad. He made music history . Wow how uninformed some of us are. Tell me you are not into one of these new 'fake' unatural machines who call themselves 'artists'

[smilezspreader]

Talking about

youngergunner09. I know one day you will agree with me. just listen to the poetry, arrangement and delivery and tell me whether it is kind of music you listen to today, he is not singing about xxxx to make him popular. just a natural

[LocoDrPee]

Kitoko makasi

[fideline9]

ba mario balukaka pe misala bomoni ndenge basosoli bino sutu ba mario ya poto. tata moko ya mario to yeba yo o lingaka musala teeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SCSAZM]

thanks for the music,its superb. there is a song im looking for dont know the name but it goes emamu jambula, jambula ya kina kwamy ,emamu jambula ya kina ok jazee ...something like that dont speak congolese so the words must be wrong but they sound something like that..do you have it on here and if so whats the name of this song? i love it so..thanks a million.

[intermilaniste]

j´aime trop la chanson!!! cool..........

[jjlljjll]

Can anyone tell me the name of the lead singer?

[PongettiKin]

The singer in orange is Madilu System and the one in purple is Franco.

[jjlljjll]

Ah, thanks. Madilu has a great voice.

[lodujangara]

@jjlljjll The singer's name is Madilu System(Madilu Bialu), he died in 2008

[TheYvesbanks]

@jjlljjll Madilu

[kokwi]

@jjlljjllThats Madilu System 

[Yoyankam]

madilu. he is dead now! sorry!

[yemiodu]

fell in love with this music and can't let it go,though don't understand a word.

[yesvine]

Franco, le grand maître de la chanson congolaise

[hochwada]

Jeannotlolango,

Thanks a great deal for the translation. I am very thankful. I wish you who understand the language would help those of us who do not understand Lingala get to know what they are talking about and the context.

[hochwada]

What does "Lokuta, Olobaki oyebi Mario," "Mosala na ngai?"

[JEANNOTLOLANGO]

Does mean"it isn't true?You told that you know Mario","My job"

[kitumer]

''Lokuta, Olobaki oyebi Mario" means ''Bullshit, you've said that you know Mario"

"Mosala na ngai" means ''My job"

[cronope]

Je ne me lasse pas d'entendre le son de Franco même si je ne comprends pas assez le lingala. J'étais enfant à Brazza dans les années 60, bercé par le Franco Ok jazz...

Un Mundélé imprégné d'Afrique et né en Afrique

Philippe

[JEANNOTLOLANGO]

Philippe,

En gros cette chanson parle des 100 coups d'un gigolo appelé mario qui s'est fait une spécialité;celle ne sortir qu'avec des dames fortunées plus agées que lui.Pourtant Mario est multidiplomé, il a 5 diplômes (américains et européens) dont l'un obtenu à la sorbonne mais il préfère se faire entretenir par les femmes au lieu de chercher du travail.

[felgona]

en anglais c'il vous plait...really want to know what the song is about...i grew up with the music but dont understand much of it...

[ivoiremedia]

Meilleur chanteur en zone d'Afrique central années 1970-80 !! vive African disco : ernesto djedje, franco, françois lougah, Fela Kuti, Africando etc

[mitjafashion]

Ozalaka nai o tres impolit! Comes close to that specialist number.

[deepforest23]

Great to watch the multi system man,madilu,as a young dude,rest in peace,dear friend,we all here miss your voice.

[negrier1]

i got myself a 14 .22 minute version of Mario...i'm in heaven!!!!!

[pelagie84]

I just found this song by accident, OMG made me cry, brings back sooo many memories, as a child Ilived in Angola, i used to speak lingala, it's such a shame i forgot it now, BEAUTIFUL SONG

[mkisii123]

This and other Congolese songs made me wish I could speak french and Lingala. I grew up on songs like these in Nairobi Kenya in the 80's and 90's

[wahnano]

Mario je t'aime.

PS: Etats unis ;0)

[FetishR93]

Papa franco the master !!!!!!!

[felgona]

Eish! This truly brings back memories of my Dad- R.I.P. R.IP Franco, R.I.P Madilu. If there is a Franco appreciation group, someone hook me up! Ama we form one?

[claudiomiguel17]

Can some one upload Nagi Mobali, Na Bina, and more importantly Cafe and La Music...

[claudiomiguel17]

I'm from Angola and I grew up listening Franco's songs... He is the best african singer ever... MARIO... good memories Thank u for the video :)

[Msbea345]

the three hour song..lol...J.K

[JeweetSelluuuf]

Can somebody tell me where to find the lyrics of this song?

[TaipeiDawg]

Love it - a true classic that shaped my musical life in a big way......

[tyty1794]

R.I.P Franco , R.I.P Madilu

[kenyanguy1]

Franco is an African legend (R.I.P Franco)

[tomaluta]

kitoko trop

[Jukkumbe]

...and all them together at the golden days of Africa.....R.I.P...Luambo.

[cormega03]

best song, best artist and best group. thx franko

[catita1972]

Do you have the whole video?? It sucks that it ends just as all the solos are starting..

[sab845]

J'adore...

[Tommygurlie]

J'aime beaucoup cette chanson. Je sais qu'elle parle des gigolos, que dit-elle exactement?

[momsbabyboy]

i can do it only in english hope you understand it anyway in this song he´s sing from the view of a chic mario is her lover. he moved to her now he is using all her fortune to living it up patronize her and so on althought he aint got nothing. now she is telling him to go because she is tired of the fighting and argueing that´s actually what he sings in the refrain " mario mario na lembi ee kende papa na lembi ee"

[tonypontivy]

souvenir de mon enfance en guadeloupe ,mario cètais de la bombe !!! merci.

[pro818]

Wow ,jusqu'en guadeloupe?

[tonypontivy]

faut surtout pas t'etonner,dans les années 80-90 les gros tubes du continent africain etaient souvent des tubes dans les antilles françaises ça va de franco,loketo à sakis ;dailleurs ces derniers parlaient parfois le créole antillais dans leur morçeau . "mario"c'etait "the tube" on peu encore l'entendre dans des emissions retro de la 1ere radio de guadeloupe ;inoubliable!!!

[pro818]

On apprend tout les jours .Thanx

[yemiodu]

this is a classic african music.check out the flow of guitar n the beat.

[Homerpushkin]

Francco life's work lives on that's why we are talking about it now.Let his music speak for itself.

[komputaman]

franco never died! he is alive i saw him on youtube today,and i am dead since 1492

[lenirod01]

haha, quand on etait nounou

[ekofo88]

wana tangu tosalaka haha te nakosi oyo ba oldschool tangu ya ba pere na nga

[dpisceslady]

you all are just mad that he's dead like I AM