Frank Lesokwane
Frank lesokwane is a Motswana musician who is famously known as Franco and for producing most of hit songs.
Frank Lesokwane | |
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Birth name | Frank Lesokwane |
Also known as | Franco |
Origin | Botswana |
Genres | Rumba - Kwasa Kwasa |
Occupation | Singer-producer |
Years active | 2001-present |
Labels | Franco and Afro Musica |
Career
Franco and Afro Musica
Franco and Afro Musica is a twelve piece kwasa kwasa band from Gabane, Botswana.
The band was founded by Frank "Franco" Lesokwane.As is the norm in the soukous (Congolese rumba) circles for artists to go by more than one names, Lesokwane also goes by several other names like Stango, Molamu, Lepako and Chakala. After playing and providing vocals for other leading Kwasa kwasa bands in Botswana, Franco, together with Tanzania born lead guitarist, Shabani Mwanasande Yohana, formed the band and started touring the country.They recruited other soukous experts and recorded their first album, Ke lela le lona, which loosely translates to "I am crying with you".
Ke lela le lona
Ke lela le lona is a tswana song dropped in 2001 by Franco,as the translation says 'Im crying with you' the song was created to pass a message to the saddened people out there facing different kind of problems.After the release of the hit song 'Ke lela le lona' Franco became one of the most successful artist back in 2001.
Discography
- Ke lela le lona (2001)
- Ba ntatola (2002)
- Robala Nnana (2003)
- O nyala leng (2004)
- Mmamane Robala (2005)
- Khutsanyana (2006)
- Spekere (2007)
- Koti Koti (2008)
- Baesekele (2009)
- sephiri se dule (2011)
- maja ka thata (2012)
- Ke Fela Pelo (2013)
- Ke lorile sengwe (2014)
- Zeng zeng ke eng (2015)
- Eya le nna Babilone (2017)
- Mene Mene Tekele (2018)