Catalogue                      Group                                          A side/B side                                                        Year

Number

EP 140                     Franco & Orch TPOK Jazz      Azda Pts 1 & 2

(Credited to

Luambo Makiadi

& Orch TPOK Jazz)

EP 143                     Orch TPOK Jazz                    Inoussa/Ezui Voisin                                1973

EP 151                     Franco & Orch TPOK Jazz      Lezi Pts 1 & 2

(Credited to

Lutumba & Orch

TPOK Jazz)

EPP 1002                 Orch TPOK Jazz                    Ntotu Pts 1 & 2                                       1974

EP 1021                   Orch TPOK Jazz                    Makambo Pts 1 & 2

A 1970s label of Franco & TPOK Jazz, dominant figures in the history of Congolese music.

The imprint distributed by Phonogram in Kenya and Tanzania appears to carry the same catalogue numbers as Congolese releases.

I’ve backpedalled on gathering information about Editions Populaires as a result, especially as Franco’s career and recordings are relatively well-documented, most notably in Graeme Ewens’ biography of Franco, Congo Colossus (Buku Press/Stern’s, 1994)

The image, left, has been taken from Didier’s Mwanasimba website.