Franco still going strong

Chippa Legodimo | Tuesday April 29, 2014 12:40

 

After 14 years of making music, the former soldier shows no sign of slowing down. 

He continues to release records annually and now the easy-going musician has just dropped his 12th album, Ke Lorile Sengwe.

It has been a long journey, which started with the hot selling Ke Lela le Lona.

Many of his critics have condemned him for hastening to dish out records saying it devalues him.  But Franco argues that the practice works fine for him.

“I do not know why people often want to comment on others’ business when they do not even know how such a business operates.  I hear people say I rush to release albums, that I am desperate, but the truth of the matter is releasing an album yearly is a good thing.  You remain relevant to your fans” Franco said.

The new album does not only confirm his dexterity as an artist and if indeed Franco’s popularity has waned over the years his song writing is still as sharp as a razor.

Franco addresses various socials issues through carefully crafted lyrics without killing the fun.

Among those tracks that are likely to excite his legion of fans is the song Lo A Bidiwa.  The song, while it generally attempts to tackle the problem of crime in the country, puts emphasis on his home village of Gabane.

Another exciting song is Tsala Yame which he addresses the problem of fatherless children.

In the track, the former Africa Sounds vocalist highlights how some of these innocent souls fall victim to growing up without fathers in their lives.  He cites that the phenomenon is as a result of mothers failing to inform their partners of the pregnancies.