Statue of Franco Luambo

Statue de Franco Luambo
LocationPlace des Artistes, Matonge, Kalamu, Kinshasa
DesignerAlfred Liyolo Limbe M'Puanga
BuilderAlfred Liyolo Limbe M'Puanga
TypeStatue
Height2.97 m (9 ft 9 in)
Weight400 kg (880 lb)
Opening date12 October 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-12)

The Statue of Franco Luambo (French: Statue de Franco Luambo) is a 2.97-meter-tall bronze sculpture depicting Congolese rumba musician Franco Luambo designed by Congolese sculptor Alfred Liyolo Limbe M'Puanga.[1][2][3] Strategically located in the Kalamu commune at the Place des Artistes, within the Matonge neighborhood, the statue was inaugurated by Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon on 12 October 2015.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Matata Ponyo inaugure une statue de Franco Luambo à Kinshasa" [Matata Ponyo inaugurates a statue of Franco Luambo in Kinshasa]. Radio Okapi (in French). 14 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Le Premier ministre procède au dévoilement de la statue de Franco Luambo Makiadi" [Prime Minister unveils statue of Franco Luambo Makiadi]. Mediacongo.net (in French). Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Statue of Franco Luambo Makiadi unveiled in Kinshasa". Kenya Page. Nairobi, Kenya. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ Makokha, Consolata (14 October 2015). "DR Congo Honors Late Rhumba King Franco With 3-Metre High Statue". Radiojambo.co.ke. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 28 October 2024.