{"id":41064,"date":"2020-01-13T15:32:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T14:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/mississippi-records-highlights-50s-tanzanian-pop-band-frank-and-his-sisters\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:33:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:33:19","slug":"mississippi-records-highlights-50s-tanzanian-pop-band-frank-and-his-sisters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/mississippi-records-highlights-50s-tanzanian-pop-band-frank-and-his-sisters\/","title":{"rendered":"Mississippi Records highlights 50s Tanzanian pop band Frank and His Sisters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35138 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters-759x569.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters-1010x758.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters-661x496.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/181fce36-mississippi-records-franck-and-his-sisters-375x281.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>The world\u2019s first collection of gorgeous pop songs from Frank and His Sisters, a family band from Moshi, Tanzania.<\/h4>\n<p>Formed in the early 1950s by Frank Humplick, Thecla Clara and Maria Regina, the trio recorded and toured throughout East Africa and issued a string of instant classics, capturing fans with their beautifully harmonized singing, clever lyrics, and Frank\u2019s stunning guitar work. We could define Frank and His Sisters as the meeting of\u00a0the fingerstyle finesse of John Fahey with a pure pop melodicism, combined with the family harmony of groups like The Carter Family, The Roches, and The Beach Boys, set in the golden age of Tanzanian music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4013310561\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mississippirecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/frank-and-his-sisters\">Frank and His Sisters by Frank and His Sisters<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previously only heard on extremely rare 78 rpm discs and Tanzanian oldies radio, this album collects the trio\u2019s finest<span class=\"bcTruncateMore\">\u00a0songs, lovingly restored and remastered. Mississippi Records team\u00a0traveled to Tanzania to meet Frank\u2019s family and collaborate on this album.\u00a0The result is a colorful 8-page booklet featuring complete lyrics in English, Swahili and Chaga, as well as previously unpublished photographs, extensive interviews and anecdotes, and a biography by Tanzanian musician and radio host John Kitime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Frank and His Sisters<\/em>,\u00a0out January 14th\u00a0via Mississippi Records. Discover the album artwork below and pre-order it now <span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/mississippirecords.bandcamp.com\/album\/frank-and-his-sisters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-35107\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters.jpg\" alt=\"Frank and his sisters\" width=\"679\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/6ff262fd-frank-and-his-sisters-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world\u2019s first collection of gorgeous pop songs from Frank and His Sisters, a family band from Moshi, Tanzania. 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