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The group disbanded in , but reformed in At one time in the late s and early s the band grew to more than fifty members. During that period, it often split into two groups; one group stayed in Kinshasa, playing in nightclubs there, while the other group toured in Africa , Europe and North America. They used to play at Loningisa Studios in Kinshasa as individual artists, before they got together to form a band in June The new band played regularly at a specific studio in the city during the week, and on some weekends they played at weddings.

Later in the same year, Isaac Musekiwa , a saxophonist from Zimbabwe , joined the band. Up to that time the band's leadership was shared between Vicky Longomba, Essous and Franco. Franco then became the leader of the band. In OK Jazz visited Nigeria on their first foreign tour. Later that year, Vicky Longomba rejoined the band.

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Lola Checain , a vocalist who had left earlier also came back. TP stood for " Tout Puissant " all mighty. Band membership had increased to over twenty. The quality of their music had improved to where they could challenge African Jazz for the position of Congo's premier group. Franco's music had such popular appeal mainly because it discussed issues affecting ordinary people on a daily basis.

Franco led other Congolese musicians in using new technology to produce sounds of much higher quality than in any other part of Africa. The new technology included electric guitars, amplifiers and basses.