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Pépé Kallé

Musical artist

Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 29, 1998) was a Congolesesoukoussinger, musician and bandleader.[2]

Biography

Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville) in the Belgian Congo, but later assumed his pseudonym in hommage to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé.

With a multi-octavevocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) and 150 kg (330 lb) vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums[3] during his two-decade-long career. Known affectionately as "the elephant of African music" and "La Bombe Atomique,"[4][5] Kallé entertained audiences with his robust performances. The guitarist was Solomon.

Musical career

His musical career started with l'African Jazz, the band of Le Grand Kallé. He later performed in Bella Bella and became the lead singer of Lipua Lipua, where he sang alongside Nyboma Mwandido. In 1972, Kallé along with Dilu Dilumona and Papy Tex, left Lipua Li

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TitleYearLabelRemarksPapy Tex & Likinga:Mon bébé2002?Clarys MusicFondation Empire Bakuba:Sauvetage2001JPS Production CDJPS 154Empire Bakuba / Papy Tex:Flash2004Solfège Universel Production2CDEmpire Bakuba / Pepe Kalle:Gardez votre souffle2007Village RecordsCD reissue with bonus DVDJohnny Bitoto2004Ngoyarto NG087Sango Ya Mawa2003Ngoyarto NG086La naissance de l'Orchestre: Nazoki2003Ngoyarto NG085Young Africa1999EXW 0002122Souvenirs1999Syllart The Best of Pepe Kalle1999BMG-MilanTracks from CD 70051-2/CD 65054/CD 65050Les plus grands succès: "Zabolo"1998Ngoyarto NG052Early recordingsCocktail1998Ets. Ndiaye/ Sonodisc CD79815Best of...1998SyllartMost tracks from SYL 8324/ 38752/ 38113Full Option1997Babi Production With Papy TexSouci ya Likinga1997Flash FDB 300238 (EPP10)Reissue of LP Kagi Production 086 (1986)Merci Maman1997B-Mass BMP 970095Loin des yeux, Dieu seul sait
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Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 28, 1998) was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pepe Kalle was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville), but later assumed the name of his mentor, Grand Kalle.

With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the 190 cm (6 feet 3 inches) and 136 kg (300 pound) vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums during his two decade-long career. Known affectionately as "the elephant of African music" and "La Bombe Atomique", Kalle entertained audiences with his robust performances.

His musical career started with African Jazz, the band of Grand Kalle. He later become the lead singer of Lipua Lipua, where he sung alongside Nyboma Mwandido. In 1972, Kalle along with Dilu Dilumona and Papy Tex, left Lipua Lipua to form their own band named Empire Bakuba. Empire Bakuba took its name from a Congolese warrior tribe, and it pointedly incorporated rootsy rhythms from the interior, sounds that had long been sidelined by popular rumba. Th

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