Aurlus Mabélé
Aurlus Mabele (* 26. October 1953 in Brazzaville as Aurélien Miatsonama ; † 19th March 2020 in Paris ) was a Congolese Soukous - singer and composer .
Life
Aurlus Mabélé has been active as a musician since his youth. Together with Jean Baron, Pedro Wapechkado and Mav Cacharel, he founded the music group Les Ndimbola Lokole in 1974 . After success in the Congo, he began to focus on a music career in Europe in the mid-1980s. In 1986 he founded the Loketo group with Diblo Dibala and Mav Cacharel . According to his own statements, over 10 million records of his music have been sold worldwide during his more than 25 year career.
After struggling with the consequences of a stroke for more than five years , he began his musical comeback in 2009 with a successful tour in the Antilles .
On March 19, 2020, Mabélé died at the age of 66 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France as a result of a SARS-CoV-2 infection in Paris.
Discography (selection)
- Soukouss la terreur (1989)
- Embargo (1990)
- Stop arretez! (1992)
- Génération-Wachiwa encaisse tout (1994)
- Best of Aurlus Mabele (1997)
- Proteins 4 (1998)
- Tour de contrôle (1998)
- Dossier X (2000)
Web links
- Aurlus Mabélé at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yasmina Yacou: Coronavirus: Le roi du soukous, le Congolais Aurlus Mabélé est décédé du virus , March 19, 2020, la1ere.francetvinfo.fr , accessed on April 4, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mabélé, Aurlus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miatsonama, Aurélien (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Congolese musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brazzaville |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2020 |
| Place of death | Paris , France |