Tabu Ley Rochereau

Tabu Ley Rochereau
Born: Jan 1, 1940 in Bundundu, Zaire
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Styles: Soukous, Afro-Pop
Biography: Tabu Ley Rochereau (born Tabu Ley) is one of Africa's most influential vocalists and one of its most prolific songwriters. Since making his professional debut, in 1954, as a member of Joseph "Grand Kalle" Kabasele's band, African Jazz, Rochereau has written more than two thousand songs. Together with ...Read full biography
Omana Wapi
Released: 1976
Label: Shanachie
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Picked by The Village Voice's Robert Christgau as one of the greatest albums of the '80s, this historic collaboration teams Rochereau with Franco, Zaire's greatest singer and guitarist, for one of the ...Read full review
Face À Face
Label: Out Of Africa
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The remaining Old Lion of zoukous really has it down a little too pat at times, but there's still a lot of perhaps-too-mellow charm here, and Rochereau still sings like a butterfly, particularly in his ...Read full review
More Tabu Ley Rochereau albums: Main Albums (27), Compilations (26)
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