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| Born: Jan 1, 1940 in Bundundu, Zaire | Avg.User Rating: 17 Ratings |
| Styles: Soukous, Afro-Pop |
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| 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 |
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Released: 1976 Label: Shanachie Critics' Rating:  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 reviewLabel: Out Of Africa Critics' Rating:  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
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