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Pépé Kallé was buried on December 6 at Gombe Cemetery (Cimetiere De La Gombe) in a grandiose state funeral. He is part of the growing pantheon of Congolese music stars who died much too young. He is survived by his five children. His wife died recently in 2019. People described him as a very talented musician and band leader.
29 gru 2018 · After Pepe Kalle’s death, Jolie Bebe stopped dancing, and later moved to Belgium. Though married to Didie Nzau, the husband lives with their son in Sweden.
Pepe Kalle (Kabasele Yampanya), the Zairean singer and bandleader who was literally and figuratively larger than life, died on November 28, 1998. He is survived by his wife and five children.
28 lis 1998 · Pepe Kalle: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more.
Pepe Kalle (Kabasele Yampanya), from Zaire, was a well-known and respected bandleader and singer. He died unexpectedly on November 28, 1998. Survived by his wife and five children, the cause of death was apparently a heart attack.
Pepe Kalle was a soukous musician, bandleader, and vocalist. Born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa (then Léopoldville) in the Belgian Congo, he adopted the alias "Pepe Kalle" as a tribute to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé. Throughout his two-decade-long career, a vocalist with a vocal range spanning multiple octaves and a commanding stage presence ...
27 lis 2015 · Saturday marks exactly 17 years since burly Congolese musician Pepe Kalle Yampanya died. He is credited with some great compositions, but also for nurturing several people with growth disabilities into celebrities. Thanks to Pepe Kalle, Ayilla Emoro became a household name in Congo and elsewhere in East and Central Africa.
