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Death. On November 28, 1998, Pépé Kallé suffered a heart attack at his home in Kinshasa and was rushed to the nearby Clinique Ngaliema. Shortly after midnight on Sunday November 29, Pépé Kallé was pronounced dead. The cause of his death was officially reported to be myocardial infarction.
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 (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.
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.
Bio 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.
21 lis 2020 · The burly baritone voiced singer who collapsed and died on November 29, 1998 in Kinshasa will be remembered as one of the entertainment greats with his Grand Empire Band.
27 lis 2015 · To rectify that deficit, on the 17th anniversary of Pépé Kallé’s death on Nov. 28, 1998, Afropop Worldwide is reprinting the obituary by Gary Stewart, the eminent historian of Congolese music, that appeared in The Beat, and interviews conducted by CC Smith, the editor-in-chief of The Beat, with Pepe Kalle and two of the late singer’s ...
