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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. Pepe Kalle was born in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1951 and came up through the ranks of the legendary Le Grand Kalle (Joseph Kabasele)'s outfit, African Jazz.
28 lis 1998 · Pepe Kalle: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more.
19 sty 1999 · Kadasele Yampanya (Pepe Kalle), singer: born Leopoldville, Zaire 30 December 1951; married (five children); died Kinshasa, Zaire 29 November 1998.
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.
Who was Pépé Kallé? Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle was a soukous singer, musician and bandleader from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Pépé Kallé was born Kabasele Yampanya in Kinshasa in the Belgian Congo, but later assumed his pseudonym in hommage to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé.
