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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.
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.
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.
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.
28 lis 1998 · Pepe Kalle: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more.
27 lis 2015 · Best of The Beat on Afropop: Remembering Pepe Kalle. Pépé Kallé was big. A tall and very stout man, he was often likened to an elephant. He effortlessly carried loads of talent. He had a grand voice. And he was a huge star in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the big country that was his lifelong home. But this giant (born Jean Kabasele ...
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.
