Joseph kabasele biography

          Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele (16 December in Matadi, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) - 11 February in Paris, France), popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a....

          Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele, popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music.

        1. Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music.
        2. Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele (16 December in Matadi, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) - 11 February in Paris, France), popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a.
        3. Known as Le Grand Kallé, he was a singer, songwriter and businessman whose band African Jazz were the best-known exponents of Congolese rumba.
        4. Kabasele, Joseph "Le Grand Kalle" (Kabasele Tshamala), celebrated Congolese singer and band leader; born Matadi, Congo-Kinshasa, Dec. 16, ;.

          5. Le Grand Kallé

          Congolese musician (–)

          Joseph Tshamala Kabasele
          Le Grand Kallé

          Promotional photo of Kabasele for the Opika record label in the early s

          Birth nameJoseph Athanase Tchamala Kabasele
          Born()16 December [1]
          Matadi, Belgian Congo (now Kongo Central)
          Died11 February () (aged&#;52)
          Paris, France
          GenresAfrican rumba
          Years active–
          LabelsSurboum African Jazz

          Musical artist

          Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele (16 December in Matadi, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) – 11 February in Paris, France), popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music.

          He is best known for his role as leader of the band, Le Grand Kallé et l'African Jazz, in which capacity he was involved in a number of noted songs, including Indépendance Cha Cha.

          Background

          Joseph Athanase Tchamala Kabasele was born in Matadi, Bas-Congo in what was then th