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KinshasaCulture – Pascal Emmanuel Sinamoyi "Tabu Ley Rochereau" or "Lord Ley", died November 30, 2013 in Brussels in Belgium totals this Friday 5 years in the afterlife.
The President of the Union of Congolese Musicians (UMUCO), Verckys Kiamuangana Mateta keeps the memory of a great artist in the person of Pascal Emmanuel Sinamoyi alias Tabu Ley Rochereau or Lord Ley, five years after his death on November 30, 2013 at the Saint Luc Hospital in Brussels, Belgium, following a long illness.
Kiamuangana Mateta, who was talking Wednesday with the ACP, said that Tabu Ley as Franco Luambo Makiadi, Joseph Kabasele, or great Kallé Jeff, is irreplaceable in the annals of Congolese music.
His presence, he added, was still needed in the DRC, since he is a true icon of modern Congolese music.
Speaking of his biography, Kiamuangana Mateta said Tabu Ley Rochereau was born on November 13, 1940, in Bagata, Kwilu province. Singer, lyricist, composer, dancer and choreographer, he made his debut in the singers groups and animations in the churches and schools he attended.
He then began a career as a civil servant as administrative secretary at the Indigenous Wellbeing Fund and then as administrative and financial manager at the Athenaeum of Kalina (nowadays Gombe Institute).
He made his first musical composition in 1950 before participating in a recording session in 1956 with the musician Joseph Kabasele, "Grand Kallé Jeff", the year in which he proposed these works to the African Jazz who hired him.
Muana Tabu called for a dazzling musical career
Tabu Ley takes flight with his first hit titles like Kelya, Adios Thethé, sweet candy that will make it known to the general public. He left the African Jazz and created the musical formation African Fiesta in 1965. At that time, he composed nearly 200 songs.
In 1967, he went to Brazzaville, in the Republic of Congo, then to Montreal (Canada) at the World Expo before landing in 1970 with his dancers (Rocherettes) in Paris, France where he will perform at Olympia of Paris.
Like his mentor Kallé Jeff, Tabu Ley brought with his orchestra "African Fiesta" many innovations in the Congolese rumba, adopting the battery in the image of what was found in pop groups, the show biz and choreography.
First solo singer, he managed with his songs some interesting duets with other musicians including Pepe Ndombe Opetum and Sam Mangwana. In his 46-year career, he has composed more than 3,000 songs and sold several thousand records. He holds several honorary titles of artistic merit including that of the Festival of Varadero in 2008 in Cuba where he was nominated for 50 years of musical career.
You should cite his flagship titles, including Ana Mokoy, Djibebeke, Lina, Mokolo na kokufa, Let yourself love, Zando ya malonga, Maria Maria, Mutambula, Maze, Gypsy, Mado, Christina, Sorozo, Lily, Bazua ya bosenzi, Kaful Mayay, Mongali, Congo future, …
His favorite themes are death, patriotism, beauty, love, women, fraternity, solidarity, peace and reconciliation.
The official funeral of Rochereau was organized on December 9, 2013 at the People's Palace in Kinshasa and his burial took place at the Necropolis Between Earth and Heaven, in the town of N'sele.
In addition to music, Tabu Ley Rochereau was also a politician. He was national deputy (2000-2001), deputy governor of the city of Kinshasa (2005-2007), elected provincial deputy (2006-2007) and provincial minister of Culture, Arts and Sports (2007-2008).
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