Tabu Ley composed over 3,000 songs and produced 250
Tribute to albums most of which are still very popular worldwide.
Tabu Ley’s death was felt worldwide and most took to social media to pay tribute:
Tabu Ley - Daily Nation@dailynation30 Nov Congolese musician #TabuLey dies of stroke http://bit.
A Musical
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Beatrice Gachenge@bgachenge30 Nov
Tribute: Now playing #Sorozo by the late #TabuLey Divine Great
voice, wonderful semblance of instruments. Legendary rhumba maestro, RIP
Abantu Baitwababo@danymiles30 Nov
Sad #TabuLey, one of Africa’s Music heavy weights passes Tabu Ley Rochereau was born Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi on. Playing #Muzina in memory
Tabu on November 30, 1940. We all remember him as a leading African rumba singer-songwriter from the MILCA M.@MendesMilca30 Nov
Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was the leader of Paix à son âme, le vrai, le grand de la musique congolaise.
Orchestre Afrisa International, as well as one of Africa’s
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most influential vocalists and prolific songwriters. Along with guitarist Dr Nico Kasanda, Tabu Ley pioneered soukous Blinky Bill@247blink30 Nov
(African rumba) and internationalised his music by fusing R.I.P Tabu ley. #legend. http://instagram.com/p/
elements of Congolese folk music with Cuban, Caribbean, hWC7AIm6PL/
and Latin American rumba. He has been described as “the Expand
Congolese personality who, along with [the dictator] Mobutu, Bentley Lumumba@MrBasabose
[most] marked Africa’s 20th century history. After the fall of
#RIP Le “Seigneur” #Rochereau #TabuLey... #Congo pic.
the Mobutu regime, Tabu Ley also pursued a political career.
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