# Le Grand Kallé

> Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele, popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a Congolese singer-songwriter, composer, record executive, and founder of African Jazz. Regarded as the "father of modern Congolese popular music", he shaped the evolution of urban popular music in the Belgian Congo and the post-independence Democratic Republic of the Congo.

*Congolese singer and bandleader, considered the father of modern Congolese music*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1930-12-16
- **Died:** 1983-02-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 9.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/1635583)
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- [Grand Kallé](https://kbp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Kall%C3%A9)
- [Grand Kalle](https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Kalle)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/95618add-be0e-4bd4-b55f-5f1a9a1511b3)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3113632)

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