Joseph Athanase Tshamala Kabasele, popularly known as Le Grand Kallé, was a Congolese singer-songwriter, composer, record executive, and founder of African Jazz.
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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.
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1983 · aged 52
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6 languages
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