Pépé Kallé

Pépé Kallé
Pépé Kallé (right) and Nyboma (left) in 1986
Background information
Birth nameKabasele Yampanya
Born(1951-11-30)November 30, 1951
Léopoldville, Belgian Congo
(present-day Kinshasa, DR Congo)
DiedNovember 29, 1998(1998-11-29) (aged 46)
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
GenresAfrican Rumba, Soukous
Occupation(s)singer, song writer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1960s–1998

Pépé Kallé, sometimes written as Pepe Kalle (November 30, 1951 – November 29, 1998) was a Congolese soukous singer, musician and bandleader.

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