[FA Worldmusic] African music question

[David Gaar / Ritmo Artists]

Mitch,

Tabu Ley
Rochereau
Signeur Rochereau
Tabu Ley Rochereau

All one and the same person.

Renown Congolese singer and band leader.    Began his career as a singer (at 
14 years old) in Joseph Kabasela's legendary Africa Jazz orchestra.     He 
subsquently left that orchestra and was one of the two largest figures 
(along with Franco et TPOK Jazz) of the Congo/Zaire soukous rumba scene of 
the late 60's through mid-eighties.

I used to manage his touring and recording affairs back in the mid-90's when 
he and his Afrisa Internationale orchestra were living in exile in the USA.

A handful of the Afrisa band members - Modero Mekanisi, Wawali Bonane, Dodo 
Munoko and Huit-Kilos Nseka (currently part of Ricardo Lemvo's Makina Loca 
ensemble) are still here in the US.

Tabu Ley returned to Kinshasha in the late 90's after the dictator Mobuto 
Sese Seko fell from power.    Haven't kept up with him lately, although I do 
hear that he has been performing in Africa and Europe from time to time as 
well as serving a position as Cultural Governer for the government back home 
in Congo.


Best Regards,


David Gaar

Ritmo Artists
Box 684705 - Austin, TX  78768
Phone:  512-447-5661 /  Fax:  512-447-5886
E-Mail:  david at ritmoartists.com
Web:  www.ritmoartists.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mitchell Greenhill" <mitchg at folkloreproductions.com>
To: <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: [FA Worldmusic] African music question


> Can anyone please tell me the relationship, if any, between Tabu Ley, and
> Tabuley Rochereau?  Same person?  Father and son?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mitch
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