PEPE KALLE (November 30, 1951 – November 29, 1998)
Pépé Kallé (Kabasele Yampanya) was born in Kinshasa, Démocratique Republic of Congo (then Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo). He adopted his pseudonym in hommage to his mentor, Le Grand Kallé.
With a multi-octave vocal range and a dynamic stage presence, the six foot and eleven inch tall vocalist recorded more than three hundred songs and twenty albums of CONGOLESE RUMBA and SOUKOUS during an internationally acclaimed two decades of innovation. He was, for many years the leader of the group EMPIRE BAKUBA. Often called "Le Elephant" or "La Bombe Atomique" by many sources. He was loved by SOUKOUS aficionados all over the world!
His music still lives! It is played by dj's throughout the planet. A major celebration of his contributions is planned in Belgium this weekend!
We start with his classic "Pon Moun Pala Bouge" today and continue with a selection of SOUKOUS gems. Enjoy!!
| PON MOUN PAKA BOUGE PEPE KALLE - PON MOUN PAKA BOUGE (LP) - AFRO-RYTHMES |
| EXTRA BALL LOKETO Featuring ARLUS MABELE & DIBLO DIBALA - EXTRA BALL (CD) - SHANACHIE |
| SUPER K DIBLO - SUPER K / AMOUR ET SOUVENIR (LP) - JIMMY'S PRODUCTION |
| SOUKOUSS MAGIC FREDDY DE MAJUNGA - SOUDÉ MADIABA (LP) - PRODUCTION J.P. |
| SEXY-CHOCOLAT SAKI & SON GROUPE DYNAMIC SYSTEM - SEXY CHOCOLAT (CD) - CALBASS PRODUCTIONS |
| SANA KANDA BONGO MAN - LE RENDEZ-VOUS DES STADES (LP) - K.B.M. |
| BAYNEMBI KANDA BONGO MAN - AMOUR FOU - EKIPÉ (LP) - K.B.M. |
| MARCORY GASOIL ZITANY NEIL - MARCORY GASOIL (LP) - SYLLART PRODUCTION |
| AFRICA SPORT ZITANY NEIL - L'EMBARRAS DU CHOIX (LP) - EDITIONS KALUILA |
| LIZA KANDA BONGO MAN - KWASSA KWASSA (LP) - HANNIBAL |
| SOUKOUS-MACHINE TCHICO - TCHICAYA ET LE GROUPE KILIMANDJARO - SOUKOUS-MACHINE (LP) - KILIMANDJARO |
| SOUKOUS TROUBLE LOKETOS - TROUBLE (LP) - JIMMY'S PRODUCTION |
| ETOULA DIBLO WITH LOKETO - SUPER SOUKOUS (CD) - SHANACHIE |
| MAMY ROSA TCHICO - TCHICAYA ET LE GROUPE KILIMANDJARO - SOUKOUS-MACHINE (LP) - KILIMANDJARO |
| ÇA FAIT DU BIEN NIMON TOKI LALA - AYELE (LP) - JIMMY'S PRODUCTION |
| MALEWA SUITE & FIN AUTOMATIQUE WERRASON & WENGE MAISON MERE - TECHNO MALEWA SUITE & FIN, VOL. 1 (2CD) - DIEGO MUSIC |
| DEZO DEZO TSHALA MUANA - TSHALA MUANA (LP) - SONODISC |
| ZENABA THEO-BLAISE KOUNKOU - THEO-BLAISE KOUNKOU (LP) - DISQUES SONICS |
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I bought a cd with super k back in the '80s and I still play it sometimes. Hoping to enjoy this show tomorrow.
4:27 PM, December 27th, 2024