Congolese music star Aurlus Mabele has died aged 67. According to media reports, he developed complications arising from a stroke and coronavirus infection
The shocking news of Mabele’s death was announced by his daughter Liza Monet on her social media account.
“My dad died of coronavirus this morning [Thursday night] … Thank you for honoring his memory. He is a great legend of the Soukouss that the Congolese people are losing today. I am inconsolable and collapsed. My dad whom I love so much … Aurlus Mabele,” Liza posted on her Twitter account.
https://twitter.com/LizaMOfficiel/status/1240754566825738240?s=20
The Soukous music legend was born in 1953 in Brazaville, Congo.
Mabele was one of the founders of the legendary supergroup Loketo (hips) band, formed in the mid-1980s alongside Mav Cacharel and Diblo Dibala, which broke up a few years later.
He was one of the first Paris-based Soukous Stars and set the standards with several Long Plays (LPs) in the 1980s.
Mabele is known for hits such as Liste Rouge, Embargo among many others.
