Aurlus Mabélé

Aurlus Mabélé (26 October 1953 – 19 March 2020) was a Congolese singer and composer. He was commonly referred to as the "King of Soukous".[1]

Aurlus Mabélé
Born
Aurélien Miatsonama

(1953-10-26)October 26, 1953
Brazzaville, French Congo
DiedMarch 19, 2020(2020-03-19) (aged 66)
Paris, France
NationalityCongolese
Occupationsinger, composer
ChildrenLiza Monet

Biography

Aurlus Mabélé was born in Brazzaville; his real name was Aurélien Miatsonama.[2] In 1974, he created the band "Les Ndimbola Lokole" with Jean Baron, Pedro Wapechkado and Mav Cacharel.[3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in France, he contracted coronavirus disease 2019. On 19 March, he died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Paris.[4]

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References
  1. "Coronavirus: 67-year-old Congolese musician Aurlus Mabele is dead". Africa Tembelea. 20 March 2020.
  2. "Aurlus Mabélé". musicinafrica.net (in French). 28 September 2019.
  3. "MAV CACHAREL'S BIOGRAPHY". mavcacharel.free.fr. 19 December 2016.
  4. "COVID-19:Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele dies". The New Times. 20 March 2020.


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