His up-tempo hits and high-wattage performances were highlighted by spectacular dance moves. He contracted the coronavirus and died in Paris. By Abdi Latif Dahir This obituary is part of a series ...

Nairobi — Congolese Soukous music star Aurlus Mabélé, who was synonymous with the name of his group, Loketo, is dead. The Paris-based singer, band leader and flamboyant dancer, who has been ailing for ...

**** Loketo, Extra Ball (Shanachie); **** Aurlus Mabele with Loketo, King of Soukous (Sound Wave Records): Loketo means “move your hips” in Zaire – not that you’ll need anyone to tell you to loketo ...

Fans of soukous music are mourning the death of Paris-based musician Aurlus Mabele, who succumbed on Thursday to a coronavirus infection, coming as he was suffering the effects of a stroke years ago.

Congolese musician Aurellen Miatsonama Aurlus Mabele. Versatile and stylish Congolese musician Aurellen Miatsonama Aurlus Mabele was planning a return to the stage when cancer attacked and finally ...

Nairobi — Paris-based Congolese guitarist Dally Ndala Kimoko, who rose to prominence during stints with Soukous and Loketo Band in the late 1980s and early 1990s, remains one of the most refined ...

Lokassa and the Soukous Stars. That is what the name of the group would have been. It was a textbook; Franco and TP OK Jazz, Tabu Ley and Afrisa Internationale, Verckys and Veve, Aurlus Mabele and ...