Pepe kalle biography

Pepe Kalle (Kabasele Yampanya), the Zairean singer and bandleader who was literally and figuratively larger than life, died on November 28, 1998. He is survived by his wife and five children.

Pepe Kalle was born in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1951 and came up through the ranks of the legendary Le Grand Kalle (Joseph Kabasele)'s outfit, African Jazz.

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He got his own band together in 1970, but his glory days began when he formed Empire Bakuba in 1972. Like many other Zairean stars of the period, he began recording and performing in Paris and moved from there to a high profile international career.

Kalle was known far and wide as "The Elephant Of Zaire," "La Bombe Atomique," and "The Giant Of Africa". His singing voice was instantly recognizable - a robust, manly baritone with a throaty catch to it that added a touch of soulful vulnerability.

He was well over six feet tall and his acrobatic prowess as a dancer was unimpeded by his enormous girth. Kalle's on-stage antics with the late Emau