Versatile and stylish Congolese musician Aurellen Miatsonama Aurlus Mabele was planning a return to the stage when cancer attacked and finally silenced him, bringing an illustrious career spanning ...

Legendary soukous star Aurlus Mabele is dead. Even though the cause of death is yet to be confirmed, the 67-year-old has been battling throat cancer for years. Confirming the death through a Facebook ...

Congolese music star Aurlus Mabélé has died in hospital in France's capital Paris, aged 67. Posts on social media from friends and relatives say he died of coronavirus but this is not confirmed. His ...

**** 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 ...

The coronavirus has taken the lives of two elderly musicians in Paris: Manu Dibango, a Cameroonian saxophone and vibraphone superstar, and Aurlus Mabele, the king of Congolese soukous music. While ...

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.

Three diehard fans of Congolese soukous legend Aurlus Mabele are devastated by the news of his death in Paris on Friday last week. This has been a harrowing week for music fans, with the demise of ...

Congolese music legend Aurlus Mabele has died in Paris of the coronavirus, his family and friends said Friday. “My father died this morning from the coronavirus, please honour his memory,” his ...

Congolese music legend, Aurlus Mabélé, has passed away while battling COVID-19, friends and relatives said. Mabélé died in a Paris hospital, France, the same day he was admitted. He was 67. His ...

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 ...