Latest Release
- 26 NOV 2023
- 1 Song
- Mangase / Hafi Deo - Single · 2014
- Tabu Ley · 1967
- Evvi presente "Le Seigneur" Rochereau: Maze · 1982
- Steve Monite / Tabu Ley Rochereau Edits - EP · 2016
- Tabu Ley · 1967
- Tabu Ley · 1967
- The Voice of Lightness, Vol. 1: Congo Classics (1966-1977) [Album 2] · 2007
- Tabu Ley · 1967
- Bilombe Ya Africa · 1991
- The Voice of Lightness, Vol. 1: Congo Classics (1966-1977) [Album 2] · 2007
Essential Albums
- 1967
- 2019
- 2019
Appears On
About Tabu Ley Rochereau
Alongside Franco, Tabu Ley is one of the most influential and prolific musicians in contemporary Zairean music, with a catalogue of over 200 albums. After joining Le Grand Kalle’s band, African Jazz, in 1959, Ley subsequently founded the groundbreaking band, Afrisa International. While most bands of the time remained fairly static on stage, Ley introduced energetic and infectious choreography. He openly courted international recognition, singing in French and Spanish as well as Lingala. A leading proponent of the rumba and soukous rhythms, Ley also harnessed new technology, using synthesizers to update the centuries old likembe rhythm. After recording the acclaimed Exil-Ley and Africa Worldwide albums in the US, Ley returned to Kinshasa as a government minister in President Kabila’s cabinet.
- HOMETOWN
- Bagata, Belgian Congo
- BORN
- 13 November 1940
- GENRE
- Worldwide