Pepe Kalle

World Music Singer

Birthday November 30, 1951

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Kinshasa, DR Congo

DEATH DATE Nov 28, 1998 (46)

#140699 Most Popular

About

Congolese musician known for his unique, multi-octave vocal range and for his work in the Cuban Rumba sub-genre of soukous music. Over the course of his career, he produced twenty albums and hundreds of songs.

Before Fame

He began his career as a member of an African jazz band called Le Grand Kalle.

Trivia

His 1990 album Roger Milla was a tribute to the football player of the same name.

Family Life

His family was from Léopoldville, Belgian Congo.

Associated With

He and Koffi Olomide were contemporaries and fellow Congolese singers.