African rumba singer-songwriter Pascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was also known by his stage name Tabu Ley Rochereau. On November 13, 1940, he was born.
Paul Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu was born in “Bagata,” in what was formerly the Belgian Congo. His musical career truly took off when he performed with Joseph “Le Grand Kallé” Kabasele and his band L’African Jazz in 1956.
After high school, he started working with the band as a full-time musician.
The 1960 pan-African hit song Indépendance Cha Cha, written by Grand Kallé, featured vocals by Tabu Ley and was instrumental in the Congo’s victory over Belgium. He stayed with African Jazz until 1963 when he and Dr. Nico Kasanda formed their own group, African Fiesta.
How much does Tabu charge per movie?
Despite our best efforts, we were unable to locate information regarding the cost of any movie that he produced.
At the Saint-Luc hospital in Brussels, Belgium, where he was receiving treatment for a stroke he had had in 2008, Tabu Ley Rochereau passed away on November 30, 2013, at the age of 73.
After receiving a formal wake at the Palais du Peuple, he was laid to rest on December 9 in Kinshasa’s Acropolis de la N’sele Cemetery.
