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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

While Africa has had relatively few deaths from the coronavirus, the continent has lost two legendary musicians to the disease. Both of them defined their genres, and both died of COVID-19 in Paris.

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 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 ...

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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 ...