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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Nairobi — Congolese Soukous music star Aurlus Mabélé, who was synonymous with the name of his group, Loketo, is dead. The Paris-based singer, band leader and flamboyant dancer, who has been ailing for ...

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 ...