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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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.

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 ...

Posts on social media from friends and relatives say he died of coronavirus but this is not confirmed. His fans called him the king of soukous - a high-tempo Congolese dance music popular across ...