Tabu Ley Rochereau

Congolese singer and songwriter
Person human Q2743754
Tabu Ley Rochereau
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Tabu Ley Rochereau

Summary

Tabu Ley Rochereau is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bagata[2]. He was born on November 13, 1940[3]. He passed away in Brussels metropolitan area[4]. He died on November 30, 2013[5]. He worked as a composer[6], politician[7], singer[8], and singer-songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Tabu Ley Rochereau was born in Bagata[2].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's place of birth was Bandundu Province[11].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau died in Brussels metropolitan area[4].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau died in Saint-Luc University Hospital[12].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau was born on November 13, 1940[3].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau was born on November 13, 1937[13].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau died on November 30, 2013[5].
  • A child of Tabu Ley Rochereau was Youssoupha[14].
  • A child of Tabu Ley Rochereau was Pegguy Tabu[15].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau held citizenship in Democratic Republic of the Congo[16].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau worked as a composer[6].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau worked as a politician[7].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's professions included singer[8].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau worked as a singer-songwriter[9].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau is recorded as male[17].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau was affiliated with the Rally for Congolese Democracy[19].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's genre is soukous[20].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's genre is Congolese rumba[21].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's Commons category is recorded as Tabu Ley Rochereau[22].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's unmarried partner is recorded as M'bilia Bel[23].
  • The cause of death was stroke[24].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's given name is recorded as Pascal[25].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's relative is recorded as Shay[26].
  • Tabu Ley Rochereau's relative is recorded as Le Motif[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: CD[29]

  • Began / founded: 1940-11-13[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2013-11-30[31]

  • Genre(s): congolese rumba, soukous[32]

  • Community tags: congolese rumba, soukous[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 85a694a0-dde9-4d79-a3b5-11950be0f3de[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Bagata[2], a human settlement[35], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[36] and Bandundu Province[11], a province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo[37], in Democratic Republic of the Congo[38], founded in 1966[39]. Recorded date of birth include November 13, 1940[3] and November 13, 1937[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], politician[7], singer[8], and singer-songwriter[9].

Personal Life

Children include Youssoupha[14], a rapper[40], b. 1979[41], of Democratic Republic of the Congo[42], awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[43] and Pegguy Tabu[15], a singer[44], b. 1980[45], of Democratic Republic of the Congo[46]. Tabu Ley Rochereau was affiliated with the Rally for Congolese Democracy[19].

Death and Burial

Tabu Ley Rochereau died on November 30, 2013[5]. Recorded place of death include Brussels metropolitan area[4], a metropolitan area[47], in Belgium[48] and Saint-Luc University Hospital[12], a hospital[49], in Belgium[50], founded in 1976[51]. The cause of death was stroke[24].

Why It Matters

Tabu Ley Rochereau ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,219 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

He has been cited as an influence by Koffi Olomide[54], a singer-songwriter[55], b. 1956[56], of Democratic Republic of the Congo[57] and Papa Wemba[58], a singer[59], 1949–2016[60], of Democratic Republic of the Congo[61].

FAQs

Where was Tabu Ley Rochereau born?

Born in Bagata[2], Tabu Ley Rochereau…

Where did Tabu Ley Rochereau die?

Tabu Ley Rochereau passed away in Brussels metropolitan area[4].

What did Tabu Ley Rochereau do for work?

Tabu Ley Rochereau worked as composer[6], politician[7], singer[8], and singer-songwriter[9].

Who did Tabu Ley Rochereau influence?

Tabu Ley Rochereau has been cited as an influence by Koffi Olomide[54] and Papa Wemba[58].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  22. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . standardmedia.co.ke. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [60] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [61] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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