Aurlus Mabélé

Aurlus Mabélé, real name Aurélien Miatsonama,[2] was born on 26 October 1953 in Brazzaville in the Poto-Poto district in the Republic of Congo.

In 1974, he founded, notably with Jean Baron, Pedro Wapechkado and Mav Cacharel, the group Les Ndimbola Lokole.[3]

Having left the Congo to improve in Europe, he founded, in 1986, with Diblo Dibala and Mav Cacharel, the Loketo group. He then created the soukous of which he would be proclaimed "king", hence the slogan "It is Aurlus Mabele the new king of the soukous".[4]

In 25 years of career, he has sold more than 10 million albums in the world and has contributed to making the soukous known outside the African continent.[5]

Suffering from the consequences of a stroke for five years, he organized with the group Loketo successful concerts in the West Indies between May and June 2009.[6]

Accompanied by talented guitarists, he made the whole of Africa dance to music with its typical soukous rhythms (Africa Mousso, La Femme ivoirienne, Embargo, Betty, Asta De, Evelyne, Loketo, etc.).[7]

Aurlus Mabélé had been in and out of hospitals in Paris since suffering a stroke. His health had been weak and was partially paralyzed.[8]

Fellow musician Nyboma Mwan'dido, while on tour in Kenya, broke the news of Mabélé's sickness to Kenyans and asked his fans to pray for him. At one point of the show he played Mabélé's song as a tribute. Mabélé was diagnosed with throat cancer and had battled the disease for about 5 years.[9]

Mabélé was admitted to hospital on 19 March 2020 and died there the same night. The news of his death was later confirmed via Social media (Twitter) by his daughter Liza Monet who is also an artist. Reacting to the news of his death, many musicians and fans eulogized him as a musician and a composer who was good at his craft. His long time guitar wizard Dariki Moko remembered him for the long years he had worked with him since he replaced Diblo Dibala on guitar in the band Loketo.

• 1988 : Maracas d'or
• 1989 : Soukouss la terreur (Melody) CD 41007-2
• 1990 : Embargo (Melody)
• 1992 : Stop Arretez ! 1992 (JIP) CD 41021 2
• 1994 : Génération-Wachiwa encaisse tout (JIP) CD 41032 2
• 1996 : Album 1996 (Melody) CD 41041 2
• 1997 : Album 1997 (Melody)
• 1997 : Best of Aurlus Mabele (Melody) CD 41044 2
• 1998 : Proteine 4 (JIP)
• 1998 : Tour de contrôle (JPS Production)
• 1999 : Compil one (DEBS Music)
• 1999 : Compil two (DEBS Music)
• 2000 : Dossier X JPS Production
• Sebene
• Africa mousso
• La Femme ivoirienne
• Réconciliation/cicatrice, by Loketo
• Confirmation, by Loketo