Conductor, singer, composer, and also impresario, Joseph Kabasele (1930-1983), known as Grand Kalle, founded the African Jazz Orchestra. He was a pioneer of modern Congolese and more widely African music.
Grand Kalle & L’African Jazz
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Conductor, singer, composer, and also impresario, Joseph Kabasele (1930-1983), known as Grand Kalle, founded the African Jazz Orchestra. He was a pioneer of modern Congolese and more widely African music.