Seigneur TabuCongo (Democratic Republic of the) |1940| FrenchPascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi Tabu, better known by his moniker Seigneur Tabu, was a prolific singer-songwriter and took a specialty in African rumba. Hailing from the Congo Democratic Republic, he led the Orchestre Afrisa International and was one of Africa's most influential vocalists and prolific songwriters of his time.
Tabu Ley pioneered soukous (African rumba) along with guitarist Dr. Nico Kasanda and internationalized his music by joining elements of Congolese folk music with Latin American rumba, Cuban, and Caribbean. He has been described as the Congolese personality who marked Africa's 20th-century history, along with Mobutu.
Throughout his career, Tabu Ley composed up to 3,000 songs and produced 250 albums.