[2] Aurlus Mabélé, real name Benoit Aurélien Miatsonama,[3][4] was born on 24 October 1953 in Brazzaville in the Poto-Poto district in the Republic of Congo.
In 1974, he founded the group Les Ndimbola Lokole with Pedro Wapechkado, Mav Cacharel and Jean Baron.
[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.
Mabélé was admitted to hospital in Eaubonne on 19 March 2020 and died there the same night due to contracting COVID-19.
His long time guitar wizard Dally Kimoko remembered him, having been in Loketo for many years, after replacing Diblo Dibala.