Tabu Ley's funeral a celebration of a musical legend

Dec 09, 2013, 05:56 PM

Thousands of people have also been celebrating the life of a music legend in DRC. Classical rumba music star, Tabu Ley Rochereau, who passed away a week ago. Thousands have gathered outside the parliament in the capital Kinshasa, where his funeral ceremony is taking place. The day has been declared a national holiday in the capital. Tabu Ley wrote over 3000 songs during his long career, many of which are popular across the continent. The BBC's Maud Jullien went along and sent this report