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- France
- Active from
- 1946-03-30
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Ray Lema (born 1946 in Lufutoto) is a pianist, guitarist, and songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He worked on a National Ballet for Zaire, as it was then called, and in 1979 was invited to the United States by the Rockefeller Foundation. By 1989 he had international success signing with Island Records. His initial training had been European classical music at a Catholic seminary where he had been planning to become a priest. His concert debut was Moonlight Sonata <a href="htt
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- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- musical keyboard
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- raylema.com
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- Ray Lema à la Cinémathèque française.jpg
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- Ray Lema
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- 1946-03-30
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