The year 2016 is now being referred to in many circles as the year that music died. The Congolese-born musician was a leading figure of “world music” the name often given to popular non-Western ...

There is a scene in the classic 1987 French-Congolese film La Vie Est Belle, where a character played by the legendary musician Papa Wemba is mistaken for dead after a heartbreak-induced suicide ...

Abiyán, 24 abr (EFE).Abiyán, 24 abr (EFE). — El conocido cantante congolés Papa Wemba falleció hoy en plena actuación en el Festival de Músicas Urbanas de Anoumabo (FEMUA), en Abiyán, Costa de Marfil, ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 24 (UPI) --World music pioneer Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. He was 66. The Congolese music star was performing FEMUA 2016 festival in the ...

Papa Wemba, known around the world as the “king of Congolese rumba”, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. The musician fell ill on Saturday while performing at a music festival in ...

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Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, has died following a collapse on stage during a concert, officials said. He was 66. Culture Minister Baudouin Banza ...

Papa Wemba, the Congolese rumba musician whose African beat conquered Europe too, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert in Ivory Coast. Wemba, 66, was performing in a music festival on ...