A tribute to the late, much-loved "king of Congolese rumba". His death on stage in Abidjan on 24 April shocked fans worldwide, but was a fitting end for the man whose whole life was devoted to music.

Rhumba fans are commemorating the death of Rhumba Star Papa Wemba who died seven years ago aged 69. Wemba died on April 24, 2016, when he collapsed on stage in Ivory Coast. He rose to prominence in ...

Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage at a music festival in Ivory Coast Tributes have been pouring in for Congolese musician Papa Wemba who died on Sunday morning after collapsing on stage.

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After close to five decades of entertaining music lovers, popular Congolese rhumba and soukous legend Papa Wemba has died. Papa Wemba, 66, collapsed on Saturday night during the Femua Festival in ...

Nairobi — Visiting Congolese musician Papa Wemba has called on the youth to stop imitating the West. Congolese rumba musician Papa Wemba, who is in the country for a number of shows in Nairobi and ...

December 2000, Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris. The world music star Papa Wemba has just arrived from the Congo with his entourage. It's sizeable, which is not unexpected: Congolese music is fond of ...

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 ...

Papa Wemba was revered by fashion-conscious men in Kinshasa Band leader Papa Wemba will be remembered for a music style that conquered Africa, and a sense of fashion that inspired a generation of ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - 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 ...