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.

Congo’s most famous musician Papa Wemba, performing at a concert in Kinshasa in 2004. Reuters/ David Lewis Sadly, we have lost another great of Congolese music – Papa Wemba. Papa Wemba was born Shungu ...

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One of Africa’s best-loved global musicians, Papa Wemba, died on Sunday 24 April 2016 after collapsing on stage in Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. The 66-year-old father of Congolese rumba rock reportedly ...

Band leader Papa Wemba will be remembered for a music style that conquered Africa, and a sense of fashion that inspired a generation of dandies. He died aged 66 after collapsing on a busy stage behind ...

The world is currently mourning the death of an African music icon, Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba Popularly known as Papa Wemba. “Sometimes clothes are more than a fashion statement. Sometimes music is ...

Papa Wemba earned himself a jail sentence for his involvement in people smuggling, but he should be remembered for his remarkable music Papa Wemba – who has died, aged 66 – was one of Africa’s most ...

Two of Africa’s superstars, Brenda Fassie and Papa Wemba, with the 1999 song ‘Ngiyakuthanda’. Sadly, we have lost another great of Congolese music – Papa Wemba. Papa Wemba was born Shungu Wembiado in ...