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.

Music fans across Africa are mourning the death of Papa Wemba, the musician from the Democratic Republic of Congo who died at the age of 66 after collapsing on stage on Sunday morning. Stars have been ...

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Eugenio Giorgianni receives funding from Crossland Scholarship. “The Kasaï Nightingale” was on stage, a flamboyantly dressed stage animal as always, when he collapsed from a sudden illness. The ...

Congolese singer Papa Wemba is appearing in court in France charged with aiding illegal immigration. BBC News Online profiles one of Africa's biggest music stars. Papa Wemba, whose real name is Shungu ...

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 ...