THE POPE OF THE Sapeurs the coutured young of Kinshasa, Zaire, and Paris is stylish even in high-water khaki trousers, a cream-colored crew-neck T-shirt and fire-engine red, low-top sneakers. Afro-pop ...

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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Papa Wemba was known as the king of Congolese rumba. But he won't perform any more songs. Wemba died Sunday after he collapsed onstage in Ivory Coast. He was 66. Congolese rumba is a style of music ...

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 ...

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. Advertisement Article continues below ...

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 ...