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Popular singer Papa Wemba woke the world up to the urban sounds of Kinshasa and spawned the flamboyant dress style known as ‘la sape’. The story of Papa Wemba’s journey to superstardom reads like ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

Magic. Hip-swaying, smile-making, life-enhancing, butt-shaking, number one with a mango magic. Paris-based Papa Wemba, the King of Congolese Rhumba, has been off the recording scene for almost three ...

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 ...