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 ...

Papa Wemba (C) performs before he collapsed on stage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast last weekend. Tribute. Last Sunday, the world was shocked to learn that Congolese music star Papa Wemba had collapsed and ...

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 ...

Habari kuwa mmoja wa vigogo wa muziki wa kiafrika Papa Wemba ametutangulia mbele ya haki imepokewa kwa mshtuko mkubwa na mashabiki wake kote duniani. Video inayosambazwa katika mitandao ya kijamii ...

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An African rumba singer collapsed on stage mid-way through a song and later died. Congolese star Papa Wemba was performing in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast when he dramatically fell to the floor. Footage ...

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 ...

Nyota wa muziki wa Soukous ambaye ni raia wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo- Papa Wemba amefariki dunia Papa Wemba ambaye jina lake halisi ni Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, alianguka na kufa ...

I MET him for the first time in May 1999. Not in person, though - a pity because that would have been my eternal pleasure. I was in Abuja to cover the handover of power from the military government of ...

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 ...

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 ...