December 2000, Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris. The world music star Papa Wemba has just arrived from the Congo with his entourage. It's sizeable, which is not unexpected: Congolese music is fond of ...

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 ...

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Tributes have been pouring in for Congolese musician Papa Wemba who died on Sunday morning after collapsing on stage. African music expert Rita Ray looks at what made him so influential. Papa Wemba, ...

Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s greatest music stars, has died after collapsing on stage during a festival in the Ivory Coast, the event organisers said on Sunday. Papa Wemba, who was known as the “king ...