Almost like a cruel joke, musical pioneer after musical pioneer has been passing away as of late. Fresh on the heels of Prince‘s untimely death, Papa Webma, one of Africa’s most popular musicians and ...

The renowned Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died at the age of 66 after collapsing on stage during a concert in Ivory Coast. It’s thought he may have suffered a stroke. Video from the show showed ...

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 ...

Since his 2014 debut LP Le Dernier Empereur Bantou, Pierre Kwenders has been an invaluable force in Canadian music with his experimental and playful approach to Congolese rumba. Today, Kwenders is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pierre Kwenders—the Congolese-born and Montreal-based musician and songwriter—has announced a new album. José Louis and the Paradox of Love is out April 29 via Arts & Crafts. It follows 2017’s Makanda ...

While most people are mourning the tragic death of Prince, I just found out that another great musician died earlier today. Congolese superstar PapaWemba was performing onstage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ...

Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, who performed as Papa Wemba, died on April 24 at age 66 after collapsing at a concert in Ivory Coast, Africa which was part of the FEMUA urban music festival. One ...

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 ...

Video from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they rushed to his aid. His pioneering blend of African, Cuban and Western sounds became one of ...