There is a scene in the classic 1987 French-Congolese film La Vie Est Belle, where a character played by the legendary musician Papa Wemba is mistaken for dead after a heartbreak-induced suicide ...

A scene in a film in which versatile Congolese musician Papa Wemba acted many years ago uncannily became a tragic reality when he collapsed and died on stage while performing at a concert in Abidjan, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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