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 ...

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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 Sunday. Papa Wemba, who was known as the “king of ...

African music pioneer Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage. The 66-year-old was seen falling mid-song before dancers rushed to his aid. The Congolese rumba star had been performing at the ...

Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage at a music festival in Ivory Coast Hundreds of mourners have welcomed the body of Papa Wemba, one Africa's best known singers, back to the Democratic Republic ...

Papa Wemba, known around the world as the “king of Congolese rumba”, has died after collapsing on stage during a concert. The musician fell ill on Saturday while performing at a music festival in ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the private morgue where his body was ...

Congolese rumba maestero Papa Wemba was buried this past Wednesday in Kinshasa, DR Congo, in a celebration of a life that touched many music lovers around the world. Papa Wemba was laid to rest at the ...

The influential Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert. Video from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they ...

Hundreds of mourners have welcomed the body of Papa Wemba, one Africa's best known singers, back to the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was flown into the capital, Kinshasa, from Ivory Coast, where ...