Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage at a music festival in Ivory Coast Tributes have been pouring in for Congolese musician Papa Wemba who died on Sunday morning after collapsing on stage.

One of Africa’s best-loved global musicians, Papa Wemba, died on Sunday 24 April 2016 after collapsing on stage in Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire. The 66-year-old father of Congolese rumba rock reportedly ...

Congo’s most famous musician Papa Wemba, performing at a concert in Kinshasa in 2004. Reuters/ David Lewis Sadly, we have lost another great of Congolese music – Papa Wemba. Papa Wemba was born Shungu ...

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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 ...