Hardly a week after his grand burial that saw thousands of mourners from all walks of life in attendance, reports of Congolese music legend Papa Wemba’s heavily pregnant teenage ‘girlfriend’ has since ...

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, has died following a collapse on stage during a concert, officials said. He was 66. Culture ...

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 ...

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, ...

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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 ...