Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s greatest music stars, died Sunday after collapsing on stage during a festival in Ivory Coast.
The Congolese world music legend, renowned as the “king of Congolese rumba” for the fusion of Cuban and electronic rock that he pioneered in the 1970s, was 66.
He died after Looking Glass: How "Rumba King" Papa Wemba Died While Performing On Stage
Papa Wemba, one of Africa’s greatest music stars, died Sunday after collapsing on stage during a festival in Ivory Coast.
The Congolese world music legend, renowned as the “king of Congolese rumba” for the fusion of Cuban and electronic rock that he pioneered in the 1970s, was 66.
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