While the world still mourns the loss of iconic singer, Prince,
another tragedy happens…Popular Congolese musician Papa Wemba, (Jules
Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba) 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 Minister Baudouin Banza Mukalay confirmed the musician’s death Sunday, calling it a “great loss for the country and all of Africa.”
Footage from the concert in Ivory Coast shows his fellow performers rushing to his side as he collapsed in front of thousands of fans. He was taken to a nearby clinic, but couldn’t be resuscitated. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
The musician rose to fame in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa during the 1970s with the band Zaiko Langa Langa, whose guitar-based fusion of Latin and African dance styles inspired a generation of African musicians. Wemba moved to Paris in the 1980s and helped popularise Congolese music beyond Africa.
Culture Minister Baudouin Banza Mukalay confirmed the musician’s death Sunday, calling it a “great loss for the country and all of Africa.”
Footage from the concert in Ivory Coast shows his fellow performers rushing to his side as he collapsed in front of thousands of fans. He was taken to a nearby clinic, but couldn’t be resuscitated. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known.
The musician rose to fame in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa during the 1970s with the band Zaiko Langa Langa, whose guitar-based fusion of Latin and African dance styles inspired a generation of African musicians. Wemba moved to Paris in the 1980s and helped popularise Congolese music beyond Africa.
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