What is Papa Wemba?
'''Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba''', or commonly known as '''Papa Wemba''' (June 14, 1949 &ndash; April 24, 2016) was a [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]]lese rumba (later known as [[soukous]]) singer and musician. He was one of [[Africa]]'s most popular musicians, and known in [[world music]]. He was born in [[Lubefu]], [[Sankuru District]], [[Belgian Congo]]. He worked with [[Zaiko Langa Langa]] and [[Viva la Musica]]. Wemba, who suffered from [[epilepsy]], died after suffering a [[seizure]] on stage in [[Abidjan]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]] on April 24, 2016 at the age of 66.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-36123214 Papa Wemba: Congo music star dies after collapsing on stage]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.papawemba.info Papa Wemba Official Web Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021043214/http://papawemba.info/ |date=2020-10-21 }} * {{imdb name|0920707}} * [http://soukous.com/Papa_Wemba Biography of Papa Wemba, Soukous Radio] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wemba, Papa}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from epilepsy]] [[Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo people]] [[Category:Singers]] [[Category:Musicians]]