World music star Papa Wemba dies after collapsing on stage

Category: Music

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2004, Congolese pop star Papa Wemba is hoisted by supporters as he leaves the courthouse in Bobigny near Paris Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Wemba, known around the world as “the king of Congolese rumba,” died aged 66, on Saturday April 23, 2016, following his collapse on stage during a concert in Ivory Coast. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, FILE)ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — 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.


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