Congolese music grandmaster Papa Wemba was laid to rest at his Molokai home on Wednesday 11 days after his death. The singer, born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba collapsed at the Femua Festival in ...

It is one year since Congolese crooner Papa Wemba collapsed and and died while performing in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire. Several events are planned in Kinshasa, Congo DR to mark the occasion. Papa Wemba's ...

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Since his 2014 debut LP Le Dernier Empereur Bantou, Pierre Kwenders has been an invaluable force in Canadian music with his experimental and playful approach to Congolese rumba. Today, Kwenders is ...