Congolese music icon Papa Wemba dies on stage aged 66

The renowned Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died at the age of 66 after collapsing on stage during a concert in Ivory Coast. It's thought he may have suffered a stroke.
Video from the show showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they rushed to his aid.
Wemba was known in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the King of Rumba Rock, pioneering a blend of African, Cuban and Western sounds.
His career began in the late 1960s but gradually becoming a staple of African musi…
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