Arts + Culture
Papa Wemba collapsed on stage in Abidjan in 2016. The King of Rumba Rock had been performing for nearly fifty years
On 24 April 2016, Congolese star Papa Wemba collapsed on stage at the FEMUA festival in Abidjan and…
Congolese rumba
Arts + Culture
More than 600 songs and a UNESCO listing for his genre: Franco and the Congolese rumba
Franco Luambo Makiadi led TPOK Jazz for almost three decades and recorded more than 600 songs before his…