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Congo music star papa wemba dies after collapsing on stage

The influential Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Video from the concert shows the artist, who was 66, slumped on the floor as dancers continue to perform, unaware of what is happening.


He has been on the African music scene since 1969. The Congolese band leader, whose real name was Jules Shungu Webadio, also inspired a cult movement known as the Sapeurs whose members, young men, spend huge amounts of money on designer clothes.

In 2004, he was convicted in France of a role in an illegal immigration racket and spent three months in prison.

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