Headlines AfricaApr 4, 2025
Africa: FNNC Pays Tribute to Papa Wemba: [New Era] The Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre (FNCC) will honour the legendary Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, famously known as Papa Wemba, with a captivating performance that is sure to inspire fans of rumba music. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJy002 #PapaWemba #FNCC #RumbaMusic #AfricanCulture #Tribute
PieterJul 6, 2024
#PapaWemba & #VivaLaMusica – Mwana Molokai - The First Twenty Years 2cd on #SternsAfrica 2004
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Bas LangereisFeb 16, 2024

#NP: #NowPlaying:

various artists - 'Big Blue Ball' (2008)

Recorded 1991-2007, this is a nice collection of world music performed by great artists like #PapaWemba #JosephArthur #BillyCobham #IarlaÓLionáird #ManuKatché #RupertHine #SineadOConnor #DavidRhodes #LevonMinassian #PeterGabriel and many others. RWCD150

Bas LangereisJan 19, 2024

#NP: #NowPlaying:

various artists - 'Voices Of The Real World' (2000)

Nice collection of #RealWorld records, with emphasis on vocalists. #ShuDe #NusratFatehAliKhan #GeoffreyOryama #PapaWemba #AyubOgada #TotólaMomposina #MariBoine #SheilaChandra #IarlaÓLionáird and many others CDRW81

Bas LangereisNov 21, 2023

#NP: #NowPlaying:

Papa Wemba - 'Emotion' (1995)

A very nice album by the legendary great late Congolese singer #PapaWemba. Uplifting, poppy, happy and satisfying. Let's dance and sing along. CDRW52

zeruchNov 19, 2022
"[#PapaWemba] then signed to Peter Gabriel’s Real World label and put out Molokai, which in some ways improved on the production, as well as gave him the kind of visibility to push him into the A-tier of African export stars, right along with Miriam Makeba, Salif Keita, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Youssou N’Dour (the latter being someone he would fill the slot for on one of Gabriel’s biggest tours). Yolele was the lead off single from it." https://zeruch.wordpress.com/2022/11/19/sounds-that-have-been-made-ep-22-papa-wemba-yolele/
Sounds That Have Been Made, EP 21: Papa Wemba “Yolele”

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Show threadzeruchJan 29, 2022
In a case of total serendipity, I find Kwenders has just this week released a brand new cut, dedicated to and named after Congolese musical icon. #PapaWemba https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6y4F8Q1CR4&ab_channel=PierreKwenders its a banger.
Pierre Kwenders - PAPA WEMBA (Official Video)

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