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Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba commonly known as Papa Wemba (June 14, 1949 – April 24, 2016) was a Congolese rumba, later known as soukous, singer and musician. He was one of Africa's most popular musicians. Papa Wemba was one of the very first musicians to join the influential Soukous band, Zaiko Langa Langa when it was created on December 24, 1969 in Kinshasa (Capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) along with such well known Congolese musicians as Nyoka Longo Jossart <a href="htt
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Key facts
- Born
- Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba , ( 1949-06-14 ) 14 June 1949, Lubefu , Belgian Congo , (now Sankuru , DR Congo )
- Died
- 24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) (aged 66), Abidjan , Ivory Coast
- Genres
- Congolese rumba soukous ndombolo world music
- Occupations
- Singer dancer songwriter actor bandleader
- Years active
- 1969–2016
- Website
- www .papawemba .info
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jules
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Place of birth
- Lubefu
- Place of death
- Abidjan
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- music of Africa
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- www.papawemba.INFO
- Image
- Papa Wemba and Koffi Olomide, 1988.jpg
- Number of children
- 32
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- date of birth
- 1949-06-14
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of death
- 2016-04-24
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- Papa Wemba
- influenced by
- Tabu Ley Rochereau
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- birth name
- Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba
- pseudonym
- Papa Wemba
- social media followers
- 224000
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Encyclopedic overview
Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba ONH (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba ( French pronunciation: [papa wɛmba]), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of the most popular musicians of his time in Africa and played an important role in world music. He was also a fashion icon who popularized the Sape look and style through his musical group Viva la Musica, with whom he performed on stages throughout the world.
Musical career
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