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There is a scene in the classic 1987 French-Congolese film La Vie Est Belle, where a character played by the legendary musician Papa Wemba is mistaken for dead after a heartbreak-induced suicide ...

Kazadi wa Mukuna receives funding from the following organisations: CNPq – Miniterio de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Inovacao, Brazil; Itamaraty – Ministry of Foreign Affair, Brazil; and Kent State ...

Tributes have been pouring in for Congolese musician Papa Wemba who died on Sunday morning after collapsing on stage. African music expert Rita Ray looks at what made him so influential. Papa Wemba, ...