He was one of the outstanding artists of the african continent. Papa wemba feat nathalie makoma 6 millions ya ba soucis album notre pere. The trajectory of papa wembas musical career was long, varied and adventurous. Bilengi mingi na sala na berceaux ya mama eleki elingi koleka ba mbeto nioso nga na lala m. Jules shungu wembadio pene kikumba 14 june 1949 24 april 2016, known professionally as papa wemba, was a congolese singer and musician who played congolese rumba, soukous and ndombolo. Congolese music legend and king of the sapeurs papa wemba died earlier today. Remembering african singer and style icon papa wemba. Variety is the key, and while this may not be the essential papa wemba disc to pick up, its a wellcrafted, highly enjoyable recent effort. A national mourning of three days is decreed in drc.
Papa wemba, the debonair and prolific zaireangoneinternational musician whose artistry spans over 22 years of performing, returns with his selftitled album. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Papa wembas influential, crosscultural chic the new. My only real gripe with this album is that, at 33 minutes, it is so short. Papa wemba, the king of rumbarock, was a fan of otis redding and finally got the chance to cover one of his songs fa fa fa fa sad song. Sapologie clip original album notre pere by banamikili. Apr 25, 2016 in high school, while on our way to school, my father would play papa wemba s album in the car. Years of youthful apprenticeship during the 60s and 70s in the clubs of kin. Rightfully titled emotion, wemba s album featured a whole range of emotions which added to his unique roosterlike voice to make me, as a teenager, feel those emotions, and go to school happy. Experimental musician who incorporated western melodies and rhythms into his african soukous music. A major influence on the congolese elite, present during the 1920s the socalled roaring twenties, was west african colonial workers who came.
Papa wemba le roi dela sape shabille chez del papo cn1news congonumber1 tv. This was released in 1994, after his move to paris. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Clip sapologie papa wemba notre pere rumba youtube. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Rightfully titled emotion, wembas album featured a whole range of emotions which added to his unique roosterlike voice to make me, as a teenager, feel those emotions, and go to school happy.
Papa wemba was born on june 14, 1949 in kasai, belgian congo as jules shungu wembadio pene kikumba. He was one of africas most popular musicians of the. It is high quality, upbeat soukous music, yet with some diversity in style across the album, from a ballad to very fast songs. Papa wemba was one of the first musicians to join the influential rockrumba band zaiko langa langa zll after it was created in december 1969 in kinshasa, by many wellknown congolese musicians including nyoka longo jossart and bimi ombale, among others. Nash from papa wembas notre pere rumba for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. He died on april 24, 2016 in abidjan, cote divoire. Try it listen to the upbeat yolele, or fafafafa, sala keba, or awa y. The influential congolese musician papa wemba, who died on saturday 24 april 2016 at the urban musical festival anoumabo in abidjan, ivory coast, consecrate the end of a superstar. Papa wemba download high quality complete mp3 albums. 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, manuaku pepe felly, evoloko lay lay, teddy sukamu, zamuangana enock. 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. Obituary papa wemba africas rhumba king sa info, 25 april 2016.
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. Listen to your favorite songs from papa wemba by papa wemba now. This page was last edited on 9 september 2019, at 06. After more than 40 years of career was one of africas most popular and prominent musicians in. The record one of the biggest stars to emerge from contemporary africa, the congolese singer made a. He was also a fashion icon who popularized the sape look. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This selftitled album is by papa wemba, a congolese soukous musician well known for his work with zaiko langa langa and also with an extensive solo discography. In high school, while on our way to school, my father would play papa wembas album in the car. Stream ad free or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Papa wemba biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Papa wemba was deeply affected by the destructive violence and poverty in his country and hated the western stereotypes of an africa without hope.