{"id":15564,"date":"2016-04-25T04:18:44","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T04:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15564"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:07:32","slug":"papa-wemba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/papa-wemba","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Beloved Musician Papa Wemba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. He had reportedly been sick that morning. His passing is being mourned all over the world.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A king of African music<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wemba was a founding member of the band Zaiko Langa Langa and went on to have a successful solo career. He collaborated with legends such as Peter Gabriel and Stevie Wonder. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His fame spread across Africa to the French-speaking world, and beyond. He had earned the nicknames \u201cthe Congolese King of Rumba\u201d and \u201cthe King of Rumba Rock.\u201d He was one of the most influential African musicians.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I would put him in the same bracket as Fela Kuti when it comes to influence on African music.\u201d Seun Kuti, Fela\u2019s son, paid homage to Wemba on his Instagram.\u00a0\u201cI love u and will miss u always grand master of rhumba rock and a king of African music,\u201d Seun posted in the caption.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15567\" style=\"width: 715px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba_-_tv5_monde.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"715\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba_-_tv5_monde.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba_-_tv5_monde-600x448.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba_-_tv5_monde-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/ef\/Papa_Wemba_-_TV5_Monde.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A true trendsetter<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wemba was a trailblazer for the soukous music genre and the Sapeur style. H<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">e was known for modernizing Congolese rumba by merging it with Western pop, rock, and rap. Papa Wemba also popularized and led the Sapologie: a social movement that promotes high standards of hygiene, grooming, and a smart sense of style. The formal and clean cut style is meant to contrast the run-down infrastructure the followers may live in. The style also evolved as a form of rebellion from colonialism. Wemba\u2019s fashion sense consisted of colorful designer outfits. He once said that he was partially inspired by his parents who, according to him, were &#8220;<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">always well put together, always looking very smart<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15568\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/papa_wemba-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/6\/63\/Papa_Wemba.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>A great loss <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wemba was so influential that even Congolese government officials commented on his passing. Culture Minister Baudouin Banza Mukalay said that his death a<em> &#8220;great loss for the country and all of Africa.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0And President Joseph Kabila also expressed his condolences. <\/span>T<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here will probably be official events held in the musician\u2019s honor this week. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-25-at-12-10-24-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-25-at-12-10-24-am.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-25-at-12-10-24-am-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-25-at-12-10-24-am-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Wembadio\/status\/723548059809005569\">source<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-african-artists-who-became-super-wealthy-living-their-dream\">SEE ALSO:\u00a010 African Artists Who Became Super Wealthy Living Their Dream.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, better known by his stage name Papa Wemba, passed away<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45,108],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Remembering Beloved Musician Papa Wemba<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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