This file photo taken on February 15, 2006 shows Congolese singer Papa Wemba performing during a concert at the New Morning in Paris. (Photo: AFP)
Congolese music star Papa Wemba has died after collapsing on stage during a festival in the Ivory Coast, the concert organiser said Sunday.
Papa Wemba, who won renown by helping to bring the highly popular sound of Congolese rumba to an international audience, was 66.
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