Watch Video — Papa Wemba Collapse, Dies While Performing

Papa Wemba, one of Africa's greatest music stars, has died after collapsing on stage during a festival in Ivory Coast.

Watch Video — Papa Wemba Collapse, Dies While Performing — Read: 9540 times \ Apr 25, 2016

The influential Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert.

Video from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they rushed to his aid.

The Congolese rumba star had been performing at the FEMUA 2016 festival in Ivory Coast when he collapsed in the early hours of Saturday morning.

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