Hundreds of thousands of mourning fans came out on Wednesday to bid a final farewell to Papa Wemba, the legendary Congolese singer who brought his tumultuous country’s music to a world audience and became a national hero in the process. Wemba, born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba in Lubefu in what was then the Belgian … Continue reading Congo lays to rest music and fashion legend Papa Wemba