Papa Wemba

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Yolele 03:19 Tools
Show Me The Way 04:01 Tools
Sala Keba (Be Careful) 00:00 Tools
Awa Y'okeyi 03:19 Tools
Bakwetu 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba / If You Go Away 04:31 Tools
Image 04:21 Tools
Esclave 00:00 Tools
Maria Valencia 04:07 Tools
Rail On 02:26 Tools
Epelo 00:00 Tools
Mali 2002 00:00 Tools
Le Voyageur 04:23 Tools
Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) 00:00 Tools
Sala keba 03:43 Tools
Mandola 03:50 Tools
Excuse Me 02:07 Tools
M'Fono Yami 04:09 Tools
Shofele 00:00 Tools
Ah Ouais (Oh Yes) 00:00 Tools
Maman 00:00 Tools
Zero 00:00 Tools
Overdose 04:12 Tools
Kaokokokorobo 06:26 Tools
Lingo Lingo 00:00 Tools
Awa Y' Okeyi (If You Go Away) 00:00 Tools
Ye te oh 03:18 Tools
Mi Amor 05:58 Tools
Matebu 00:00 Tools
Sakana 00:00 Tools
Ombela 00:00 Tools
Analengo 05:48 Tools
Matinda 00:00 Tools
Mukaji wanyi 00:00 Tools
If the Children Cry 00:00 Tools
Yoko 00:00 Tools
Madilamba 00:00 Tools
Hambayi Ede 00:00 Tools
Jingle Amina 00:00 Tools
Victime de la Mode 00:00 Tools
Aladji-Djambo 06:10 Tools
Efeka Mandundu 00:00 Tools
Bokulaka 00:00 Tools
Loni 00:00 Tools
No Comment Eva 00:00 Tools
Shadow 04:30 Tools
Esclave (original version) 00:00 Tools
M'Balumuna 00:00 Tools
Référence 00:00 Tools
Malimba 00:00 Tools
Jamais Kolongo 00:00 Tools
Télégramme 00:00 Tools
Kitida 00:00 Tools
Pourquoi tu n’es pas là 00:00 Tools
Adidas Kiesse 00:00 Tools
Saï Saï 00:00 Tools
Kaokokorobo 06:24 Tools
Amina 00:00 Tools
Bukavu Dawa 00:00 Tools
Ainsi soit-il 00:00 Tools
Mère Supérieure 00:00 Tools
Analengo (original version) 00:00 Tools
Chacun pour soi (feat. Diamond Platnumz) 00:00 Tools
Jamais Kolonga 00:00 Tools
Congo moko 00:00 Tools
Ye Te Oh (Feat. Ophélie Winter) 00:00 Tools
Bakala Dia Kuba 00:00 Tools
Dixieme Commandement 00:00 Tools
Mawe 00:00 Tools
Soul Gbemani 00:00 Tools
Oldies Are Goodies 00:00 Tools
Sai Sai 06:46 Tools
Phrase 00:00 Tools
O'Koningana 00:00 Tools
Six Millions Ya Ba Soucis 00:00 Tools
Fula-Ngenge 00:00 Tools
Pourquoi Tu n'es pas là 00:00 Tools
Bonjour Daddy 00:00 Tools
Destin Ya Moto 00:00 Tools
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes (Angels We Have Heard on High) 00:00 Tools
Safari 00:00 Tools
Omesatone 00:00 Tools
Sema Spraya 00:00 Tools
Est-ce que 00:00 Tools
Fondation mundele 00:00 Tools
Bravo Cathy 00:00 Tools
Maria 04:06 Tools
O Koningana 00:00 Tools
Kaka Yo! 00:00 Tools
Foridoles 06:24 Tools
Sapologie 00:00 Tools
Dixième commandement 00:00 Tools
Toutou ma biche 00:00 Tools
Vanité des vanités 00:00 Tools
If You Go Away 00:00 Tools
Abu-Pia 06:48 Tools
jeancy 00:00 Tools
Papa Joachim 00:00 Tools
Elongi Ya Jesus 00:00 Tools
Moyi 00:00 Tools
Awa Y' Okeyi (If You Go Away)(Molokai version) 04:30 Tools
Siku Ya Mungu 00:00 Tools
Au nom de l'amour 00:00 Tools
Fa fa fa 00:00 Tools
M'Odikenda 00:00 Tools
O’ Koningana 03:35 Tools
Rubbin, Shepora et Ruth 05:56 Tools
Mima 00:00 Tools
Moperewe 00:00 Tools
Awa Y' Okeyi (If You Go Away)(Emotion version) 00:00 Tools
Etaleli 00:00 Tools
Nzete Ya Sequoia 00:00 Tools
Mère première 00:00 Tools
Love Kilawu 00:00 Tools
Kema Fumbe 00:00 Tools
Image (Emotion version) 00:00 Tools
Awa yo keyi 00:00 Tools
Libongo 00:00 Tools
Est-Ce-Que 00:00 Tools
Barcelone 06:10 Tools
Somo trop 00:00 Tools
Epelo (Emotion version) 00:00 Tools
Sujet de prières 00:00 Tools
Nani Témoin 06:41 Tools
Reconnaissance 00:00 Tools
Ziguida 00:00 Tools
SomoTrop 00:00 Tools
Proclamation 00:00 Tools
Extra Large 00:00 Tools
Winamol 00:00 Tools
Mort subite 00:00 Tools
Evangélisation par Papa Wemba 00:00 Tools
Thermomètre 00:00 Tools
Pouquoi tu n'es pas là 00:00 Tools
Nandimi 00:00 Tools
Tsunami 00:00 Tools
Asha Mupenzi 00:00 Tools
Kebo 00:00 Tools
Wake up 00:00 Tools
SalaKeba 00:00 Tools
Hommage 00:00 Tools
Ainsi Soit-il (Accoustique) 06:20 Tools
Santa 00:00 Tools
Ah Ouais 00:00 Tools
Johnny Lopez 00:00 Tools
Muasi ya intêret 00:00 Tools
Latin Lovers 06:32 Tools
Bibi, Muana Ya Shaba 00:00 Tools
Kabibi Ya Stella 00:00 Tools
Recours 00:00 Tools
As de mon Cœur 00:00 Tools
Intro 00:00 Tools
Philosophie Ya La Vie 00:00 Tools
Ewawa 00:00 Tools
Après Tout 00:00 Tools
Lamentation 00:00 Tools
Mitard 00:00 Tools
Chasse à l'homme 00:00 Tools
Ingratitude (feat. Nathalie Makoma) 00:00 Tools
A' La Une 00:00 Tools
Outro 00:00 Tools
Baila Kinzonzi 00:00 Tools
Rideau Blanc 00:00 Tools
Mokrekese 00:00 Tools
effo perso 00:00 Tools
Mali 2002 (Instrumental) 00:00 Tools
Awa Y'Okeyi (If You Go Away) 00:00 Tools
Fondation Mundélé 00:00 Tools
Tonada de luna 00:00 Tools
Zonga Zonga 00:00 Tools
Six millions ya ba soucis (feat. Nathalie Makoma) 00:00 Tools
Esprit Ya Sika 00:00 Tools
Nakokite 00:00 Tools
Koffi Olomide/Papa Wemba - Mou 03:05 Tools
Dieu voit tout 00:00 Tools
Alanga Nzembo 07:39 Tools
Belle inconnue (Piano bar) 04:25 Tools
Abu Pia 00:00 Tools
Youdoufisi 00:00 Tools
Chacun pour soi 00:00 Tools
Azanga (feat. Sekouba Bambino) 00:00 Tools
De Castro 00:00 Tools
Poule de la mort 00:00 Tools
Amazone 00:00 Tools
Mon jardin secret 00:00 Tools
Awa Y'okeyi/If You Go Away 00:00 Tools
Consolation 00:00 Tools
Mere Superieure 00:00 Tools
L'homme de sandton 06:56 Tools
Reviens Amanda 00:00 Tools
Sodome Et Gomorrhe 00:00 Tools
Oyebi 03:57 Tools
Mukaji 00:00 Tools
Inter folk 00:00 Tools
Mobembo 06:28 Tools
Mississipi 00:00 Tools
Galilée 00:00 Tools
Petite Gina 00:00 Tools
mamu kapinga 00:00 Tools
djo 00:00 Tools
Ufukutani 00:00 Tools
Le jour J de l'histoire romaine 00:00 Tools
Perdu De Vue (Auguisha) 00:00 Tools
Union 03:32 Tools
Pourquoi tu n'es pas tá 03:51 Tools
Martina-B' 00:00 Tools
Blessure 00:00 Tools
Vivi 00:00 Tools
Triple option (feat. Barbara Kanam) 00:00 Tools
Endema (Ufukutanu) 07:18 Tools
Numéro D'écrou 00:00 Tools
Mwasi 00:00 Tools
Lissiki 00:00 Tools
Ba Diamants 00:00 Tools
Mix DJ Saidoui - Bonus Track 00:00 Tools
Kombo Monene 00:00 Tools
Kaporal 00:00 Tools
Yende-Ingi-Boy 00:00 Tools
Point Faible 00:00 Tools
En couleurs 00:00 Tools
Please My Wife 00:00 Tools
Toutou Kamuké 00:00 Tools
Yayi Mambu 00:00 Tools
Ekoti Ya Nzube 00:00 Tools
Rumba Originale (feat. MJ30) 00:00 Tools
Interlude 00:00 Tools
Efreka mandundu 00:00 Tools
Affection 00:00 Tools
Nzungu na kifinuku 00:00 Tools
Mina Kupenda 00:00 Tools
Image (Molokai version) 00:00 Tools
St Jean Mbelekete 00:00 Tools
Zaintoin 00:00 Tools
St. Jean Mbelekete 00:00 Tools
La Vie Est Belle 00:00 Tools
Chasse à l'homme (feat. JB Mpiana) 00:00 Tools
Ba Jetons 00:00 Tools
Ufuku Tanu 00:00 Tools
Putumayo 00:00 Tools
La Fleur Betoko 00:00 Tools
Awa Y’Okeyi 04:31 Tools
Conseil ya Dewolo 00:00 Tools
4 Minutes 29'' D'adoration 00:00 Tools
Nako Décider 00:00 Tools
I Need You 00:00 Tools
Anita, Femme Africaine 00:00 Tools
Muana Tokyo 00:00 Tools
Ngonda 00:00 Tools
Triple option 00:00 Tools
Rendre A Cesar 00:00 Tools
Bakala dia kuba, pt. 1 00:00 Tools
M.J. Ngoyi 00:00 Tools
Bande passante 00:00 Tools
Eric Tela 00:00 Tools
Soucis 00:00 Tools
Métamorphose 00:00 Tools
Maria Chérie 00:00 Tools
Teint de Bronze - Original Version 00:00 Tools
Tubela 00:00 Tools
Malgré 00:00 Tools
15 Ans Ya Monzemba 00:00 Tools
Nzete ya séquoia 00:00 Tools
Angels We Have Heard On High 00:00 Tools
veron bompele 00:00 Tools
Annah 00:00 Tools
Simple rêve 00:00 Tools
Ainsi Soit-il - Accoustique 00:00 Tools
sourat 00:00 Tools
Six men 00:00 Tools
IIeme Eve 00:00 Tools
Zero (Molokai version) 00:00 Tools
Apres tout 00:00 Tools
She Shanta 00:00 Tools
Eliana 00:00 Tools
Latin-Lovers 00:00 Tools
Nani temoin 00:00 Tools
Mwana Matebu 00:00 Tools
Mfumu Yani 00:00 Tools
Endena (Ufukutanu) 00:00 Tools
Toutou Kamuke 00:00 Tools
JP Walther 00:00 Tools
Metier 00:00 Tools
M‘Fono Yami 00:00 Tools
Pouquoi tu n'es pas là, pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Mylhene 00:00 Tools
Mokristo 00:00 Tools
Ye te ho 00:00 Tools
Plus Cinq 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba / Image 04:50 Tools
Proclomation 00:00 Tools
Ains Soit Il 00:00 Tools
Dodo 00:00 Tools
Prefere 00:00 Tools
Viva La Musica 00:00 Tools
N'Djamena 00:00 Tools
Zero (Le Voyageur) 00:00 Tools
Erreur 00:00 Tools
Destin ya moto, pt. 1 00:00 Tools
Afection 00:00 Tools
Litio ya calendrier 00:00 Tools
Beau Garçon 00:00 Tools
Shofele - Live 00:00 Tools
5 dernières minutes 00:00 Tools
Alangando 00:00 Tools
Pourquoi tu n'est pas là 00:00 Tools
Araignée 00:00 Tools
Amalengo 00:00 Tools
Medley: Mouvaro / Chouchouna / Beli 00:00 Tools
she chanta 00:00 Tools
Sapologie (feat. Nash) 00:00 Tools
MUTZIG 00:00 Tools
Ma rosa 00:00 Tools
Nostalgie (feat. Jossart N'yoka Longo) 00:00 Tools
Eben 00:00 Tools
Endena - Ufukutanu 00:00 Tools
Awa Y‘okeyi 00:00 Tools
Kolo histoire 00:00 Tools
Par-ci, par-là 00:00 Tools
Fundation Mundélé 00:00 Tools
M?Fono Yami 00:00 Tools
Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) 00:00 Tools
Epelo (Molokai version) 00:00 Tools
Shaana 00:00 Tools
Coeur Trouble 00:00 Tools
Perdu de vie (Auguisha) 00:00 Tools
Sala Keba(be careful) 00:00 Tools
Champs Elysées 00:00 Tools
Kaka yo 00:00 Tools
Esclave - Original Version 00:00 Tools
Malgre 00:00 Tools
Femme sans bijoux 00:00 Tools
Perdu de vue - Aguisha 00:00 Tools
Martina-B 00:00 Tools
Last Dance 00:00 Tools
Nostalgie 00:00 Tools
Pongi Ya Kanape 00:00 Tools
Ainsi Soit-Il [Accoustique] 00:00 Tools
Zaintoin (Zouk Soukouss & Koffi Olomide) 00:00 Tools
Kalidjoko - Alternate Take 00:00 Tools
Toi Ma Belle Africaine 00:00 Tools
PAPA WEMBA 00:00 Tools
Endena 00:00 Tools
Miss Bessange 00:00 Tools
Zea 00:00 Tools
Zoulema 00:00 Tools
Ambro djeni 00:00 Tools
Naomie 00:00 Tools
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes 00:00 Tools
Rendre à Cesar 00:00 Tools
Couci couça 00:00 Tools
Mwese Yo Tongo 00:00 Tools
Martina 00:00 Tools
Yolélé 00:00 Tools
Kombe Kombe 00:00 Tools
T'en va pas 05:59 Tools
Efeinge 00:00 Tools
Kayafa 00:00 Tools
Aisa na zœ 00:00 Tools
Medley: Makanzi Et Moselebende / Mere Superieur 00:00 Tools
Yolele/... 00:00 Tools
Tende Ingi Boi 00:00 Tools
Sujet de Priéres 00:00 Tools
Awa Y' Okeyi (If You Go Away)(Emotion version) (Album) 00:00 Tools
Mbalumuna 00:00 Tools
Lufukutanu 00:00 Tools
Mwana molokai 00:00 Tools
Mofonkolo 00:00 Tools
Ntoma 00:00 Tools
Analengo - Original Version 00:00 Tools
Masayuki - Viva tendance 00:00 Tools
Mingelina B52 00:00 Tools
Etha Ndjoli 00:00 Tools
Elegence Ya Paris 00:00 Tools
5 Dernieres Minutes 00:00 Tools
No Comment Eva, Pt. 1 00:00 Tools
bayankee 00:00 Tools
Place Vendome 00:00 Tools
Mére Supérieure 00:00 Tools
Esakola 00:00 Tools
Samba Samba 00:00 Tools
Telegramme 00:00 Tools
Loris 00:00 Tools
Mwese ya tongo 00:00 Tools
Muzongila 00:00 Tools
Mokili Bongo 00:00 Tools
Sofori 00:00 Tools
papa wemba - Putumayo 00:00 Tools
Likama ya zazu 2 00:00 Tools
Nó comment Eva 00:00 Tools
No Commenr Eva 00:00 Tools
Teint de Bronze [Version Originale] 00:00 Tools
Pouquoi tu n'es pas là, pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Ata Nkale - Original Version 00:00 Tools
Itshula pete 00:00 Tools
Yoele 00:00 Tools
Avion 00:00 Tools
Penitence na ngai 00:00 Tools
Couci Couco 00:00 Tools
Vicky Bakir 00:00 Tools
Muaongilo 00:00 Tools
Rendre à César 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba - Yolele 00:00 Tools
Funfrica 00:00 Tools
Ainsi soit-il laccoustiquel 00:00 Tools
Aïsa na Zoë 00:00 Tools
Nako Decider 00:00 Tools
Telégramme 00:00 Tools
Iième Eve 00:00 Tools
Mou 00:00 Tools
Zou-Zou Maya-Maya 00:00 Tools
Match Nul 00:00 Tools
Ami Oh 00:00 Tools
La Vie Est Belle (long) 00:00 Tools
Bibi,Muana Ya Shaba 00:00 Tools
Veneno 00:00 Tools
Ma Bijoux 00:00 Tools
Ainsi soit-il (version acoustique) 00:00 Tools
Rail on (live) 00:00 Tools
Mère Supèrìeure 00:00 Tools
Bukawu Dawa 00:00 Tools
Bonzenga 00:00 Tools
Adida kiesse 00:00 Tools
Kalidjoko [Autre Version] 00:00 Tools
Maryama 00:00 Tools
Ainsi soit-il (Acoustique) 00:00 Tools
Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song) (Album) 00:00 Tools
Tapez 36.15 00:00 Tools
O koningana, pt. 2 00:00 Tools
M´Balumana 00:00 Tools
Signorine [Style Fiesta] 00:00 Tools
Sujet de prieres 00:00 Tools
Awa Y'Okey 00:00 Tools
Africain comme toi (feat. Nana Kouyaté) 00:00 Tools
Ata Nkale [Version Originale] 00:00 Tools
Nzete ya bolingo 00:00 Tools
Botika Na Lela 00:00 Tools
Moto Pamba 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba / Yolele 00:00 Tools
Y'Ellissa 00:00 Tools
Sujet Des prières 00:00 Tools
Africain comme toi 00:00 Tools
Perdu de vue 00:00 Tools
Ata Nkale 00:00 Tools
La Reference 00:00 Tools
Abou 00:00 Tools
Vanite des vanites 00:00 Tools
Sissi 00:00 Tools
Rubbin, Sephora & Ruth 00:00 Tools
Fa Fa Fa Fa 00:00 Tools
T'en vas pas 00:00 Tools
Madilamba (Album) 00:00 Tools
Matinda (Album) 00:00 Tools
Bakala dia kuba, pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Masayuki Viva Tendance 00:00 Tools
Mere premiere 00:00 Tools
Ngambo Moko [Style Fiesta] 00:00 Tools
Synza 00:00 Tools
She Chanto 00:00 Tools
Muasi Ya Interet 00:00 Tools
Aïsa na Zoé 00:00 Tools
Signorine - Fiesta Style 00:00 Tools
Amour ness 00:00 Tools
Esclave [Original Version] 00:00 Tools
Mokili Ngele 00:00 Tools
Cherie Kathona 00:00 Tools
Ombella 00:00 Tools
Kolo histoire, animation par Al Pachino - Live 00:00 Tools
M'Fono Y'Ami 00:00 Tools
Sala Keba (Be Careful) (Album) 00:00 Tools
Ainsi soit-il - Acoustique 00:00 Tools
Awa y Okeyi (If You Go Away) 00:00 Tools
Lingo Lingo (Album) 00:00 Tools
Yé té 00:00 Tools
Préféré 00:00 Tools
Complice 00:00 Tools
Ombela (Album) 00:00 Tools
Métier 00:00 Tools
Amoroso Amoroso 00:00 Tools
Jamais Kolonga (Album) 00:00 Tools
Sala Keba [From Emotion] 00:00 Tools
Rosa Mbunza 00:00 Tools
Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa, Fa (Sad Song) 00:00 Tools
Zero (Radio 1 Session, 25 Mar 1995) 00:00 Tools
Mylhène 00:00 Tools
Philosophie (Radio 1 Session, 25 Mar 1995) 00:00 Tools
Chérie kathona 00:00 Tools
GALA KEBA 00:00 Tools
Rumba 00:00 Tools
Lingo Lingo - BBC Session 25/03/1995 00:00 Tools
Penitence 00:00 Tools
Mimi la Rwandaise 00:00 Tools
Destin ya moto, pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Abidjan 00:00 Tools
Mille Soucis 00:00 Tools
Ngambo Moko - Fiesta Style 00:00 Tools
Adida'S Kiesse 00:00 Tools
Belle inconnue 00:00 Tools
Champs Elysees 00:00 Tools
M.J Ngoyi 08:57 Tools
Aissa Na Zoe 00:00 Tools
Moussoukoussou 00:00 Tools
La vie comme elle va Bola 00:00 Tools
Mabele Mokonzi 00:00 Tools
Show Me The Way - Papa Wemba 00:00 Tools
Aïsa na zoe / Fono y'ami / Ufukutano - Bokolaka 00:00 Tools
Lingo Lingo (Radio 1 Session, 25 Mar 1995) 00:00 Tools
Analengo [Original Version] 00:00 Tools
Bokolaka / Aisa Na Zoe / Fono Y'Ami / Ufukutano 00:00 Tools
M'Fono Yami ZAIRE 00:00 Tools
No Comment Eva, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Ngiyakuthanda 00:00 Tools
Anibo 00:00 Tools
Abu-Pia, Pt. 2 00:00 Tools
Mississippi 00:00 Tools
Ilème Eve 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba - 09 - Toutou ma biche 04:28 Tools
Cadeau d'amitié 00:00 Tools
Ngiyakuthanda Papa Wemba 03:57 Tools
La Vie Est Belle-1 00:00 Tools
Mbalumuna-1 00:00 Tools
Papa Wemba - 08 - Vanité des Vanités 05:57 Tools
Papa Wemba - 02 - Ainsi soit-il (accoustique) 06:20 Tools
Le Voyager 00:00 Tools
Sala Keb (Be Careful) 00:00 Tools
Masayuki "Viva Tendance" 00:00 Tools
Logembo 00:00 Tools
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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. He was one of Africa's most popular musicians. 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, Mavuela Simeon, and others. In a Congolese musical world dominated at the time by Franco Luambo and his remarkable band TPOK Jazz, Tabu Ley Rochereau's Afrisa, and by then-new musical groups like Les Grands Maquisards, Le Trio Madjesi, and even younger bands like Bella-Bella, Thu Zaina and Empire Bakuba, the young and talented Papa Wemba (then known as Jules Presley Shungu Wembadio), was one of the driving forces that by 1973 made Zaiko Langa Langa one of the most-performing dominant Congolese groups, featuring such popular numbers as "Chouchouna" (Papa Wemba), "Eluzam" and " Mbeya Mbeya" (Evoloko Lay Lay), "BP ya Munu" (Efonge Gina) and "Zania" (Mavuela Somo). In December 1974, at the pinnacle of their fame (and just a month after the Rumble in the Jungle between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman in Kinshasa), Shungu Wembadio (Papa Wemba), along with Evoloko Lay Lay, Mavuela Somo and Bozi Boziana (who'd joined Zaiko Langa Langa a year earlier), left Zaiko Langa Langa to establish their own musical ensemble Isifi Lokole, ISIFI being an acronym for "Institut de Savoir Ideologique pour la Formation des Idoles." In July 1975, Shungu Wembadio officially adopted the soon-to-be-well-known worldwide artist name Papa Wemba, the addition of "Papa" (father) an allusion to what were in fact rather awesome family responsiblities as the first son in a family where both father and mother (Wemba's parents) had been deceased since the 1960s. The "feux d'artifice" (fireworks) that was Isifi Lokole would only last a year, with the single "Amazone" (Papa Wemba) as its biggest commercial "hit" record. In November 1975, Papa Wemba, Mavuela Somo and Bozi Boziana abandoned Evoloko Lay Lay and Isifi Lokole to create the group Yoka Lokole (also known as The Kinshasha All-Stars, or Lokole Isifi, or simply Isifi), along with Mbuta Mashakado, another Zaiko Langa Langa 'transfusion.' Yoka Lokole enjoyed slightly less popular success than the original Isifi Lokole, but for a time still managed to remain at the top the African pop music wave with hit songs like "Matembele Bangui", "Lisuma ya Zazu" (Papa Wemba), "Mavuela Sala Keba", and "Bana Kin" (Mavuela Somo). Like Isifi Lokole, the electronic-instrument driven Yoka Lokole (or The Kinshasha All-Stars) would not last much longer than a year, given the merger of so many big-name talents in the band's lineup. After a year of modest success, controversies within Yoka Lokole over money and prestige (complicated by Wemba's arrest and brief incarceration in Kinshasa Central prison in December 1976 for the 'crime' of being suspected of having had physical intimacy with an influential army general's daughter) would lead Papa Wemba, then feeling diminished by peers and neglected by the public, to form his own group Viva la Musica in February 1977. At his home in the Matonge neighborhood of Kinshasa, Papa Wemba structured Viva la Musica around young talented artists like singers Kisangani Esperant, Jadot le Cambodgien, Pepe Bipoli and Petit Aziza, guitarists Rigo Star, Syriana, and Bongo Wende. The group had nearly instantaneous success, with hit songs like "Mere Superieure," "Mabele Mokonzi," "Bokulaka," "Princesse ya Sinza," and others. During the height of his success in 1977, Papa Wemba's family home, which had become a popular, some even said hallowed/special place for Matonge youths to gather "à la mode" (i.e., to be cool) was named the "Village Molokai," and Wemba assumed the exalted moniker "Chef Coutumier" (Chief) of the Village of Molokai. In those days people referred to Papa Wemba as the "chief from the heartland (village)" to differentiate him from Kinshasa-born musical bigshots Mavuela Somo and Mashakado. However years later Mavuela would say that their difficulties only simply amounted to trivial foolishness over money, ambition and fame between some very-young people (that at the time they all were). Since 1977, Viva la Musica has seen both the 'defections' of musicians every two or three years and the entrée and emergence of other new talents. King Kester Emeneya (1977-1982), Koffi Olomide (1978-1979), Djuna Djanana (1978-1981), Dindo Yogo (1979-1981), Maray-Maray (1980-1984), Lidjo Kwempa (1982-2001), Reddy Amissi (1982-2001), Stino Mubi (1983-2001) are among the currently well-known Congolese musicians who have served at one time or another with Viva la Musica. An old Kinshasa anecdote says that a college student then-named Antoine Agbepa Koffi was such an impressive songwriter that one day in 1977 Papa Wemba exhorted, "Ooh! l'homme idee" (Oh! the idea-man!) thereby on-the-spot renaming the impressive young singer-songwriter Koffi 'Olomide'--and the name stuck! After the wave of African emigration to Europe in the 1990s, Wemba maintained one group in Kinshasa (called at times "Nouvelle Ecriture," "Nouvel Ecrita," and now again "Viva la Musica") and another one in Paris ("Nouvelle Generation," "La Cour des Grands," and now "Viva Tendance"). He has also consistently maintained a very high profile in World Music with such great hits as "L'Esclave" (1986), "Le Voyageur, Maria Valencia" (1992), "Foridoles, Dixieme Commandement" (1994), "Emotion" (1995), "Pole Position" (1996), "Fula Ngenge" (1999), "Bakala dia Kuba" (2001), and "Somo Trop" (2003). Many would assign Wemba the status of African-music "living legend," as few others in history could claim (Franco Luambo, Tabu Ley Rochereau, and Miriam Makeba certainly among them). Papa Wemba is also known as an actor. In 1987, he played the male lead role in the successful Zairean (Congolese) film La Vie est Belle by Belgian director Benoit Lami and Congolese producer-director Ngangura Mweze. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.