- country:Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
- style(s):World
- label:Sina Performance
- gender:male
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Sina Performance
The man with the golden voice, writer of countless hits, bandleader, fashion icon, le
sapeur en chef, the king of rhumba rock. His glittering career spans four decades of Congolese music history, in which he's played a crucial role. Since his debut in 1969 as one of the founder members of the influential Zaiko Langa Langa, who shook up the rhumba scene with their powerful new approach and set the scene for the soukous craze, he's set trends in both music and fashion, always the most experimental and internationally minded of his contemporaries, reaching a worldwide audience and maintaining an astonishingly prolific output. Now celebrating 40 years at the top: Papa Wemba