Veteran musician and guitarist Paul Banda has expressed shock over the death of Congolese rumba musician Papa Wemba.
Banda expressed his sadness on Monday in an interview with Daily Times, saying Africa has lost a talented man.
Papa Wemba collapsed on Sunday in Ivory Coast while on stage performing.
Video from the show in Ivory Coast showed him slumped on stage behind a group of dancers, before they rushed to his aid.
His pioneering blend of African, Cuban and Western sounds became one of Africa’s most popular music styles.
Wemba also toured around the world, and recorded with British artist Peter Gabriel.
Born in 1949, Wemba, whose real name was Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba, began his singing career in religious choirs.
He helped modernise Congolese rumba music, with the genre that emerged – soukous – influencing music across Africa.
