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Papa Wemba, a musician known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba, has died following a collapse on stage during a concert, officials said. He was 66.

Footage from the concert in Ivory Coast shows his fellow performers rushing to his side as he collapsed in front of thousands of fans. He was taken to a nearby clinic, but couldn't be resuscitated. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.

"It is a great loss for Congo and for all of Africa," said Baudouin Banza Mukalay, Congo's cultural minister. "He was a self-made man, a role model for Congolese youth.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/papa-wemba-dead-1.3550775

R.I.P.