- Emotion (Real World Gold) · 1995
- Emotion (Real World Gold) · 1995
- Chacun pour soi (feat. Diamond Platnumz) - Single · 2016
- New Morning · 2006
- Pôle position · 1995
- Wake Up · 1905
- Dis l'heure 2 afro zouk · 2005
- Wake Up · 1996
- Best of Papa Wemba · 1997
- Pôle position · 1995
- 100% Papa Wemba, Vol. 3 (10 Essential Titles) · 1994
- M'Zée Fula Ngenge · 1989
- Wake Up · 1996
Essential Albums
- 1994
Music Videos
- 1995
Artist Playlists
- A stylish soukous star who wants you to look your best.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- Tabu Ley Rochereau
- Viva La Musica
- Viva La Musica
- Chancelier Desi Mbwese
- JB Mpiana & Wenge Musica BCBG
About Papa Wemba
Stylish, suave, and singularly talented, Papa Wemba became as much a fashion icon as a pop star. Wemba served his musical apprenticeship listening to Cuban dance music and, later on, to Otis Redding. He got his musical break with the ubiquitous Zaiko Langa Langa before going on to pursue his own projects. An extremely articulate individual, Wemba eschewed the soukous label, insisting that he was sui generis and simply performed to be danced to. In Wemba's music one found no heavy funk/R&B overlays, no horns: at most some bluesy flashes in the scintillating guitar work. Just a sparkling, glittering interplay of guitars, drums, and voices that never let up. ~ John Storm Roberts
- HOMETOWN
- Lubefu, Belgian Congo
- BORN
- June 14, 1949
- GENRE
- Worldwide