- Emotion (Real World Gold) · 1995
- Pôle position · 1995
- Emotion (Real World Gold) · 1995
- Wake Up · 1905
- Chacun pour soi (feat. Diamond Platnumz) - Single · 2016
- Best of Papa Wemba · 1997
- New Morning · 2006
- Dis l'heure 2 afro zouk · 2005
- M'Zée Fula Ngenge · 1989
- 100% Papa Wemba, Vol. 3 (10 Essential Titles) · 1994
- Wake Up · 1996
- Pôle position · 1995
- Bakala dia kuba · 1989
Essential Albums
Music Videos
- 1995
Artist Playlists
- A stylish soukous star who wants you to look your best.
Singles & EPs
Appears On
- 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