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Papa Wemba

1949 - 2016

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Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba (14 June 1949 – 24 April 2016), known professionally as Papa Wemba (French pronunciation: [papa wɛmba]), was a Congolese singer and musician who played Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. Dubbed the "King of Rumba Rock", he was one of the most popular musicians of his time in Africa and played an important role in world music. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Papa Wemba has received more than 775,683 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Papa Wemba is the 729th most popular singer, the 13th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (up from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Congolese Singer.

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  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Papa Wemba ranks 729 out of 3,528. Before him are Peter Steele, Marinella, Pablo Milanés, Mort Shuman, Doro, and Alan Tam. After him are Melissa Etheridge, Fiorenza Cossotto, Tanita Tikaram, Randy Crawford, Inna, and Dee Snider.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Papa Wemba ranks 235. Before him are Würzel, Nawaz Sharif, Eric Carmen, Jim Carroll, Tony Cragg, and Tommy Mottola. After him are Lindsey Buckingham, Hyon Yong-chol, Mari Alkatiri, Trevor Jones, John Madden, and Arturo Sandoval. Among people deceased in 2016, Papa Wemba ranks 200. Before him are Ann Morgan Guilbert, Bernard Fox, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Antonin Scalia, Frank Finlay, and Lars Gustafsson. After him are Ramón Castro Ruz, Roberto Perfumo, Pierre Barouh, Steven Hill, Martin Gray, and Naná Vasconcelos.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Papa Wemba ranks 13 out of 84. Before him are Simon Kimbangu (1887), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), Ota Benga (1883), Claude Makélélé (1973), and Joseph Kabila (1971). After him are Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Ndaye Mulamba (1948), Dikembe Mutombo (1966), Franco Luambo (1938), Steve Mandanda (1985), and Marie Myriam (1957).

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Among SINGERS In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among singers born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Papa Wemba ranks 1. After him are Marie Myriam (1957), Koffi Olomide (1956), Maître Gims (1986), Mohombi (1986), and Tusse (2002).

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