Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 07.30.08 | 6:03 PM ET
A recent Village Voice story called him “perhaps the most beloved musician that the Democratic Republic of Congo has ever known.” According to the BBC, he died in Kinshasa. He was 82. You can sample his music here—it’s good stuff.
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tshikala 08.01.08 | 7:33 AM ET
Merci minghi na nioso osali pona musique na biso, la rumba congolaise, toko bosana yo jamais. Viva Papa Wendo!