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Exclusive- Did Papa Wemba foresee his death?

I am not afraid to die on stage- Papa Wemba often told his band members and close friends   Photo: Courtesy

The world is still reeling from the shock of Papa Wemba’s sudden death, after he dramatically collapsed at a Femua Festival concert in Cote d’Ivoire last Saturday night and was later pronounced dead.

His passing has even drawn comparisons to the death of another music legend King Kester Emeneya who died in February 2014, after defying orders from his doctors to take a break from music after he underwent a throat operation.

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