时间:2019-01-12 作者:英语课 分类:2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月


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AS IT IS 2016-04-26 Remembering African Music Great Papa Wemba 非洲知名音乐人帕帕·文巴表演中猝死 


Music lovers 1 are remembering one of Africa’s greatest musicians.


The Congolese music star Papa Wemba died on Sunday after collapsing 2 at a music festival in Ivory 3 Coast. He was 66.


The cause of death was not immediately known.


Papa Wemba was a major force in African music for over 40 years. He is known around the world as the king of Congolese rumba.


Wemba was born in 1949 in what was then known as the Belgian Congo. His given name was Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba.


He began his career singing in religious choirs 5. He was known for being able to sing high notes.


He rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the time, he performed with the band Zaiko Langa Langa in the city of Kinshasa.


The group produced a series of hits involving a guitar-based mix of Latin 6 and African music.


Papa Wemba had fans across Africa and Europe. He worked with other music stars, including former Genesis lead singer Peter Gabriel. Gabriel featured the king of Congolese rumba on his Secret World tour in the 1990s.


The Congolese culture minister called Wemba’s death “a great loss for the country and all of Africa.”


Words in This Story


feature – v. to have or include (someone or something) as an important part


choir 4 – n. a group of singers especially in a church


festival – n. an organized series of performances


fan – n. a person who likes and admires someone (such as a famous person) or something (such as a sport or a sports team) in a very enthusiastic way



爱好者( lover的名词复数 ); 情人; 情夫; 情侣
  • They were off-screen lovers. 他们是真实生活中的情侣。
  • Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet 罗密欧和朱丽叶这一对莎士比亚笔下命运多舛的恋人
压扁[平],毁坏,断裂
  • Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
  • The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。
n.象牙,乳白色;adj.象牙制的,乳白色的
  • My grandmother has some jewelry made of ivory.我祖母有一些象牙首饰。
  • It is carved from ivory.它是用象牙雕成的。
n.唱诗班,唱诗班的席位,合唱团,舞蹈团;v.合唱
  • The choir sang the words out with great vigor.合唱团以极大的热情唱出了歌词。
  • The church choir is singing tonight.今晚教堂歌唱队要唱诗。
n.教堂的唱诗班( choir的名词复数 );唱诗队;公开表演的合唱团;(教堂)唱经楼
  • They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners. 她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。 来自飘(部分)
  • Since 1935, several village choirs skilled in this music have been created. 1935以来,数支熟练掌握这种音乐的乡村唱诗班相继建立起来。 来自互联网
adj.拉丁的,拉丁语的,拉丁人的;n.拉丁语
  • She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
  • Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。
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