# Papa Wemba — Sango Ya Mawa

Papa Wemba’s Sango Ya Mawa (1980) is No. 6 in our Congolese Rumba ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1980
- **On one list:** Congolese Rumba
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Papa Wemba](https://waxonia.com/artist/papa-wemba/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/papa-wemba--sango-ya-mawa/

## What we say

### No. 6 in [Congolese Rumba](https://waxonia.com/genre/congolese-rumba/)

The generation that sped the sebene up and shortened everything else, which is what most people mean by soukous. Wemba's voice sits far higher than his elders'.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Papa%20Wemba%20Sango%20Ya%20Mawa) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=15koj3V--gA)

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