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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Congo music legend Papa Wemba dies after collapsing on stage
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In this image released by Disney, Mowgli, portrayed by Neel Sethi, right, and Baloo the bear, voiced by Bill Murray, appear in a scene from, “The Jungle Book.”
‘Jungle Book’ Rules Over ‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’
LOS ANGELES - Disney’s “The Jungle Book” showed in 64 territories for an international serious traction at the North American box office, dominating total of $80.2 million. In China, “The Huntsman” moviegoing for a second straight weekend with $60.8 million opened in third place with $11.1 at 4,028 locations. The family-friendly tentpole declined only 41% from its opening frame and left Universal’s launch of “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” in the dust with $20 million at 3,791 locations. “The Jungle Book” posted the best second weekend of 2016, topping the $56.5 million second frame for “Deadpool,” and will wind up the weekend with $191.5 million after ten days -- already the fourth-largest 2016 title behind “Deadpool” at $361 million, “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” at $319 million and “Zootopia” at $316.4 million. Internationally, the results are equally impressive with an additional $96 million and a decline of only 32% from the prior weekend for an international total of $337 million and global cume to date of
$528 million. “The Jungle Book” is the highest-grossing Hollywood release in India with $28.8 million and is less than $3 million short of the $100 million mark in China. “The Huntsman: Winter’s War,” starring Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain and Charlize Theron, debuted at the low end of forecasts in North America with $20.1 million amid mostly downbeat reviews and a B+ CinemaScore. The audience was 61% female and 53% under 30. The prequel to 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman” carries a price tag of $115 million, so the studio will need a strong international performance to break even. “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” had already opened in 27 foreign territories last weekend and added 37 more for a weekend of $32.1 million
million at 5,932 sites behind the second week of “The Jungle Book” and a local film. The first “Huntsman,” starring Kristen Stewart as Snow White, was a solid box office performer with a $56.2 million opening weekend in the U.S. on its way to a $155 million domestic total, plus another $241 million overseas. Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with ComScore, noted that the new “Huntsman” had been hit by tough reviews while the original benefited from Stewart’s participation while she was starring in the “Twilight” franchise. He added that the sterling performance by “The Jungle Book” signals strong continued moviegoing in the upcoming weeks with Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” launching on May 6. (rtr)
ABIDJAN - Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba died after collapsing on stage in the Ivory Coast in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the private morgue where his body was taken. Wemba, born in 1949, was performing at the FEMUA 2016 festival when he collapsed on stage. Videos posted online showed the artist falling on his back mid-song before band members rushed to his side. He died before reaching hospital, a spokesman for the Ivosep morgue in Abidjan said. Known in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the King of Rumba Rock, Wemba’s career began in the late 1960s. He became a staple of African music over the following decades, involved in bands including Zaiko Langa Langa and later Viva La Musica that reached audiences across the world. He was known for mixing traditional African music with western rock and worked with international stars including former Genesis singer Peter Gabriel. “Papa Wemba is a golden voice, an artist who has established himself through his work. The proof is that he died on stage,” said the Minister of Culture and Arts of the DRC, Baudouin Banza Mukalay Nsungu. Fans and colleagues paid their respects over social media and in person on Sunday. Eric Didia, a promoter of Congolese music in Ivory Coast and friend of Wemba who was at the Ivosep morgue on Sunday morning, said Wemba will long be remembered. “I do not know if this is a loss for African music, because the music does not die. People can listen to Papa Wemba songs in 50 years, in 100 years,” he said. Born Jules Shungu Wembadio Pene Kikumba in what was then the Belgian Congo, he moved to Europe in the 1980s, taking his band Viva La Musica with him. He faced trial in France in 2004 for smuggling people into Europe claiming to be band or crew members, and spent a short time in jail. Papa Wemba was also known for his taste for designer clothes, heading a flamboyantly-dressed organization called the Society of Tastemakers and Elegant People, known as Sapeurs, in Kinshasa. “He is our papa,” said Eddy Kilonda, a young man on the verge of tears in Matonge, the district of Kinshasa where Papa Wemba began his career. “He was not only a musician. He taught us to dress properly, to be stylish.” (rtr)
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Philippines moves to rescue hostages amid beheading threat
MANILA — Philippine officials say government forces are Crisis Center Indonesia will set up a crisis moving to rescue two Canadians and a Norwegian after their center, headed by President Joko Muslim militant captors threatened to behead one of them if a Widodo, to handle security situahuge ransom was not paid by 3 p.m. Monday.
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Congolese rumba music legend Papa Wemba gives his first concert in Kinshasa June 26, 2004.
Officials say the president ordered the military and police to launch the rescue in the south after the Abu Sayyaf militants threatened to kill one of the foreigners if their deadline was reached. The kidnappers have reportedly demanded 300 million pesos ($6.5 million) for each of the foreigners,
who were seized with a Filipino woman by gunmen in September last year from a marina on southern Samal Island. The hostages were believed to have been taken to Jolo Island in Sulu, a jungleclad province where the militants are believed to be holding several hostages.
tions involving its citizens overseas, a senior minister said on Monday, following recent abductions of Indonesian sailors in Philippine waters. The center will include senior ministers and military and police chiefs and will be designed to respond quickly to situations that could have a “strategic impact”,
chief security minister Luhut Pandjaitan told reporters. “We hope this will be (operational) as soon as possible,” he said. Since coming to power in 2014, Widodo has placed maritime security for the Indonesian archipelago high on his government’s agenda. Indonesia has voiced fears that a surge in piracy in the waters between Indonesia and the Philippines could reach Somalian levels and has told vessels to avoid danger areas. Up to 18 Indonesians and Ma-
laysians have been kidnapped in three attacks in recent weeks on tugboats in Philippine waters by groups suspected of ties to the Abu Sayyaf militant network.(rtr) News can also be heard in “Bali Image” at Global Radio FM 96.5 from 9.30 until 10.00 am. Listen to Global Radio FM at http:// globalfmbali.listen2myradio.com or live video streaming at http://radioglobalfmbali.com and http:// ustream.tv/channel/global-fm-bali.