Part of the Real World Gold series - looking back at the rich catalogue of nearly 200 albums over 23 years. Real World Gold is a series of reissues that brings some of the key Real World releases back into the sunlight. Many of these titles have been unavailable for a number of years, and will be released in batches of ten.

By the time he recorded Emotion, his second album for Real World, Congolese band-leading legend Papa Wemba had made somewhere in the region of 25 records. This 1995 album marked something of a departure. Rather than being another instalment of his trademark high-octane soukous, Emotion was an unashamed offering to the same international audience taking the likes of Youssou N'Dour and Baaba Maal to its hearts. Indeed, there's even a cover of Otis Redding's Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song). No problem, though. These are irresistibly crystal-clear melodies wrapped in the crispest, most modern production.