Barely a month after the continent mourned the death of music icon Oliver ”Tuku” Mtukudzi, Africa has been robbed of another music maestro, jazz legend Dorothy Masuka, who died at the age of 83.
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| Africa Mourns Yet Another Music Genius As Dorothy Masuku Dies At 83 |
The Zimbabwean born Jazz maestro died on Saturday from a stroke and hypertension.
Family spokesperson Fortune Hute confirmed the death for the jazz musician who was who was born in 1935.
“She has been struggling with hypertension since last year in June. As a family, I can say we are still in shock but otherwise, we are celebrating a legacy as well as life. We are still deciding where to lay her to rest.”Masuka’s music was popular in South Africa throughout the 1950s, many of her songs are in isiNdebele.
It’s not yet clear if she will be laid to rest in her native city of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe.
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