MINISTER HONOURS SOUL JAH LOVE
‘He had his own class where he thrived’
DEPUTY Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation Tino Machakaire said Soul Jah Love existed in his own league and thrived on originality.
The chanter died on Tuesday at Mbuya Dorcas Hospital.
He was 31.
Speaking at the funeral wake, Deputy Minister Machakaire described the chanter’s death as tragic.
“Indeed he was a talented man, he had his own class where he thrived.
“We all knew him as someone who did not spend much time writing his songs like most artistes.
“He could think of a song and record it immediately. I remember in 2017 when he attended a rally and something happened, but surprisingly the next day he composed a hit song.
“That’s how talented he was,” said
Machakaire.
He said God has called him home and no one could stop that.
“As human beings we can’t stop death from taking any one of us, but we can only convey our condolences to the family.
“Government will assist in any way to have the singer laid to his final resting place,” he said.
The minister encouraged the Musaka family and friends of the late chanter to continue observing Covid-19 regulations during the course of the funeral wake.
Meanwhile, results from Soul Jah Love’s Covid-19 autopsy are expected today after a doctor who pronounced him dead asked for his body to be further examined at Harare Hospital yesterday.
The cause of death is yet to be established. However, the Ndini Uya Uya singer was a Type 1 Diabetes patient and according to his close friends, he was unwell since Thursday last week.
Family spokesperson Solomon Musaka said they will be guided by the results.
“Soul Jah Love’s body has been taken to Harare Hospital for Covid-19 tests.
“Burial arrangements will be announced after the outcome.
“If negative, a postmortem will be conducted.
“Burial is provisionally set for Friday or Saturday here in Harare,” said Musaka.