KUMENELE UMCULI WENGOMA "IPIKOKO"
UWUQALE kabi unyaka umkhakha wezomculo kudlula emhlabeni uphrojusa ohlonishwano obephinde abe ngumculi, uDan Tshanda (54). UTshanda kubikwa ukuthi udlule emhlabeni ngoMgqibelo, eSandton ngemuva kokumelwa yinhliziyo.
Le ngwazi ezalelwe eMatangari Village, eLimpopo kodwa ebisizinze eBotswana, izakhele udumo ngezingoma okubalwa ethi "Dali Wami", "Nesindande", "Ke Romelwe" ‚"Ipikoko" nethi "Thando Lwami". UMnu Moudy Ngwedzebi Mudzielwana, okhulumela umndeni wakwaTshanda, uthe:
“Uhlaselwe yisifo senhliziyo ngawo uMgqibelo waphuthunyiswa esibhedlela eMediclinic eSandton, okuyilapho ashonele khona,” kusho yena.
Ngaphandle kokucula, uTshanda ubeprojusela amaqembu okubalwa kuwona iDalom Kids neSlash - ayecula kuyona.
Kuvela ukuthi uqale ngokudayisa amaphephandaba, wabangumshayeli wetekisi ngaphambi kokungena kwezomculo. Ezinkundleni zokuxhumana abalandeli bakhe nosaziwayo bakuleli bazwakalise ukukhalisana nomndeni wakhe.
Umculi uYvonne Chaka Chaka, uthe: “Ngiphatheke kabi ngokuzwa izindaba zokudlula kukamfowethu nozakwethu uDan Tshanda. Khumbulani iculo iPikoko, nikhumbule neDalom Kids. Ulale ngokuthula bhuti."
U-@ uthe: “Sibuhlungu ngokudlula kukaDan Ndivhiseni Tshanda weDalom Music. KwaBulawayo siyohlala sikukhumbula. Siyabonga ngomculo osinike wona."
U-@ uthe: “Kungiphatha kabi ukuzwa izindaba zokudlula emhlabeni kukaDan Tshanda. Lo mculi obeyingwazi njengoba nami ngikhule ngilalela umculo wakhe. Sengathi umphefumulo wakhe ungalala ngoxolo."
UNgqongqoshe wezobuCiko namaSiko, uMnu Nathi Mthethwa, ubhale ekhasini lakhe kuTwitter wadlulisa amazwi enduduzo ngokudlula kwalo mculi.
“Kubuhlungu ukuzwa izindaba zokudlula komculi osemnkantshubomvu uDan Tshanda. Ubambe iqhaza elikhulu emculweni. Ungomunye wabaculi abakhuphule izinga lomculo wesiTshiVenda. Amagalelo akhe akasoze akhohlakala,” kusho yena.