Gospel singer Khuli Mndawe has died
The gospel music fraternity is in mourning after the death of producer, director and singer Khuli Mndawe.
The 43-year-old, who was a music director for boy band Message From A Broken Jar, died on Tuesday, 9 November, following a short illness.
Musicians Bheki Mkhatshwa and Letang Tlome, among others, took to social media to express their sadness over Khuli’s death.
Family spokesman and Message From A Broken Jar founder, Bafana Nhlapo spoke to Daily Sun about the music genius.
“Khuli died on Tuesday morning. He wasn’t okay; he had some major health setbacks. He had been admitted to hospital for a week,” he said.
Bafana said Khuli’s creativity scored the band a nomination at this year’s Crown Gospel Music Awards for Best Gospel Group.
“When I heard of his death, I knew that the music stopped and the song continued – because he became the song. We used to talk about taking old songs and reviving them because by doing that, you could tell messages differently,” he said.
“There are a lot of old songs with great messages, but people haven’t heard them because they were not done well. Khuli would take an old song and turn it into something wonderful. Message From A Broken Jar is nominated for a Crown Gospel Award and it’s all because of the music he helped come up with,” said Bafana.
Khuli will be buried on Saturday, 13 November, in Soshanguve, Tshwane.
“Because he worked with so many musicians, we are still in talks with the Tshwane University of Technology to host a tribute concert next Friday,” he said.
“I know people will miss his frankness because he wasn’t afraid to let anyone know that they were off-tune. That’s what we loved the most about him – he would tell people that we are supposed to sing and not cry. He will be missed.”
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