The world has been celebrating the life of a shy girl from a little village in the Eastern Cape of South Africa who used her gift for music and a distinct voice to win the admiration of millions of fans and become an international star.
South African musician Zahara, who died on Monday this week at age 36, was an exceptional performer with an arresting voice that charmed listeners the world over, whether singing in her native Xhosa or English. It is a measure of her influence that President Cyril Ramaphosa eulogised her as a “vibrant singer and composer whose loss was a real blow.”
