SA Musicians Who Died In 2018

There are many prominent SA Musicians Who Died In 2018 and not only left us sad but reminescing about all the memories they have given us and all the music we have cherished over the years. Below is a list of SA Musicians Who Died In 2018

SA Musicians Who Died In 2018

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer. He has been described as “the father of South African jazz.” Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as “Soweto Blues” and “Bring Him Back Home”.

Hip Hop Pantsula

Jabulani Tsambo, better known by his stage name Hip Hop Pantsula, later shortened to HHP, was a South African Motswako rapper who performed in several languages, mostly in Setswana.

ProKid

Linda Mkhize, better known by his stage name ProKid or PRO, was a South African rapper and Producer He was known for rapping in a mixture of South African township vernacular and English on township life or Kasi. He became famous following the release of his self-recorded record Soweto.

Ben Sharpa

Ben Sharpa was a vetaran  South African rapper who died at age 41 after being hospitalised for complications with diabetes. The rapper was one of the most most artists in the mid-2000s local hip hop scene.