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The ‘Zahara Magic’ we will never get

Zahara performing at Botswana Craft 2019 PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Zahara performing at Botswana Craft 2019 PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

She was born Bulelwa Mkutakana and she became Spinach during her basking days in East London. Then she bloomed and shot to a tumultuous fame as Zahara (flower in Swahili).

But this week, her flame sadly flickered out. While her music will undoubtedly live on, we will never get that special ‘Zahara magic’ that she used to exude while on stage.

Zahara could probably have come up a little sooner if Kalawa Jazmee’s producer, DJ Oskido had been more hungrier. On a Podcast With MacG this year, the legendary DJ, revealed how he missed out on an opportunity to ‘discover’ Zahara.

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