'We've lost our Queen' ex-band member on Majalisa

Friday, July 17, 2020

Sikepe (right) disclosed that Majalisa (left) and her came from the same province

Following the passing of South African disco queen, Patricia Majalisa last week, Mmegi Staffer MOMPATI TLHANKANE linked up with BY4 group leader and the late Penwell Kunene’s fiancé Ivory Sikepe.

Ever optimistic despite the odds, she shared a story of grief, sisterhood, friendship that cuts across three decades with her ‘beautiful sister’. Stories that happened so many years ago are sometimes distant memories, but Sikepe tells her Majalisa tale like it happened yesterday.

The first time Sikepe met Majalisa as she recalls was around 1992 then later on 1993 when Sikepe joined Splash only for two months.

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