HER MUSIC 'HEALED THE NATION': RECORD LABEL FOUNDER TK NCIZA AT ZAHARA'S FUNERAL

Co-founder of recording label TS Records TK Nciza was speaking at the funeral service of the multi-award-winning singer in East London on Saturday.

Musician Zahara. Picture: Instagram

Gloria Motsoere | 23 December 2023 14:11

JOHANNESBURG - Late afro soul star Zahara healed the nation with her music.

That was the sentiment of co-founder of recording label TS Records TK Nciza at the funeral service of the multi-award-winning singer in East London on Saturday.

The Loliwe hitmaker passed away in a Johannesburg hospital almost two weeks ago after being admitted there late last month.

Ncisa said Zahara, whose real name is Bulelwa Mtutukana, created relateable music and gave people hope.

"It's 2011, we drop the album. Unkown artist, no artist is selling 20 thousand copies. Within two weeks, we were sitting on 100 thousand. It was a spiritual album. It spoke to people's hearts."

The South African Music Industry Council's Vusi Leeuw told mourners said Zahara's first album saved the industry.

"Every year, the industry struggles to make sure that they keep people buying and believing in their product and her album did exactly that."