South African singer and songwriter Zahara performs at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in Cape Town, South Africa on March 31, 2012. PHOTO | AFP
When news broke on Tuesday that South African songbird Zahara was no more, the shock was felt beyond her country's borders. This was a woman who, for the past decade, had got Africans tuned into her Afro-pop music, which is filled with imagery.
President Cyril Ramaphosa described her death as a significant loss that leaves a profound void on the South African music scene.
