A dark cloud hangs over the music fraternity while knells sound in every Zimbabwean’s ears as people come to terms with the death of Tongai Moyo on Saturday evening.Dhewa succumbed to non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the blood he had been battling since 2008.
Suluman Chimbetu said Zimbabwean music had been forced into a corner. In recent months the media has been awash with varied reports of his illness as the nation waited patiently for positive news which was never to be.
“Our industry is just never going to be the same. It is God’s plan though; but we had hope that he was going to come out victorious. It is just so painful,” said Sulu.
Another close friend, First Farai, said he drew strength from Dhewa. “He was my pillar of strength. I do not know what will become of the situation. I am all alone now,” said Farai.
Another music promoter, Joseph Munyebvu, who announced his arrival on the scene with Dhewa’s comeback show earlier this year, said he had lost a close friend. “Although, I might be new to music promotions I am one person who has been following his music for so long and it hurts me a lot that now my icon is gone,” he said.
Biggie Chinoperekwei of City Sports Bar said it was disappointing that Dhewa had failed to make it. After all the efforts we all expected positive results. It is disappointing that he has succumbed to the condition. Death is not anything that we would get used to so you can imagine what the nation is going through,” he said Dhewa was born on March 12, 1968 as the last born in a family of three in Kwekwe.His elder brother Vanhuvaone is now late and only his sister Baisai is surviving.
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