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Johannesburg. — Legendary South African singer and songwriter, and advocate Steve Kekana died yesterday due to Covid19 complications.
Kekana — who was 63-years-old when he passed away — was utterly prolific, having recorded over 40 albums and enjoyed widespread chart success since the 70’s.
His hit song Take Your Love was a favourite, but his discography contains dozens of other popular tracks. He lost his sight at the age of five and attended a school for the blind in Polokwane, where his gift for music was born.
Kekana’s manager, Xolani Majozi, confirmed that the musician died early hours yesterday after being rushed to hospital.
Although no official cause of death has been released by the Kekana family, according to Xolani, the musician had tested positive for Covid-19.
“I spoke to his wife and she confirmed that he’s no more. He was fine the last time I spoke to him. I spoke to him last week over the phone and we were having an event around him but had to cancel due to the latest lockdown regulations.”
The legendary artist and advocate is a Tshwane University of Technology alumnus with B Juris and LLB degrees.
In 2020, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in Philosophy by the University of South Africa.
Born in Gauteng in 1958, Kekana’s career kicked off in 1977 when he released his self-titled album Steve Kekana.
He went on to win a plethora of esteemed awards including the South African Music Awards (SAMA) Lifetime achievement award in 2018. He was most recently employed as a lecturer of law at the University of South Africa (UNISA).
He recorded more than 40 albums during his career, working with PJ Powers ,Ray Phiri, Nana Coyote and Joe Nina. — Agencies
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