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Trust Khosa
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Talented sungura musician Tatenda Pinjisi, who passed away at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital on Sunday due to injuries sustained in a road accident, will be buried in Mutoko tomorrow.
The 34-year-old was involved in an accident near the Norton Tollgate on Friday while enroute to Kadoma for a show.
Tragically, two of his band members and a female passenger picked up at the Harare Showgrounds died on the spot.
Family spokesperson and fellow musician Howard Pinjisi confirmed the burial arrangements, stating that the family is devastated.
“My younger brother will be buried on Wednesday in Kahwa Village, Mutoko, after all the paperwork has been completed.
“His body will be taken to Mutoko on Tuesday (today), where it will lie in state before the burial on Wednesday,” he said.
He added:
“The family is heartbroken because he was still young and a breadwinner, leaving behind a young family.”
Howard described Tatenda, a former member of Holy Super Sounds, as a talented musician who loved to have fun.
“To be honest, Tatenda was a fun-loving person, always jovial and cracking jokes. In terms of talent, he was a cut above the rest, and we will certainly miss him. He died at a time when we were planning to record a song together, but God had other plans,” he remarked.
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