Soul Jah Love collapsed in South Africa and had to be rushed to a hospital in Sandton. He was due to perform at a scheduled show on Friday...
Soul Jah Love collapsed in South Africa and had to be
rushed to a hospital in Sandton. He was due to perform at a scheduled show on Friday night.
Show promoter, Batsie Masvinge confirmed that the chanter
could not perform at his 263 Nights as he was unwell.
“We have come to learn that Soul Jah Love has been unwell
for a while (diabetes) but during our engagement with him, he had shown
willingness and wish to headline our 263 Nights weekend. Everything was above
board, and when we went to fetch him at OR Tambo Airport last night, he sadly
collapsed due to high sugar levels and we had to rush him to the nearest
hospital in Sandton.
Personally I was extremely disappointed as a promoter and
lover of Zim music and had hoped that we would treat our fans to a night of
great dance-hall music. We did all we could with the most resources to make
sure he performs at 263 Nights and his management Roka Fella Promotions were
very professional and helpful in finding a solution so that show goes on but in
the end we realised there was no way he (Soul Jah Love) was going to perform.
Besides all the negatives, last night became a success due
to the hundreds of people who chose to support us even in the absence of our
headline act .We are proud to announce we still had a full house of people who
were informed at the door by the CEO of 263 Nights about his absence but still decided to get
inside and attend 263 Nights.
We wish Soul Jah Love well, a speed recovery and that he
will be back at work again in no time.
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