Sello Twala's moving tribute to Winnie Khumalo highlights her pivotal role in South African music and the urgent need for better support for artists.
The funeral of popular actress and singer Winnie Khumalo who died after a brief illness.Legendary musician Sello “Chicco” Twala on Saturday gave a heartfelt tribute to celebrate the life of award-winning singer and actress, Winnie Khumalo at her funeral in Soweto .
“The music industry generates annually more than R8 billion, but 90 percent of the money we generate goes to our employees who administer our money. They have medical aids, they have all the benefits. What we have is burial aids, not medical aids. They only put money aside for us when we are dead. “We need decisive leadership that will protect the likes of Winnie Khumalo and the musicians that are still alive,” he said.
Twala said days before her demise, Khumalo was complaining about the situation in the music industry in South Africa.“Our organisation is going to pay off the bond this year,” he concluded.egendary South African actress and singer, best known for her hit song ‘Live My Life,’ had died. “As the head of policy, I had to devise a plan of defusing the breakaway party Cope, as it was gaining momentum amongst our people. So, I met Chicco Twala to develop a fine bad campaign using music as a critical weapon,” said Radebe.Khumalo was born in Mofolo, north Soweto, and began her music career at the age of 15. She released her debut album Hey Laitie, Tshina Tshina, which was produced by music legend Sello Chicco Twala.
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