Late Afro-pop singer Garry Mapanzure’s wife sadly cried while singing at his husband’s memorial service on Sunday 15 October in Masvingo.
Mapanzure died on Friday after he was involved in a horrific accident on Thursday on the Beitbridge-Masvingo Highway, the accident claimed two people on the spot. He was a passenger in his sister’s car, which collided with another vehicle.
The pastor who gave the word at his funeral invited Garry’s wife, Mai TJ, to sing for her departed husband. She revealed that she had been fasting from the day she heard about the accident and is coming to terms with his death. Mai TJ added that as she was mourning, she heard a voice telling her to praise God.
Flanked by her mother and aunt, Garry’s wife sang Makanaka Jesu, bringing the mourners to tears. Mai TJ’s singing was heartrending as she wailed bitterly for her husband.
The Wapunza hitmaker was buried yesterday at Loan Cemetery in Masvingo at 2 p.m. High-profile figures, including Masvingo mayor Shantel Yeukai Chiwara, rapper Hillzy and Samanyanga Sounds musician Mr Candy, graced the farewell.
In other news – Olinda Chapel questions artists who were not at Garry Mapanzure’s funeral
Zimbabwean celebrities are under fire on social media for skipping Garry Mapanzure‘s funeral and failing to pay their last respects to the star who died after he was involved in a car accident on Thursday.
Fans expected most celebrities who posted pictures of the artist to attend the funeral but only Hillzy took time and traveled from South Africa just to pay tribute to our late star. Read More
