Jazz veteran jazz musician Dorothy Masuka has died at the age of 83.
Minister Nathi Mthethwa confirmed on Twitter that the veteran had passed on, on Saturday night.
She was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe – she is the fourth of seven children, and her mother was Zulu while her father was a Zambian hotel chef.
Her family moved to South Africa when she was 12 due to her health, by the time she was 19 she was touring in South Africa with singers she had admired as a girl.
Masuka's music was popular in South Africa throughout the 1950s, but when her songs became more serious, the government began questioning her.
Her song "Dr. Malan," mentioning difficult laws, she was banned and in 1961 she sang a song for Patrice Lumumba, which led to her exile.
God dam why did Gogo.. Ma #DorothyMasuka have too die. Dear God this is to much for me, I can't take it anymore. Oh Gogo #DorothyMasuka I'll forever love. ???? #RIPDorothyMasuka pic.twitter.com/B8lb07njo3
— #Segopotso (@Neo_R_Paulus) February 23, 2019
She will surely be missed and the warmth she always gave us at her home.A legend who used her the art of music to fight apartheid.#RIPDorothyMasuka pic.twitter.com/lPcc7feRvu
— The Duke (@NortonDukes) February 23, 2019
#RIPDorothyMasuka we will never forget the voice.???? pic.twitter.com/l1oyYi0nrL
— Sonnyboy Mndawe (@Sonnyboy_Mndawe) February 23, 2019
#RIPDorothyMasuka
— Doreen Morris (@DoreenMorris) February 23, 2019
You gave us so much more than the music...???? The reward and recognition that escaped you in your home country awaits ??#SABC #AfternoonExpress pic.twitter.com/hLW3nY4wSi
#RIPDorothyMasuka https://t.co/FU7IXNi1GX
— SA Gov News (@SAgovnews) February 23, 2019
#RIPDorothyMasuka you are now the choir master in heaven. We will never forget the magic of your voice. pic.twitter.com/o9lx5v0CCq
— Christo (@ChristoThurston) February 23, 2019