South African gospel singer Lundi Tyamara is dead.
The star passed on
after a battle with stomach tuberculosis and liver complications.
Times reported today, January 27, 2017, that the 38-year-old
award-winning star was admitted to a Johannesburg hospital with the
illnesses.
The family released a statement confirming the musician’s
death, saying he died in the early hours of Friday morning at Edenvale
Hospital.
Lundi was reportedly admitted to hospital at first in
December 2016. After news of his illness, family and friends of the
gospel singer gathered often to pray for his recovery.
Tyamara is
known for hits like, “Mphefumlo Wami”. Tyamara’s former manager, Tshepo
Nzimande, recalled the success of song which was released in October
1998 and by December had sold “18,000 copies”.