Zahara, South Africa's Afro-soul sensation and famous Country Girl, dies at 36 – Hindustan Times

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South African singer Zahara, who rose from an impoverished rural background to find rapid fame with multi-platinum selling albums and delivered her unique version of wistful Afro-soul in her country’s isiXhosa language and in English, has died, her family said Tuesday. She was 36.

South African singer and songwriter Zahara during a performance at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2012. (AFP)
South African singer and songwriter Zahara during a performance at the Cape Town International Jazz Festival in 2012. (AFP)

Zahara, whose real name was Bulelwa Mkutukana, died Monday, her family said in a statement posted on her official page on X,…