Jah Prayzah Cancels Jacaranda Performance To Mourn Chivayo, Wife
Jah Prayzah and his band, Third Generation, have pulled out of this year’s Jacaranda Music Festival, which begins today. 📰 For this and more exclusive…
The decision comes after the death of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and three other people in a helicopter crash in Marondera on Wednesday.
Announcing the decision on social media, Jah Prayzah said he and his band had decided not to perform as they mourned the deaths.
He said the group was not emotionally prepared to take the stage during the difficult period.
“We are simply not in a position to go on stage at this time as we grieve,” Jah Prayzah said.
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