“I did it Mom” – Zakes Bantwini celebrates his Grammy Award win at his late mother’s grave.
South African singer, record producer and businessman Zakes Bantwini has paid tribute to his late mother Gladys Nomthandazo Madida, who passed away in 2007.
Zakes, Wouter Kellerman, and Nomcebo won the Best Global Music Performance category at the 65th Grammy Awards in February this year.
In the past couple of months, Zakes Bantwini announced his final album, a partnership with a new talent agency, a sponsorship with Mercedes Benz as well as a massive Abantu music event at Cape Town’s DHL Stadium.
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He took to Instagram to share the image of himself at his late mother’s resting place with his Grammy award placed on the tombstone.
“I did it Mom ❤️ 🙏🏿”
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On the decade of her mother’s passing in 2017, Bantwini spoke to Tshisa Live about the pain of losing her mother to cancer.
He spoke about the challenges the family experience when she was in the hospital. He also added that every year he organises a celebrity netball challenge to raise awareness about cancer in honour of his mother.
“They told us that if we had money to bury her now we must let her go because she was suffering. But if we did not have the money and would need to raise funds, he would put her on chemotherapy,”
“I was told to say my goodbyes and I was in tears. I didn’t understand why it was happening to my mother and to my family,” he added.
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