By Zuko Komisa
It’s been a almost a year since South Africa woke up to the news of the tragic passing of five beloved Amapiano artists.
Next week, tributes will be paid to the Amapiano artists Mpura, Killer Kau, and the three other musicians TD, The Voice, and Thando Tot who perished in a car accident on August 8, 2021.
Family and friends of the deceased celebrities have organised a trip called The Big Five Link Up in their honour.
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Daily Sun has reported that “the convoy, which will be held on Sunday, 7 August, exactly a year after they died, will be heading to the scene of the accident for a candlelight ceremony, then to Westpark Cemetry and Nasrec Memorial Park.”
Event organiser Mpho Makua spoke to the publication about the late stars’ planned trip.
“So, we wanted to come up with something that would be a legacy, but also become a solution for the families. In most cases, when celebs die, people forget that they were heroes and role models in their own right and had responsibilities, but we haven’t,” he said.
“We want to keep their legacies alive because they are legends and they will go into the history books. So, they must be remembered, even by the generations to come.
“We just want to refresh energies. We’ll head to the accident scene in Rustenburg, put flowers and have a praying ceremony. Then go to the graveyard, and after we’ll have a hangout session. When the funerals happened last year, not a lot of people could make it because of the Covid-19 regulations. Now, they can come,” said Makua.
According to Mpho Makua, the event is said to be free, but a benefit concert for the deceased families and a tribute T-shirt will be sold.
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