Africa-Press – Malawi. The country’s music icon Thomas Chibade was laid to rest on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at Area 18 cemetery in the capital Lilongwe. There was a thicket of emotions from local music loves as Chibade was finally buried following a day of disagreements over his burial place.
The late Chibade body was interred into the grave at round 3:15pm amidst sombre songs, weeping eyes and downcast faces. After 37 years of walking through the desert of life—a life he rebuked for its injustices and pain in his songs he finally found his resting place.
Area 18 cemetery is, in every sense, a great symbol for the domestic music industry. The graveyard is home to other fallen greats including Wambali Mkandawire, Martse and Tremour.
He Chibade died on Thursday at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) from liver failure. He hailed from Likaluma Village,Traditional Authority (T.A) Chikowi in Zomba district. The late Chibade is survived by a wife and five children.
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