LEGENDARY kwaito star Tokollo "Magesh" Tshabalala has finally been laid to rest.
Magesh was part of TKZee with Kabelo Mabalane and Zwai Bala, and released hits including Shibobo and Palafala.
His funeral service was held at Rhema Bible Church in Randburg, Joburg, then he was laid to rest at Westpark Cemetery.
Kabelo, who was also his childhood friend, said he cried like a baby when he heard the news of his death.
"Three weeks ago, we were performing in Mpumalanga and if my maths serves me correct, Tokollo only had 504 hours left on this earth and I didn't know it. It made me also reflect and go back to the beginning of the five minutes before I met him. I can't remember exactly where I was but I can tell you that the time I did meet him, my life was never the same," he said.
"I wailed like a little child this week in my wife's arms and it actually dawned on me that: ‘Sweetheart, I'm sitting in front of you today because I met this man'. The direction of my life changed and it was never ever to be the same again after I met Tokollo," he added.
Shortly thereafter, Zwai took to the stage to sing Frank Sinatra's My Way.
Former Mashamplani member and friend Sibusiso Ntshangase said he would miss Magesh.
His parents wrote a letter as a tribute, which read: "Tokollo's passing caused the family to pause and seek answers to many things that we cannot seek answers for in our everyday life. Everything, from the logistics of arraigning the family to seeking answers from God about timing. You left us with good memories; the conversations about you remind us how lucky and special as a family we are. You are going to make a beautiful angel. Send our regards to the family up there."
