Musicians pay homage to Madiba

After the news broke that former president Nelson Mandela has passed away, different musicians from around the world paid tribute to the world icon.

Johnny Clegg, who has performed in different concerts for Madiba, paid a special tribute to Mandela at the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory on 9 December.


Click below to listen to Johnny Clegg as he sings for Mandela.





As South Africa and the world continue to mourn the death of Madiba, singer-songwriter Zahara and people's poet Mzwakhe Mbuli graced mourners with a song of tribute titled “Nelson Mandela”.


The song praises Mandela for the role he played during apartheid leading to the new South Africa. Zahara has performed the song alongside Mbuli in different venues were tributes for Madiba were held .

Mandela is also known for his love for children and in a video titled: “Twinkle twinkle little star”, children sing for Madiba as he dances alongside with them.





The Soweto Gospel Choir also paid homage to Mandela in style in a Woolworths store in Parkview. The choir did a flash mob paying tribute to Madiba while hidden cameras were recording the mob. In the video, a man wearing Woolworths uniform, pretending to be a one of the workers inside the store begins singing a song titled: “Asimbonanga uMandela” (We haven’t seen Mandela) as customers do their early morning shopping.


'Miss You Madiba' is a single by Ed Jordan released as a tribute to him as he is buried in Qunu. Jordan first performed the song on the 9th of December 2013 at the Nelson Mandela Foundation.