News reports confirm that the singer had been ailing from cancer for some time; bloggers' tributes have been both touching and personal.
Taarifa za habari zinathibitisha kuwa muimbaji huyo alikuwa akisumbuliwa na ugonjwa wa saratani kwa muda; rambirambi za wanablogu zimekuwa na mguso pia zinaelezea masikitiko binafsi.