The ANC has joined thousands of South Africans in mourning the passing of legendary South African musician, Steve Fataar.
He died on Saturday at the age of 76. It has been reported he performed at an event in Durban on Friday evening and later passed away in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Fans have taken to social media to pay their respects after hearing the news.
Feeling sad. R.I.P. Steve Fataar. Another legend is gone. Rock on brother. Welcome to the great gig in the sky. Respect! #SteveFataar
— Barney Simon (@BarneySimon) January 18, 2020
RIP #SteveFataar ! Great musician, gentle soul.
— MT (@MTimmal) January 18, 2020
Fataar rose to fame in the 1960s with the band ‘The Flames’.
It is believed the group was discovered by Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys while performing in a London club.
The ANC says Fataar belongs to an elite group of musicians whose music managed to cut through racial divisions and forged a united nation in the 1970s at the height of the apartheid regime.
The party has conveyed condolences to the family.
@MYANC MOURNS THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY MUSICIAN STEVE FATAAR #RIPSteveFataar pic.twitter.com/bi9kmMVBRq
— African National Congress (@MYANC) January 18, 2020
