BREAKING: South African jazz songstress Gloria Bosman dies

Local jazz singer and songwriter Gloria Bosman has passed away at age 50, according to Sunday World. The publication has cited a source close to the star. Details surrounding Bosman’s alleged death remain sketchy at this stage, but it is believed that she succumbed to a short illness.

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SIPHO ‘HOTSTIX’ MABUSE PAYS TRIBUTE TO GLORIA BOSMAN

While the passing of Gloria Bosman is yet to be confirmed by an official source, fellow musician Sipho ‘Hotstix’ Mabuse is the first in the music fraternity to pay tribute to her on social media.

It comes just a month after Bosman joined the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) as a board member.

“Multiple-award winner and virtuoso in music Gloria Bosman was voted in by members to help make key decisions and steer important initiatives on behalf of the organisation. The executive management of Samro is pleased that it has made exemplary progress appointing women in the organisation’s leadership, with about 65% of all employees at Samro and 71% of senior management being women,” SAMRO said at the time.

Bosman was born in Soweto and has shared the stage with an endless list of big names in the industry.