AKA followers to recollect star in Sandton memorial service – SABC Information

The memorial service of slain rapper Kiernan Forbes, additionally known as AKA, will probably be held on the Sandton Conference Centre, north of Johannesburg this afternoon.

AKA and his former supervisor Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane have been gunned down in Durban on Friday final week. Unknown males gunned down the 2 as they have been standing exterior a well-liked Durban restaurant the place AKA was scheduled to carry out.

AKA will granted a private provincial funeral.

Each he and Tibz will probably be buried on Saturday.

TIMELINE: Kiernan Jarryd “AKA” Forbes:

Timeline: Kiernan Jarryd Forbes “AKA” by SABC Digital Information
Born in Cape Town in 1988, AKA was introduced to the music industry as one of the members of Entity – a gaggle he had fashioned with two of his mates in 2002.
Regardless of a Kora Award nomination, the trio went their separate methods in 2006. As a younger sound engineering scholar, AKA based the Ivy League Manufacturing Firm alongside Buks and Kamza.
Ivy League was liable for creating hit songs for the likes of Khuli Chana, JR and the late Prokid.
Whereas making magic behind the scenes, it was behind the mic have been he actually got here alive. He went on to launch solo tracks which embrace “I Do” and “Errors”.
Nevertheless, it was upon releasing his debut album, Alter Ego, that grabbed the general public’s consideration, with “Victory Lap” topping the charts.
From producing to collaborations and releasing a variety of albums all through the years, the hip hop artist got here alive on stage, capturing the hearts of South Africans and the worldwide public.
Nevertheless, as an alternative of taking to the stage he was booked to carry out at, his microphone was silenced final Friday after he was shot and killed alongside former supervisor Tibz.
These brutal murders, sending shockwaves all through the nation.
AKA has achieved his last victory lap, the microphone has dropped and he has taken his final bow. Associates, household, trade colleagues and followers, are to assemble on the Sandton Conference Centre for his memorial service. The late rapper will granted a provincial state funeral and laid to relaxation at a non-public burial this Saturday.
Followers, leaders and enterprise folks pay tribute to AKA:
Tibz memorial service passed off on Thursday.