The memorial service for award-winning rapper Kiernan “AKA” Jarryd Forbes was held on the Sandton Conference Centre at present (Friday 17 February). The touching ceremony marked every week for the reason that music star was shot at point-blank vary outdoors Want restaurant, in Florida Highway, Durban.
The taking pictures incident which shocked South Africans to the core, additionally claimed the lifetime of his shut good friend, creator and movie star chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane.
The 35-year-old rapper was billed to carry out his AKA Supa Mega Birthday Celebration carry out at YuGo nightclub later that night time.
In accordance with The Citizen, KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi confirmed that the 2 suspects behind the murders may be identified to the police. No arrests have nonetheless been made and the investigations are ongoing.
AKA will probably be laid to relaxation on Saturday 18 February in a personal funeral.
AKA memorial service: Key moments
Check out a few of the poignant key moments of the memorial service.
The Forbes household, AKA’s girlfriend on the time of his dying, Nadia Nakai; former girlfriend DJ Zinhle and mom of their daughter, Kairo, sat within the entrance row carrying black T-shirts with the slogan: “Lengthy stay Supa Mega, stay lengthy”.
DJ Zinhle and Kairo
AKA’s solely baby, the seven-year-old Kairo Forbes, would have made her father proud certainly: From getting as much as consolation a heartbroken Nadia Nakai to dancing throughout Amati’s musical tribute, Holy Mountain, the little woman put up a courageous face.
Nadia Nakai
The rapper’s mom, Lynn Forbes, paid a touching tribute to her son.
She began off by requesting a second of silence for Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane. She continued by thanking the Megacy (AKA’s followers) for his or her assist.
“Right this moment every week in the past, my coronary heart was shattered into numerous items, however at present and each different day going ahead, it is not going to simply be about our household and me…. will probably be concerning the Megacy as our broader household. I imagine that’s what Kiernan would have wished as a result of Kiernan belonged to all of us,” stated Forbes.
She slammed the conspiracy theories doing the rounds on social media about AKA’s good friend Don Design taking part in “a job” within the killing:
“Don Design, I really like you my son”
She additionally advised DJ Zinhle and Nadia Nakai that they’ll at all times be her “daughters”.
Highly effective quotes
In his heartfelt tribute, Oskido stated “we misplaced a soldier”, including “Nobody is gonna silence Kiernan or his voice, his music lives in without end”
DJ Tira spoke out in opposition to the crime in South Africa: “The federal government and society have to do one thing; it’s not concerning the dying of a star however concerning the security of everybody within the nation.”
Musical tributes
IV League
IV League performs Victory Lap from AKA’s debut album, Altar Ego, for which he gained Finest Male Artist on the 18th South African Music Awards.
Anatii
AKA and Anatii collaborated on the 2017 album Be Cautious What You Want For.
Sjava
Joyous Celebration
Joyous Celebration carried out Ndenzel’ Uncedo Hymn. Programme director Nomuzi Mabena additionally revealed that the rapper was going to collaborate with Joyous Celebration.
The music lives on: Trailer of recent AKA album, ‘Mass Nation’
Musical legacy to the Megacy…Check out the trailer of AKA’s upcoming fourth studio album, Mass Nation, which performed in the course of the memorial service. The album will probably be launched on 24 February.
The Megacy’s tribute
Followers paid tribute to AKA outdoors the Sandton Conference Centre by celebrating his life and music. RIP.
