Diaspora fans recall Asha Bhosle’s only enthralling performance in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: (Apr 13) South African music enthusiasts on Sunday paid homage to Asha Bhosle, who passed away in Mumbai, and recalled her October 2016 South African concert, which she said was “delayed for a quarter of a century” because of apartheid.

The 92-year-old singer, who ruled Bollywood music for over seven decades with her wide range of memorable songs, passed away Sunday due to multi-organ failure, hours after she was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai due to chest infection and exhaustion.

For decades, the golden voice of Asha Bhosle was a constant companion in the homes of South Africa’s Indian diaspora.