“I wish I painted you when you were alive’ – Rasta to late singer Zahara

Lebani “Rasta” Sirenje paid tribute to the late award-winning musician Zahara.

The celebrity painter was at the funeral service of the singer who died on the 11th of December at a private hospital in Johannesburg due to liver complications.

Rasta painted a portrait of the late star and exhibited it at the singer’s hometown Phumlani in the Eastern Cape, where she was laid to rest.

Taking his Instagram account, the painter shared a photo of the portrait and revealed that he wished he painted her when she was alive.

“Rest Zahara. I wish I painted you when you were still alive. You would have loved the paintings as it depicts the girl you were in country and lands. You played a guitar to my life when it was broken,” he captioned the post.