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Nigerian Reggae Icon Majek Fashek Confirmed Dead

June 2, 2020 Unorthodox Reviews

Nigerian Reggae Icon Majek Fashek Confirmed Dead

The Rainmaker, Nigerian Reggae icon Majek Fashek passes on after battling with cancer aged 57.

Majek is reported to have passed on 11.45 pm June 1, 2020, Nigerian time in New York where he was previously receiving treatment. The year 2020 has seen the demise of a host of African music legends including the likes of Cameroon’s Manu Dibango, Nigeria’s Tony Allen, and most recently Guinean legend Mory Kante.

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Majek Fashek’s manager Omenka Uzoma confirmed the sad news via an instagram post. He called on us to “celebrate his achievements, and not mourn.”

See the instagram post below:

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Today been having pressure calls,well it is true that the African No 1 Legendary ICON has gone to be with the LORD his Maker, Let celebrate him ,his achievements and his family,what ever decisions made by his immediate family will be notify. From his Manager:OMENKA Uzoma Day.

A post shared by Official_MajekFashek (@official_majekfashek) on Jun 1, 2020 at 8:42pm PDT

Majek Fashek – born Majekodunmi Fasheke – is best known for the 1988 album Prisoner of Conscience, which included the multiple award-winning single “Send Down the Rain” which earned him the alias The Rainmaker, he worked with various artists worldwide including Tracy Chapman, Jimmy Cliff, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, and Beyoncé.

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