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Legendary soul and R&B musician Kori Moraba, who died of Covid-19 on Saturday night, was involved in the music industry up to his last.

Moraba, 73, a game changer in the local music scene, produced the classic wedding song Tswang-tswang-tswang, which is still played and sung during wedding celebrations in the country 50 years after it was released.

He died at the Netcare Bougainville Hospital in Hercules in Pretoria west, according to his daughter Joylene Moraba.

Though many South Africans did not know much about Moraba, he was active and performing in different festivals, mainly in neighbouring countries.

His last performance was in Botswana in December 2019, where they had a legends tour with Dr Steve Kekana and Babsy Mlangeni.

Apart from producing the famous song, the Soweto-born singer also released other famous songs like Special Night and Maditaba.

“My father had been in hospital for the past two weeks after contr