Gloria Bosman dies

Jazz Singer and songwriter Gloria Bosman has died at the age of 50 after a short illness. An unconsolable source confirmed the news.

To Subscribe to Sunday World, [click here](https://subs.arena.africa/#!/offer/411?utm_source=promo411&utm_medium=Circ) Bosman has shared the stage with musical legends including Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo, Moses Molelekwa, Tananas, and Sipho Mabuse. She was also an accomplished producer, composer and presenter.

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) confirmed the news to TshisaLIVE on Tuesday. The cause of death has yet to be shared. The musician was ...

The cause of death has yet to be shared. Her album Stop and Think, released in the 2000s, received nominations for Best Female Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2003 Samas, as well as 2004 solo album, which received six Sama nominations and the title Best Female Composer. Bosman's debut album, Tranquillity, which was released in the '90s, earned her the prestigious award for Best Newcomer and received nominations for Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Best Female Artist at the 2001 Samas.

Bosman who was born in Soweto received various music accolades including two South African Music Awards (SAMAs). Renowned jazz singer and composer Gloria Bosman ...

He said the news of her death was sad, leaving him "gutted". She will be sorely missed, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to all friends and family." We will dearly miss her presence of mind in our engagements, her humanity, compassion and empathy for her fellow composers." The South African Music Rights Organisation confirmed the news in a press statement. "After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family." The organisation

Hailed as an industry giant, the multi-award-winning singer and songwriter leaves a lasting legacy with her brilliant catalogue.

She was a younger sister to me… “Gloria was more than just a colleague. We appeal for your compassion and space during this time of overwhelming grief. Her fans were part of her large and extended family that she always put her best stage performances for. “In the short period that she was on the board, she added a perspective that comprised a rich blend of insights on member aspirations and the direction that our organisation should continue to march towards. A press statement issued by the family, read: “It is with profound sadness that we share in the early hours of this morning, we lost the rock of our family; a beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Gloria Bosman who came to fame for her soulful and soothing voice.

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation said it was saddened by the passing of its Board Member, Gloria Bosman, who passed away on Tuesday at the age ...

"As a composer and a performing artist, in the short period that Bosman was a member of the Board, she added a perspective that comprised of a rich blend of insights on member aspirations as well as the direction that our organisation should continue to march towards," he said. Samro Board Chairperson, Nicholas Maweni, says Bosman was appointed to the Board at its AGM in December and was warmly received. The Southern African Music Rights Organisation said it was saddened by the passing of its Board Member, Gloria Bosman, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 50.

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro) confirmed the news to TshisaLIVE on Tuesday. The cause of death has yet to be shared. The musician was ...

Her album Stop and Think, released in the 2000s, received nominations for Best Female Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album at the 2003 Samas, as well as 2004 solo album, which received six Sama nominations and the title Best Female Composer. The cause of death has yet to be shared. Bosman's debut album, Tranquillity, which was released in the '90s, earned her the prestigious award for Best Newcomer and received nominations for Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Best Female Artist at the 2001 Samas.

Tributes are pouring in for multi-award-winning South African musician Gloria Bosman who has died aged 50.

Iconic jazz singer Gloria Bosman died on Tuesday, after a battle with a short illness. Here's the latest on the cause of death and biography.

Her passion for music saw her earn an opera scholarship at Pretoria Technikon (now operating as Tshwane University of Technology) after she impressed judges at a Market Theatre production in 1993. She’s released songs targeted toward Afrikaans audiences, and in the same breath, shared stages with African Soul greats such as Sibongile Khumalo, Moses Molelekwa, Tananas and Sipho Mabuse to name a few. Blessed with a powerful voice, Bosman’s natural progression toward music was inevitable. Shortly before her death, Bosman was elected as a board member of the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO). While no actual record of her date of birth exists online, it is largely speculated that Bosman was 50 years old when she died. She was born in Mofolo and raised in Pimville in the 1970s, a turbulent era in South Africa’s apartheid history.

Bosman's family released a statement confirming her passing, saying that she had died peacefully at home after a short illness.

Bosman's death comes in the wake of two other high-profile deaths in the South African music industry, namely Costa Titch and AKA. After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family,” read the statement in part. Her passing was a loss not only for her family and friends but also for the music industry, which had lost one of its brightest stars. We will dearly miss her presence of mind in our engagements, her humanity, compassion and empathy for her fellow composers,” said SAMRO Board Chairperson Nicholas Maweni. SAMRO Board Chairperson Nicholas Maweni expressed his sadness at the loss of Bosman, saying that she had added a unique perspective to the Board during her short tenure. Her death was confirmed by the South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO), where she served on the Board until her untimely passing.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Smooth-voiced South African jazz musician Gloria Bosman has been lauded for her contribution to the country's music industry in a career ...

“As a composer and a performing artist, in the short period that Ms. “After a short illness, she transcended peacefully at her home, surrounded by family,” the family said in a statement. “Gloria Bosman belongs to a generation of female musical greats who refused to submit to patriarchal stereotypes in a male dominated industry.