Sipho Kaleni, who was he? As a 46-year-old South African gospel musician passes away, tributes pour in.  At just 46 years old, the musician Sipho Kaleni passed away suddenly on August 1, 2022 due to illness. Although the details are still unclear, it was officially announced that Kaleni’s death occurred after a short illness. Since May 2022, Kaleni was ‘allegedly’ suffering from an illness.

The Crown Gospel Music Awards, co-founded by Kaleni, made the tragic announcement in a statement.

The statement said:

“World Gospel Powerhouse is heartbroken to announce that Sipho Kaleni, one of the original members of EXCO from the Crowns Gospel Music Awards, has passed away. Despite showing signs of progress in recent weeks, Kaleni, a brilliant minister of speech, music, well-known MC, radio host and devoted SDA church member, tragically lost the battle in the early hours of this morning, 1 of August. , 2022. Kaleni had been ill since about May of this year.”

Learn more about the life and work of Sipho Kaleni

Sipho Kaleni, a well-known South African musician born on September 21, 1975, had a special interest in Christian music. Kaleni attended Umsobomvu Primary School and Nkumbulo Comprehensive School as a child before earning a degree from the Mbira School of Music and Arts.

In 1998, Kaleni began her career as a producer and recording artist. Later, she also studied composition, orchestration and talent search. She then had the responsibility of evaluating new gospel albums for Radio Pulpit.

Later, he established Parousia Communications and worked as the director of Overeth Music Publishing. In addition, Kaleni was a member of the EXCO of the Crowns Gospel Music Awards in its early days. For a time, he was also a radio station manager for Adventist World Radio.

In addition to hosting the Gospel Gold music show, the musician spoke at numerous public gatherings. Throughout his career, Sipho Kaleni collaborated with Lebo Sekgobela, Mabongi and Bishop Benjamin Dube as master of ceremonies on numerous gospel performances and albums.

For Spirit of Praise, Kaleni also played music and served as host. In a statement, the Crown Gospel Music Awards praised Kaleni for her outstanding ability as an awards host.

Netizens honor Sipho Kaleni

Twitter was used by online users and fans of the musician to express their grief at his passing. Aside from the fact that the musician is survived by his wife Brenda Kaleni, his children and his mother, not much is known about the musician’s funeral.

Tall On My Knees and Lord You Are Faithful are some of Kaleni’s best-known songs. Yebo Bakithi Sombonga, You Alone Are God, Remain in God’s Pot and Garden of Love are some of her other known compositions.