Christian Longomba to be buried in US
Christian and Lovi Longomba. [Courtesy]
Following his demise last Saturday, Christian, the one-half of the Longombas music duo, will be buried tomorrow, March 18, in California, US.
According to family sources, the late singer will be rested in a short ceremony that will be attended by family members and close friends. A number of music industry players flew to the US today to attend the burial;
The Standard can confirm.
“I will be attending the burial. The family has been very close to me and it is only reasonable that I go and give my brother a good send-off,” J Blessing told
Longombas: Death splits siblings who seized airwaves for a decade
Christian Longomba is dead. (Courtesy)
The Kenyan music industry is mourning the demise of Christian Longomba, the one half of the Longombas singing duo - which ruled the Kenyan music scene years gone. Christian, who impacted the Kenyan showbiz scene together with his twin brother Lovi Longomba, died on Saturday after a long struggle with brain tumour.
According to his sister Jessy Jones, Christian, 37, who had been in and out of hospital, died in Los Angeles, US. Lovi also took to social media to mourn his brother, saying: “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”
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The late Christian Longomba.
Musician Christian Longomba of the famous duo ‘The Longombas’ has died his family confirms.
In May 2015, Christian was diagnosed with a brain tumour and he went into surgery to have it removed.
The surgery was successful but he had to go under the knife again after doctors discovered blood clots in his brain.
He also went through six weeks of radiation therapy to completely rid him of the tumor.
Christian’s family and friends started a campaign to help raise USD20,000 (Sh2 million) to cater for his treatment in the US.
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One of the posters about Christian Longomba s health that did rounds in 2015.