By AMOS NGAIRAMore by this AuthorLegendary Congolese musician Lutumba Ndomanueno Simaro will be buried in Kinshasa on May 5, with a befitting State send-off planned. Their elder brother, Mr Jean Claude, has been coordinating arrangements back at the family home at Linguala in Kinshasa. TRIBUTE SHOWSVarious Congolese musicians have been staging tribute shows in Kinshasa dedicated to Simaro since his death after a long illness. According to the official funeral programme, Simaro’s body will be placed in the presidential palace for public viewing on May 4 before it is buried the next day. The government will cater for the costs and give him a state funeral.

Source: Daily Nation April 23, 2019 08:26 UTC