Atoht Manje
By Our Reporter
Malawi popular musician, Atoht Manje, whose real name is Elias Samson Missi, is dead
The artist died in the wee hours of Sunday soon after performing at University of Livingstonia, Law Campus, in Rumphi.
The artist’s grandfather, Kennedy Mbewe said the family had accepted the death of their son.
Mbewe said they were in pain with the death of their son, who was a bread winner for the family.
“We have been told that after he finished his performance, he felt uncomfortable because it was hot. He then poured cold water on himself and, later, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead,” he said.
Mbewe admitted rejecting facilitation of postmortem, saying the family had accepted any cause of the death.
The remains of Atoht Manje in a casket
The Minister of Local Government, Culture and Unity Richard Chimwendo Banda, said President Lazarus Chakwera is saddened by Atoht Manje’s death.
He said the government had provided transport to ferry the remains of the artist to Mangochi as well as provide support for the funeral ceremony.
“We are shocked because we are losing young people in the music industry who would have helped develop the creative sector. This is the reason we have intervened with support as one way of respecting the musician,” Banda said.
Some of the songs he released include ‘Huwa’, ‘Ndalama’, ‘Munthu’, ‘Zili Bwino’, ‘Woyowoyo,’ ‘Unanditani’, ‘Majelsai’, ‘ Phone Ya Bae’, ‘Che Patuma’ and the latest ‘Nchape’.
The artist was also set to release another song titled ‘Hussle’ next month, according to Moshu, who worked with Atoht Manje, producing a number of his songs.
Born in 1989, Atoht Manje, who hailed from Nansenga- Sanyira Village in the Area of Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi, is survived by a wife and four children.
