Ahead of Zahara’s funeral service, South African “funeral artist” Lebani “Rasta” Sirenje has done it again. By “it” we mean painting a portrait of a late public figure but, unfortunately, not quite nailing the key features of his subject.

 

 

If there’s one thing you can be certain of in South Africa, it’s death, taxes and Rasta painting a public figure after said death. The painter has made a name for himself for not only painting late stars, but almost always getting it wrong. The running joke has continued to the end of 2023 as Rasta has now attempted to paint the late singer Zahara.

HIT OR MISS? RASTA’S TRIBUTE TO LATE SINGER
As mourners gathered for Zahara’s funeral, one person who made sure he was in attendance was Rasta. The artist quickly set up shop and got straight to work as he attempted to pay tribute to Zahara with several heartfelt portraits.

Unfortunately for fans of Zahara, Rasta did not quite get it right. Rasta’s painting was so inaccurate that some on social media don’t even believe it was her her! A post of Rasta’s latest work went viral on X for all the wrong reasons:

WHERE IS ZAHARA’S FUNERAL TAKING PLACE?
Zahara will be laid to rest in her home town of East London at the ICC in front of her friends and family. SABC 1 will be providing live coverage of Zahara’s funeral. The funeral will be broadcast live from 10:30 to 14:00 on the channel, and on their YouTube page. Rasta is already at the funeral site and it remains to be seen if he will add any further context to his tribute.