LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Long time musician who later joined politics, Joseph Tembo, on Thursday afternoon died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe.
According to a family member, Gasta Bondo, Tembo has died after a short illness.
Burial will take place on Sunday in Chikhwawa where Tembo originally hailed from.
Tembo rose to stardom in music in the early 2000 with his unique mastery of musical instruments.
In 2009, he joined politics and won a parliamentary seat in his home constituency in Chikhwaya on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket.