Tanzanian super producer Pancho Latino who worked under Bhitz Music Ltd and the Co-Founder and C.E.O of L4T1NON4T1ON died yesterday after drowning in Mbudya Island which is an uninhabited island in Tanzania, north of the country’s capital city, Dar es Salaam and is one of the four islands of the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve.
His death came as a surprise and shock to most Tanzanian artistes like Prince Dully Sykes who took him in when he was just 16 years old to be his record producer.
“when I was 16 my God father @princedullysykes took me in as the first DHAHABU REC Producer, I wasn’t that talented but he trusted me, I am forever Grateful maneno hayatoshi kushukuru F* with him you F* with me period” is one of the post Dully Sykes posted on the gram a few hours back reminiscing on the good old days with Pancho Latino.
Kenyan rapper, King Kaka -who recently made history twice for being the first rapper to speak at the Bill and Melinda Gates’ foundation ‘Goalkeepers’ and being the first North, Central, West and East African rapper to have a sit down in New York with Hot 97 radio show with Ebro, Rosenberg and Laura Stylez- took the news of Pancho Latino’s demise to the chin and wrote a letter to him reminiscing on how much he believed in him when none and/or most didn’t back in the day.
“Rest In Peace, Pancho Latino, you welcomed me in Tanzania when I was a young artiste and believed in me when most didn’t. So sad that umetangulia, tutaonana baadaye. @pancholatino” King Kaka wrote on Instagram
