Peter Kaberere (died 6 April 2014) was a Kenyan singer mostly in Swahili Pop and Zouk and contemporary gospel music. Kaberere also known as Qabbz after his surname[1] began career with the music group Jogg C which had Lena Ochieng and Nuvine as members and merged with Gospel Fathers to form Zaidi Ya Mziki. He later launched a solo musical career. He released the album Kiburi that produced the hit "Kiburi [2] Famous hits include "Nisamehe" and has collaborated with Mr Vee in the song "Just a Way". He also featured in "Mwanake" by Benachi. Kaberere and worked as Logistics/Operations Manager at Mo Sound Events, the company that hosts the Annual Gospel Awards Groove Awards and the Safaricom Live concerts.
He was electrocuted at his own car wash.[2] He was married to Njesh Wa Qabbz and had a son and was expecting his second child,[3] a daughter born just hours after his burial at the Langata cemetery.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jambo News Spot: Kenya gospel singer Peter Kahura “Kabz” Kaberere passes away Archived 2014-04-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Evelyne Musambi (7 April 2014). "Gospel singer Peter Kaberere dead". Nairobi News. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Njambi Mungai (7 April 2014). "Gospel artist, Peter Kaberere, passes away". The Standard. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Njambi Mungai (12 April 2014). "The late Peter Kabare's wife gives birth to baby girl". The Standard. Retrieved 12 April 2014.