Disco queen Patricia Majalisa is no more

South African disco queen, Patricia Majalisa, has died.

According to the late Dan Tshanda’s Facebook page, Sylvia Tshanda and Dalom Stable, the world has lost a music icon, leader and a great entertainer.

“It is with sadness, regret, anguish and sorrow that I announce the passing of the Disco Queen, Patricia Majalisa. Her untimely death has left us and tens of 1000s fans around the world in shock.

“Majalisa leaves a legacy behind, she graced the stage, she lit parties and dominated the radio stations across Africa and beyond, both at the times when she was with Dalom Stable and when she wasn't.”

The stable said her music “united all across different cultural, racial and linguistic divides, not only in Africa but the world over.”

Majalisa passed today at Johannesburg Hospital after having some health challenges which have not been clearly stated. The late had thousands of fans in South Africa, Zimbabwe and other countries.

Osca P, the late’s musician’s spokesperson, and Osca Tee the manager confirmed the death but did not mention reasons behind it.

The late Majalisa released a number of albums such as the smash hit Akulalwa Yiyawa after being taken in by the late South African music legend Dan Tshanda to Dalon Stable in 1980.