{"id":13099,"date":"2018-06-11T10:08:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ng\/?p=13099"},"modified":"2018-06-11T10:08:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T09:08:16","slug":"veteran-ragae-musician-ras-kimono-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/veteran-ragae-musician-ras-kimono-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Reggae Musician, Ras Kimono is Dead!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Ras Kimono breathed his last yesterday at the age of 60.<\/h3>\n<p>Yesterday, Sunday, the 10th of June, 2018, saw Nigeria mourning the death of on of her music legends, Ras Kimono.<\/p>\n<p>The singer, whose real name is Ukeleke Onwubuya is reported to have passed on at the Lagoon hospital, in Ikoyi, Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>According to Leadership Newspaper, Ras Kimono passed Sunday morning after he was transferred to Ikoyi, from a hospital in Ikeja.<\/p>\n<p>Many celebrities and fans have since started pouring out their condolences.<\/p>\n<p>May he rest in peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ras Kimono breathed his last yesterday at the age of 60. 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