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Mwimbaji wa R&B Roberta Flack, anayejulikana zaidi kwa nyimbo "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" na "Killing Me Softly With His Song," ameafariki dunia akiwa na umri wa miaka 88.
"Tuna huzuni kubwa kutangaza kuwa Roberta Flack, mtukufu na mwenye kipaji, amefariki dunia asubuhi ya leo, Februari 24, 2025," ilisema taarifa kutoka kwa wawakilishi wake.
"Amefariki kwa amani akiwa amezungukwa na familia yake. Roberta alivunja mipaka na kuweka rekodi nyingi. Pia alikuwa mwalimu mwenye kujivunia."
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The R&B singer Roberta Flack, best known for the hits The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face and Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died at the age of 88."We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025," said a statement from her representatives.
"She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator."
Born in North Carolina and raised in Arlington, Virginia, the musician started out as a classical pianist. She gained a full school scholarship to Howard University aged just 15. Her classical training led her into teaching, but at night she'd accompany opera singers on piano, singing pop standards during the breaks.
"The whole while I was studying classical music, especially in my younger years, I was also doing a lot of doo-ron-ron, shoo-doo-bee-doo, all of that stuff, with my peers, so I've been fortunate enough to be surrounded by music all of my life, the Bach and the Chopin and the Schumann on one hand, and all the rhythm and blues," she explained.
