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Ray Phiri hitches young bride

Picture credit: Mabuti Kali.
Picture credit: Mabuti Kali.

Jazz and mbaqanga mega star Ray Chikapa Phiri got married in a shotgun wedding after robbing the cradle.

Phiri, 69, put the lyrics of his iconic song Whispers In The Deep into practice when he got hitched for the third time in his life a fortnight ago.

Some of the lyrics in the popular song say "phinda mzala", loosely translated meaning "do it again".

The madala tied the knot with his Venda sweetheart Rabelani Mulaudzi, 24, in a low-key traditional wedding held in Tshisauli village in Venda.

Phiri, who is 45 years older than Mulaudzi, declined to comment on his nuptial.

"Who are you and what gives you the right to talk to me? I don't want to talk to you, thank you," he said.

Mulaudzi confirmed she wedded the dance wizard but refused to answer further questions about her pregnancy and the wedding ceremony.

Click here to read the full report on Sunday World

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