Burial disrupted after father demands reggae music to honour son, angers church officials

What was meant to be a solemn family and friends fare well in Luanda, Vihiga turned disruptive moment that stunned many.

The father of the deceased demanded that the DJ in charge of music, play Reggae to honour is departed son to which the Disc Jockey refused.

His request that came in the middle of his speech was blatantly ignored and stirred tension as the church officials who were also present also declined the DJ to play reggae via the church musical instruments.

Their refusal angered the father who even went ahead to threaten calling off the burial altogether.

Pale kwa Matanga mambo Yalichemka!

A father has requested Deejay to play him a Reggae Song to grieve and eulogize his fallen son.

The hard-eyed church deejay na pastor insisted reggae haichezwi kwa instruments za kanisa. Baba karibu afunge mazishi kila mtu akazike kwake. pic.twitter.com/02UbCHsgUn

— PropesaTV (@PropesaTV) November 13, 2025

According to the onsite lookers and villagers, the deceased apparently loved reggae music and identified with the music and it was only just for him to be sent off in the tune he loved.

The stalemate lasted for some moment before the DJ finally let loose and played “Gospel of Jah” by Shasha Marley.

The song is a reggae gospel and the satisfied father immediately started dancing and the audience erupted in mixed emotions as they stood up to join him in his dance.

No sooner had they started dancing than the church officials ordered for the reggae music to be stopped, which brought about another tension at the burial ceremony.

The incident has since sparked reactions from netizens on various social media sites as many seems to defend the man arguing that it was his son’s burial and he should have been given that last chance to commemorate his son’s passing the best way he knows how.

One X user @Benson Onyango posted:’’I think churches misintrepret the Bible.”

Another user @Nyargi Yawuwi, lamented”.Let him mourn kifo ni mbaya, and why do we do the final matanga? Mtu akifa tu hivi inafaa azikwe…hii kitu huuma.”

@Wornicks Gisemba light-heartedly commented: “David was given a talent by God. His talent was music. David was a secular musician. David played reggae. Nobody can stop Reggae…”