Sasa Klaas | |
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Birth name | Sarona Motlhagodi |
Born | 17 May 1993 |
Origin | Gaborone, Botswana |
Died | 5 March 2021 Xumabee Game Ranch, Botswana | (aged 27)
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 2010–2021 |
Sarona Motlhagodi (17 May 1993 – 5 March 2021), known professionally as Sasa Klaas, was a Botswana singer, rapper, and songwriter. She was born on 17 May 1993 [1] [2] in Botswana and raised by her single mother Anna Mokgethi, a Botswanan politician. [3] She was an all-round musician mostly known for hip-hop. She made her debut with her hit single Mma Mongwato. She was in a relationship with Bakang Baxon Moitoi. [4]
Sasa Klaas' career took off with A Ke Mo Khande a collaboration with Scar. Soon after in 2011 she became a presenter of The Foundation: Next Level from 2011 to 2012 on e.tv Botswana. [5] Her first solo single, Hadsan, was released. [6] [7]
She died on 5 March 2021 around 7pm at age of 27 in a R44 helicopter crash in Xumabee Game Ranch (near Sojwe). [8] [9]