‘BLOODY PAINFUL BIRTHDAY’ NAZIZI REMEMBERS LATE SON AND BROTHER

Renowned Kenyan musician Nazizi marked her birthday with an emotional tribute to her late son Jazeel Adam and late brother Firoz, who also passed away tragically.

Nazizi shared her disappointment of celebrating her birthday without her loved ones, stating, “What a bloody painful birthday without my baby. The comfort is supposed to be in knowing that even though the people I love the most are now with me today, they are together with Firoz taking care of @jazeeladam for me. Just imagine that being the comfort.”

She also shared a drawing of Jazeel next to Firoz and added, “Life stopped making sense to me. @Taliaoyando thanks for this portrait. It’s one of the things I got while grieving that really touched my heart. Even if Fiord and Jazeel are literally buried side by side, I couldn’t picture them together till you gave me this gift. My heart is 6 feet under. Worst feeling, worst birthday ever.”

In early March 2024, Nazizi has revealed her ongoing struggle with grief over the loss of her late son. Jazeel, her second-born child with husband Tanaka, passed away in December while on a family vacation in Tanzania. In a heartfelt post, Nazizi expressed the overwhelming weight of her sorrow, describing feelings of pain, “Suffocating, drowning, unbreakable pain and confusion. I miss you my Jazzy, mama needs you,’ she wrote.

On February 11, 2024, Nazizi paid tribute to her late son, commemorating 50 days since his passing. She shared a video of Jazeel and captioned, “Broken, drowning in the darkness, I will never be ok again. How do I keep going without the light of my life? Why should I wake up every morning, just to cry and miss you all day? You loved us so much, and we loved you even more, my precious Jazzy. 

This video just captures your spirit  in a few seconds. All you ever needed was for us four to be together all the time. You brought a new meaning to family. My boy life is unbearable without you. Mama love you so much, and I would do anything to be with you again. I will never be the same, my world stopped when you left me Jiji. I miss you sweet special boy. @Jazeeladam forever 3. 50 days without my baby.”