Singer, Sound Sultan, Dies At 44

According to his family, the award-winning musician died after “a long and valiant battle with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma.” This is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. According to NORD’s rarediseases.org, it is a group of related malignancies (cancers) that affect the lymphatic system (lymphomas). Sound Sultan first collaborated with Wyclef Jean when he appeared on “Proud to be African,” a track from Wyclef’s Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101 album, alongside 2face Idibia and Faze. They have also worked together on two other projects: “King of My Country” (2009) and “People Bad” (2010). (2012). Sound Sultan was named a United Nations Ambassador for Peace in 2012 for his exemplary lifestyle and career. After a long absence from the music scene, he returned in 2015 with the rap single “Remember.” Chichi Morah, now known as Farida Fasasi, Sound Sultan’s wife, survives him. The couple is the parents of three children.