Rapper entertaining at Galleface protest dies of heart attack!

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A singer who was participating in the ongoing protest near the Galleface and singing at it has passed away last night (11).

Shiraz Younus, a pioneer of rap music in Sri Lanka, has died of a sudden heart attack. (Shiraz – Rude Bwoy Lankan)

He had a sudden heart attack while singing and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Shiraz last sang “Get up stand up – stand up for your rights” sung by world-renowned singer Bob Marley during the Galleface protest.

We salute him.

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