Stevie Wonder<\/a>\u2019s \u201cheart is broken\u201d following the death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Stevie Wonder\u2019s ‘heart is broken’ after death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old singer admitted he is devastated after Warner, 54, died in a drowning incident in Costa Rica at the weekend. <\/p>\n
He told TMZ: \u201cMy heart is broken because not only was he a talented man growing up and doing The Cosby Show, but even more important his commitment was telling the story, the truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd for me, in a time where we have so many in high places telling low-down lies, we need the truth. So yeah, I miss him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that the writers, the singers, rappers will begin to spread messages of positivity, of hope, and us moving this world forward. I\u2019m quiet, but my heart is hurting.\u201d <\/p>\n
\nWonder went on to make a cultural comparison between Warner and West African traditions. <\/p>\n
\nHe said: \u201cI don\u2019t know if you know what a \u2018grio\u2019 is, a \u2018griot.\u2019 It\u2019s like the African who told the stories in the various villages would have the griot. Whenever a griot would die, it would be like a whole library of information burning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAccording to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,: \u201cAn African tribal storyteller and musician is called a griot. The griot’s role was to preserve the genealogies and oral traditions of the tribe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nWonder made a memorable appearance with Warner in an episode of the The Cosby Show in 1986, in which he played himself and found himself in a car accident with Denise (Lisa Bonet). <\/p>\n
\nWarner and the rest of the cast then joined Wonder for a performance of I Just Called to Say I Love You. <\/p>\n
\nWarner died near Cocles, a beach in Limon, Costa Rica, after getting caught by a rip current.<\/p>\n
\nAccording to police, he was rescued by onlookers who took him to shore, where he received treatment, but he was declared dead by the Costa Rican Red Cross.<\/p>\n
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