Mombasa music industry legend Musa Babaz is dead.

Musa who worked closely with top musicians from Mombasa and Tanzania died on Monday afternoon at the Coast general hospital where he was receiving treatment.

Among the artists that Musa has nurtured and worked with include Chikuzee, Susumila, from Tanzania they include Chege, Roma and Stamina.

Tributes have poured in from across the music industry for the legend who was widely regarded as the "father of the Coast music industry".

"Dah, rest in peace King Babaz" posted Tanzanian singer Chege Chigunda.

"Inna lillaahi wa inna ileyhi raajiuun. Allaah akusamehe madh ambi yako na alijaalie kaburilako liwe miongoni mwa bustani za peponi. Kaka yangu ntazidi kukufanyia dua maana umekuwa mwanafamilia wa kutamani hatua zetu ziandamane pamoja kwenye kufanikisha mengi kupitia yale aliyotubariki nayo Mungu. Tulipanga mengi tangia Ramadhani ya mwaka jana tumefturu pamoja na kukutana hadi Tanzania kipindi cha kuugua kwako leo Allaah amekupokea rasmi kama alivyoahidi kwa kila kiumbe chake kuwa kwake kitarejea. Siwezi kuongea mengi sana nibakishe tu nguvu hii kwa kukuombea sana dua maana ndio zitakuwa na msaada na wewe huko ulipo. Rabbi akuzawadie pepo njema kwa juhudi zako na busara na imani yako kwa kusimama na kila mtu wa chini na juu. Uwepo wako utabaki na pengo la kuzibwa kiongozi. My brother #Musababaz Rest in Jannah" posted music Producer Shirko.

On his part Coast filmamker amd hotelier Hassan Faisal posted "The entertainment industry , we have lost a legend. "