By Luke Tamborinyoka
Today, 23 January 2023, marks exactly four years after we lost the great Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi, the master of song who entertained and charmed this nation for decades. Today I republish an edited version of the obituary that I wrote when the legendary icon passed away in January 2019, leaving a teary nation in a massive sense of loss and bemusement.
And only some 72 hours or so ago, we lost mbira queen gogo Stella Chiweshe. They are dying in droves, these iconic musicians who oozed brilliance in the class of their art.
In the wake of Winky D's popular Eureka music album which has resonated with ordinary citizens but has riled the ruling elite for its politically tinged lyrics, we continue to be reminded of art's capacity to grip an entire nation and to spawn debate and animated conversations across the country. It is against this background that we today remember the great Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, the boy from Dande whose music charmed and wowed this nation for decades.
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