Luke-ing the Beast in the Eye: Ode to the great Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi...
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...
View ArticleLuke-ing the Beast in the Eye: A memorial — Ode to Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi...
By Luke Batsirai Tamborinyoka Today is a day of genuine art, a day that we remember the indefatigable Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, the iconic musician whose powerful lyrical artistry serenaded us for...
View Article‘Mombe ye umai for $40’ … Tuku’s 1978 lobola list revealed by daughter
The late music superstar, Oliver Mtukudzi paid an estimated $459 in lobola, as he prepared to marry his then sweetheart, Melody Murape in a lavish wedding at Gwanzura in 1979, a year after their...
View ArticleWoman claims Mtukudzi dedicated ‘Hazvireve Rudo Handina’ to her son
HARARE - A woman claiming to be Oliver Mtukudzi’s former flame is pleading with relatives of the late great musician to help her get identity documents for a 45-year-old man who she says was fathered...
View ArticleDaisy Mtukudzi speaks on initial Selmor Tuku concert snub: ‘She is difficult’
NORTON - Daisy Mtukudzi, the wife of the legendary Zimbabwean musician, Oliver Mtukudzi, has claimed that his daughter, Selmor Mtukudzi, was not on the initial list of artists set to feature in a...
View ArticleSelmor walks off stage, gets snubbed at family dinner, as Mtukudzi family...
NORTON - During a weekend that was meant to celebrate the life of Oliver Mtukudzi, his daughter Selmor Mtukudzi found herself in the spotlight after she was reportedly snubbed at a dinner held at...
View ArticleSelmor Mtukudzi should be sued for ‘unprofessional conduct’ says Mliswa
Temba Mliswa: "What Selmor did was not only unfair - holding her fans, her family, her father's legacy and Zimbabwe at whole at ransom. Emotional ransom. Her conduct was also illegal. If I was the...
View Article“What have I done to deserve this embarrassment?” – Daisy Mtukudzi breaks...
NORTON - Daisy Mtukudzi has confessed that she was caught off guard by Selmor Mtukudzi’s decision to walk off stage without finishing her set at the inaugural Oliver Mtukudzi International Festival of...
View ArticleExamining the fallout from the Oliver Mtukudzi ‘OMIFA’ festival at Pakare Paye
"Daisy claims they did all a parent can for Selmor in a material way. But child rearing may be more complex than that. The issues at the heart of this dispute are not about music or musical talent....
View Article“I used to share a pot with the dog” – Sandra, Selmor share painful childhood...
HARARE - Sandra Mtukudzi, the daughter of the late great musician, has revealed that she used to be forced to share a plate with the family pet by her step-mother, Daisy Mtukudzi, who made sure that...
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