I wanted to shoot Tuku: Daisy
HARARE - Tuku’s wife, Daisy, reveals sensational secrets about her fights with the superstar, particularly the incident when she wanted to shoot Zimbabwe’s international music icon, after he denied...
View ArticleTuku Backstage: Part IV
HARARE - Tuku’s wife, Daisy, reveals sensational secrets about her fights with the superstar, particularly the incident when she wanted to shoot Zimbabwe’s international music icon, after he denied...
View ArticleTales from Tuku’s ex-wife Melody
HARARE - Tuku's first wife, Melody, fondly recalls dating the man who became her husband and Zimbabwe’s most influential musician and father of her two daughters, Sandra and Selmor.
View Article‘Mtukudzi disowns daughter’
An upcoming book revealing sensational secrets of Zimbabwe’s international music legend Oliver Mtukudzi sheds light on the musician’s strained relationship with his daughter, Selmor, also a singer.
View ArticleThe making of Tuku Backstage
Tuku Backstage, to be published before the end of the year, cross pollinates several genres; biography, criticism and photography steeped in the music and life of Oliver Mtukudzi, aka Tuku.
View ArticleTuku to release new album
Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi will launch a 10-track album titled Mukombe Wemvura at Harare International Conference Centre (HICC) next Saturday.
View ArticleTuku conferred with honorary doctorate
MASVINGO - Music super star Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi has been conferred with an honorary PhD degree in Philosophy, Ethno Musicology and Choreography. The post Tuku conferred with honorary doctorate...
View ArticleTuku taken ill, cancels Bulawayo show
NORTON - Zimbabwe music legend Oliver Mtukudzi “will not be able to perform in Bulawayo tonight (Friday) as earlier advertised” because he has been taken ill with flu and “his diabetic condition is...
View ArticleTuku launches Hai-Kobo shoe range
Remember the days when you serenaded to the early sounds of Oliver Mtukudzi's music and it was inevitable to encounter the "Hai-kobo, aha, Hai-kobo aha" lyrics accompanied by a fashionable dance that...
View ArticleNo, Oliver Mtukudzi is no snob
It is easy to think of music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi as a snob. Tuku does not appear to be the kind of person one can easily engage in conversation. The post No, Oliver Mtukudzi is no snob...
View ArticleExplosive Tuku book out
HARARE - The wait is finally over for superstar musician Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi’s controversial ‘‘tell all’’ biography, Tuku Backstage, which was written by his former publicist, Shepherd Mutamba. The...
View ArticleHow Mugabe ‘silenced’ Oliver Mtukudzi
HARARE - In a sensational claim, a veteran journalist and former publicist to music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi says President Robert Mugabe bought the influential music maestro’s loyalty by showering...
View ArticleTuku Backstage: When dog bites master
HARARE - It is not uncommon for disgruntled former colleagues, business partners, acquaintances or publicists to write scathing, unauthorised biographies about their rich and famous ex-bosses. The post...
View ArticleMapfumo throws ‘verbal grenade’ at Mtukudzi
LONDON - Exiled Zimbabwe music legend Thomas Mapfumo threw a ‘verbal grenade’ at fellow music legend Oliver Mtukudzi over allegations the Norton based star received bribes from President Robert...
View ArticleMtukudzi blasts SA xenophobia
HARARE - Music superstar Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi says the xenophobic violence raging in South Africa is travesty on a continent that united to rid itself of the yoke of colonialism. The post Mtukudzi...
View ArticleTuku and Tocky arrive for UK shows
LONDON - Zimbabwe music legend Oliver Mtukudzi and Zim Dancehall music sensation Tocky Vibes arrived today in the morning for a series of shows in London and Leicester. The post Tuku and Tocky arrive...
View ArticleDirector suspended over ‘Tuku Dance’
HARARE - The director of Training at Progressive Insurance Brokers was allegedly suspended after attending a church function while on sick leave. The post Director suspended over ‘Tuku Dance’ appeared...
View ArticleTuku falls ill, cancels show…. violence breaks out
By Tawanda Marwizi There was chaos at CSC club in Chinhoyi after Oliver Mtukudzi failed to turn up for a show due to illness. Mtukudzi was billed to perform alongside Suluman Chimbetu and Soul Jah...
View ArticleSickly Mtukudzi to continue with shows
By Bruce Ndlovu Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi feels he is strong enough to fulfill his gig diary despite a flu bug that got him down. Tuku failed to turn up at Chinhoyi’s CSC club, where he was...
View ArticleTuku style is coming
Musician Oliver Mtukudzi’s ethnic garb is set to hit the market very soon. A preview of the pieces to be expected has been released on social media with Tuku himself modelling the apparel. The post...
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