Musician Oliver Mtukudzi, who died at the age of 66, was a great cultural ambassador for Zimbabwe. Known to his fans as Tuku, he was a cultural icon for the southern African country. His aura and ...

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Oliver Mtukudzi performs during the last public tribute, a musical celebration, to South African Jazz legend Hugh Masekela five days after his passing | Wikus De Wet/AFP Musician Oliver Mtukudzi, who ...

Oliver Mtukudzi, who has died aged 66 of complications from diabetes, was a legend of the Zimbab- wean music scene. Fondly known as Tuku, he was a guitarist, singer and songwriter, celebrated as much ...

Oliver Mtukudzi, a Zimbabwean musician who became one of Africa’s best-known performers, died Jan. 23 at a hospital in the capital city of Harare. He was 66. Zimbabwe’s state-run Herald newspaper ...

Oliver Mtukudzi, whose singing and guitar playing harnessed influences from across Southern Africa to create the most popular musical style in Zimbabwe, died on Jan. 23 in Harare, the nation’s capital ...

Musician Oliver Mtukudzi, who died at the age of 66, was a great cultural ambassador for Zimbabwe. Known to his fans as Tuku, he was a cultural icon for the southern African country. His aura and ...

Harare - One of Zimbabwe and Africa’s most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died on Wednesday at age 66 after decades of rollicking, captivating performances won him devoted fans worldwide. “It is ...

Zimbabwean singer Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi has an alluring voice, and plays mellifluous guitar lines that enhance his dulcet tone. But while Mtukudzi’s music is frequently upbeat, his messages are far ...

He seemed so casual — sitting on a bar stool behind the Tiny Desk, acoustic guitar in hand — but when you hear that husky voice, you'll know why he's a legend. Oliver Mtukudzi, or "Tuku" as his fans ...

Mtukudzi began performing in 1977 when he joined the Wagon Wheels, a band that also featured Thomas Mapfumo. Their single Dzandimomotera went gold and Tuku's first album followed, which was also a ...