Jah Prayzah has taken to his social media to remember late music legend Oliver Mtukudzi. Mtukudzi died on January 23-2019 in Harare, He was 66, and his passing left a huge void in the hearts of many people
He died due to heart failure related to diabetes, said Damon Forbes, a record executive, and promoter who had worked with Mr. Mtukudzi for more than 20 years.
Well, Jah Prayzah has decided to pay tribute to him. He shared a picture of him posing alongside Mtukudzi and captioned “Continue resting in peace, Daddy ”
Oliver Mtukudzi sang anthems of social lament and timeless wisdom, typically in Shona, Zimbabwe’s predominant language, but also in English and Ndebele. His music pulled from traditional Shona rhythms and sounds while incorporating influences from South Africa’s more cosmopolitan, jazz-inflected mbaqanga tradition, as well as African-American dance music.
What resulted a kind of soundtrack to Zimbabwean life in the late 20th century, became known as its own idiom, called “Tuku music,” after Mr. Mtukudzi’s nickname.
Source: MbareTimes
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