Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi
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| Oliver Mtukudzi | |
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| Image:Tuku.jpg Oliver Mtukudzi with guitar.
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| Origin | Zimbabwe |
| Genre(s) | World music |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Label(s) | Putumayo World Music, Tuku Music, ZMC, Sheer Sound |
Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi (born in 1952 in Highfield, Harare) is a Zimbabwean musician, one of the longest-lasting popular performers from that country. He began performing in 1977 when he joined the Wagon Wheels, a band which featured Zimbabwean legend Thomas Mapfumo. Their single, "Dzandimomotera," went gold and Tuku's first album followed, and it was also a major success. Mtukudzi is also a contributor to Mahube, Southern Africa's 'supergroup' [1].
He is a father of five children and has two grandchildren, two of them are also musicians. He has four sisters and a brother who died. He enjoys swimming in his guitar shaped swimming pool, has released more than 40 albums and can't remember the number of awards he's won [2].
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1978 Ndipeiwo Zano (Re-released 2000)
- 1979 Chokwadi Chichabuda
- 1979 Muroi Ndiani?
- 1980 Africa (Re-released 2000)
- 1981 Shanje
- 1981 Pfambi
- 1982 Maungira
- 1982 Please Ndapota
- 1983 Nzara
- 1983 Oliver's Greatest Hits
- 1984 Hwema Handirase
- 1985 Mhaka
- 1986 Gona
- 1986 Zvauya Sei?
- 1987 Wawona
- 1988 Nyanga Yenzou
- 1988 Strange, Isn't It?
- 1988 Sugar Pie
- 1989 Grandpa Story
- 1990 Chikonzi
- 1990 Pss Pss Hallo!
- 1990 Shoko
- 1991 Mutorwa
- 1992 Rombe
- 1992 Rumbidzai Jehova
- 1992 Neria Soundtrack
- 1993 Son of Africa
- 1994 Ziwere MuKobenhavn
- 1995 Was My Child
- 1995 The Other Side: Live in Switzerland
- 1997 Ndega Zvangu (Re-released 2001)
- 1998 Dzangu Dziye
- 1999 Tuku Music
- 2000 Paivepo
- 2001 Neria
- 2001 Bvuma (Tolerance)
- 2002 Shanda sountrack
- 2002 Vhunze Moto
- 2003 Shanda
- 2003 Tsivo (Revenge)
- 2004 Greatest Hits Tuku Years
- 2004 Mtukudzi Collection 1991-1997
- 2004 Mtukudzi Collection 1984-1991
- 2005 Nhava
- 2006 Wonai
- 2007 Tsimba Itsoka
- 2008 (anticipated release) Dairai (Believe)
[edit] Films
- Jit (dir. Michael Raeburn , 1990)
- Neria (dir. Goodwin Mawuru, written by Tsitsi Dangarembga, 1993). Mtukudzi starred in the movie and the soundtrack of the movie was made by him [3].
- Shanda (dir. John and Louise Riber, 2002, rev. 2004)[4]
[edit] Awards
- KORA Award for Best Arrangement in 2002, for Ndakuwara
- National Arts Merit Awards (NAMA) in 2002 and 2004 for Best Group / Male vocalist
- KORA Award for Best African male artist and Lifetime Achievement Award in August 2003
- Reel Award Winner for Best African Language in 2003
- An honorary degree from the University of Zimbabwe in December 2003 [5]
- M-Net Best Soundtrack Award in 1992, for Neria[6]
