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Also known as Tuku

Zimbabwean musician (1952–2019)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
ZW
Active from
1952-09-22
Active to
2019-01-23

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Listeners
65,831
Total plays
615,248

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Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi (Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 September 1952 – 23 January 2019) was a Zimbabwean singer, songwriter and guitarist. Mtukudzi released his debut single, "Stop After Orange," in 1975. Two years later, he began performing with the Wagon Wheels, a group who also featured Thomas Mapfumo. By 1979, he had left to pursue a solo career. Taking several of the band's musicians with him, he formed a new group, the Black Spirits. Their debut single, "Dzandimomotera," sold enough copies to qual

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Oliver
Gender
male
Citizenship
Zimbabwe
Place of birth
Harare
Place of death
Harare
Occupation
guitarist
Instrument
guitar
Official website
www.tukutribute.com
Image
Oliver Mtukudzi.jpg
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date of birth
1952-09-22
date of death
2019-01-23
cause of death
diabetes
start of work period
1977-00-00
social media followers
36789
Commons category
Oliver Mtukudzi
manner of death
natural causes
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