Tuku in a sentence

But let it be said now that it was not the Zanu PF politburo that conferred Tuku with national hero status.

DJ Ollah 7 came of age with a flawless broadcast interview of Tuku’s daughters Sandra and Selmor.

Somehow, we all ended up Tuku’s ardent fans.

As we mark exactly a year without Tuku today, Daisy says she will not respond to media reports portraying her as a cruel mother.

Chapfunga said they were working on striking a balance between maintaining Tuku’s legacy and getting Selmor out of her father’s shadow.

Not many people knew the actual relationship between the late Tuku and Wanyanya, as they would often call each other "sekuru" and "muzukuru".

Tuku was his manager's uncle through marriage.

After Christmas, Tuku was to be in and out of hospital until the fateful day, Wednesday January 23 2019, when he took his last breath.

Apart from Gary Tight, in recent times Tuku has also been impressed by guitarist-cum-vocalist Norman Masamba who first burst onto the local music scene as the lead guitarist of Afro-fusion artiste Victor Kunonga’s Peace Band.

Asked how she is coping without her husband of nearly 40 years, Daisy said, “To be honest, it has been very difficult for me because Tuku and I were always together.

At the birthday party Tuku explained why he chose to help Gary and not other upcoming artistes.

I’m a big fan of Tuku Music, of the late superstar and of his daughter Selmor.

Picky who spent 20 years playing with Tuku said at that time that he was leaving to concentrate on his business in Bindura on a full time basis.

Several women, including musicians, politicians and the corporate world, participated in the campaign meant to celebrate Tuku’s life.

That is why we need to record our lives a bit more, especially iconic events and artistic greats like Tuku and Mukanya.

They helped and still help, in their own way, to provide the smokescreen that is needed for Tuku to gracefully leave this worldly stage for the celestial realm.

This year alone, the arts sector was robbed a lot with national hero Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi and Dorothy Masuka still fresh in our minds.

Tuku also discovered Pengaudzoke band while they were using home-made guitars and plastic drums and assisted them to record their first album.

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Tuku, the legend buried in Madziva last Sunday, was simply far much bigger than our fractured politics.