Oliver Mtukudzi establishes Art Centre in Norton

On Sunday October 03, 2004, aspiring musicians, poets and drama clubs thronged the Pakare Paye Art Centre in Norton to showcase their talents to Zimbabwe's famous guitarist, singer and songwriter Oliver Mtukudzi. read more

Oliver Mtukudzi and Ringo Madlingozi live in concert

The Ultimate in Southern African Sounds Hailed for their great depth of artistry and dynamic ‘live’ performances, Zimbabwe‘s Oliver Mtukudzi (Tuku) and South Africa’s Ringo Madlingozi will be performing live in England at the end of this month. read more

Awesome Africa Music Festival

Oliver Mtukudzi, are some of the big names that will perform at this year's Awesome Africa Music Festival which begins in Durban, South Africa on September 26 until September 28. This year's festival will feature 250 artists from 18 countries around the world. read more

Oliver Mtukudzi speaks about child abuse
"It isn't up to governments or organisations to stop child abuse - it is up to us. It is up to you and me. We need to show self-discipline, it is up to us. What shall we do?" read more

DVD Movie Review: Shanda
Oliver Mtukudzi, the great singer, songwriter and guitarist from Zimbabwe - better known as “Tuku” - has represented the cream of Zimbabwe’s rich musical crop for about thirty years now, chiefly as a member of the The Wagon Wheels and The Black Spirits. The 70-minute feature documentary, Shanda (which means “work” in Shona, the predominant language in Northern Zimbabwe), explores the life and times of Tuku as well as celebrating African social and cultural views. read more

Mtukudzi: Sawubona's Musician of the month

Sawubona, South African Airways (SAA) in-flight magazine chose Oliver 'Tuku' Mtukudzi as their July 'Musician of the month'. Brad Holmes writes in Sawubona about one of the most important musicians in Africa. Oliver Mtukudzi is one of the most important musicians to come out of Africa in
our lifetime. read more

Tuku featured on the North Sea Jazz Festival cd
The North Sea Jazz Festival (NSJF) – Cape Town, affectionately known as “Africa’s Grandest Gathering” is South Africa’s premier jazz gathering. To celebrate the 5th anniversary of the festival, Sheer Sound in conjunction with NSJF have released a double cd entitled “North Sea Jazz Festival 2000 - 2004”.
This album features artists that have performed at the festival since its inception in 2000 right through to artists that performed at this year’s festival which took place in Cape Town between
April 10 and 11. read more

Tuku appears on Project Fame
Oliver Mtukudzi was on July 4, 2004 invited as a guest board member in the ongoing television reality show Project Fame which began in South Africa on June 6.Tuku was one of the weekly guest board members that are invited into the Project Fame Academy every week to meet the contestants, hear them sing and pass comments on their performance. read more

Tuku to perform in the UK next month
Yes, it’s confirmed he will surely be there!Oliver Mtukudzi, widely-voiced as "TUKU", and regarded as one of the giants of African Pop and considered the biggest selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe performs live in the UK. With an undeniable contagious style that fuses traditional drumming with South African mbaqanga, the Zimbabwean pop style JIT.Tuku will feature full band live shows with his transcendent group, The Black Spirits. read more

Drop the Debt Music Album
The Drop the Debt music album is a project that centres on one of the main problems from developing countries – The Debt. In 2001, Koffi Annan, the UN Secretary General announced that 38% of the budget of African countries was devoted to debt servicing, thereby hindering the development in African countries. “The third world cries everyday” is one of the songs featured on the album. read more

Tuku closes HIFA’s global state in style

Oliver Mtukudzi got Up close and Personal with his fans at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) which ended in Harare on May 02, 2004. The festival began on April 27, 2004. The theme for this years festival was, “Heartbeat of the city”. Dubbed “Oliver Mtukudzi and Quartet”, Tuku performed alongside Kenny Neshamba on percussion, Mary Bell and Namatai Mubariki on vocals, Tuku showcased his great vocal and acoustic skills that will be long remembered by all fans who got the opportunity to attend this exclusive performance. read more

Ishmael Lo performs with Tuku
May 1 2004, was the day that most people attending this year’s Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA) had been waiting for. The Sold Out concert by the “African Bob Dylan”, Ishmael Lo will go down as one of the best concerts at this years Caltex Main Stage. read more

Tuku performs with Freshlyground
Freshlyground, the South Africa band based in Cape Town ended HIFA on a high note with a surprise guest appearance by Oliver Mtukudzi. Zolani Mahola, lead vocalist of the youthful band sang Todii (what shall we do) alongside Oliver, one of the most respected and popular Zimbabwean musician in
South Africa. read more

Musik ye Afrika nominated for a SAMA award
United we Stand by Musik ye Afrika (MYA) was this year nominated for a South African Music Award (SAMA) for best duo/band category. The SAMA awards were presented on May 29 at the Sun City Super Bowl in Johannesburg, South Africa. The award was however won by kwaito outfit Mafikizolo. read more