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	Oliver Mtukudzi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Oliver Mtukudzi of Zimbabwe plays music with the effervescence of country swing, the soulful conviction of gospel, and the intimacy of a singer/songwriter's confession.
		Mtukudzi has been a star back home since the '70s, but his music is relatively new to the outside world.
		When Mtukudzi released his debut album, in 1978, in war-torn Southern Rhodesia, which was then on the brink of becoming Zimbabwe, his fans dubbed him Tuku.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/00/09/21/OLIVER_MTUKUDZI.html (744 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi (The Leopard Man's African Music Guide)
		Oliver began his musical career in 1977 when he played with a group called Wagon Wheels, among whose members was Thomas Mapfumo.
		Oliver Mtukudzi builds his music from Shona folk music, blending it with South African mpaqanga, soul and blues - and not least with his own gripping lyrics.
		Oliver Mtukudzi is less outspoken in his comments on life in Zimbabwe, but not necessarily less political.
	www.leopardmannen.no /m/mtukudzi.oliver.asp?lang=gb (1095 words)

	African Legends Oliver Mtukudzi World Music at Global Rhythm - The Destination for World Music
		Oliver Mtukudzi, or âTuku,â uses music as a vehicle for expressing his message, singing in his native Shona language or English, setting it to a blend of Southern African mbira, mbaqanga, Korekore and jit.
		Oliver Mtukudzi, or âTuku,â as he is often called, has emerged as the most prominent musical spokesman for Zimbabwe.
		Born in the small Harare section of Highfield, in 1952, Mtukudzi had some early success as a songwriter, but his deep, gutsy, voice and mbira (thumb piano)-like guitar picking were too distinctive for him to remain in the background forever.
	www.globalrhythm.net /AfricanLegends/OliverMtukudzi.cfm (392 words)

	OLIVER MTUKUDZI
		As the oldest of seven children, Oliver developed a sense of social and economic responsibility early in life due to the premature death of his father.
		Oliver's desire to bring his message to a wider audience led him to venture into the worlds of film and stage.
		Oliver Mtukudzi is the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe, Africa.
	www.angelfire.com /music2/thegazzette/mtukudzi.html (1091 words)

	Amazon.com: Tuku Music: Music: Oliver Mtukudzi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mtukudzi's music has appeared on many compilations over the years, but this is the first full album of Tuku's music to be released in the U.S. It's a gem, with its shimmering guitars; its gentle, insistent bass lines; and a voice that will charm and challenge the listener.
		Oliver Mtukudzi is the alter-ego of Thomas Mapfumo.
		Oliver Mtukudzi's singing is earthy,rough,yet comforting.His backup singers are almost a gospel choir.I'm not a big fan of the blues,yet if this counts as blues music,then I'm a fan.This album is PERFECT.I can't name a single track worth skipping."Tuku Music" is a wonderful intro to Oliver Mtukudzi's spectacular music.
	www.amazon.com /Tuku-Music-Oliver-Mtukudzi/dp/B00000JG1M (1039 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi - Nhava
		Oliver Mtukudzi is playing a special style of music named after his nick-name "Tuku", guitar riffs combined with Zulu-rhythms and Mbaqanga-choirs of the townships.
		is Oliver Mtukudzi critic about the behavior of his country people chopping down trees recklessly and dumping rubbish in rivers spoiling their natural resources.
		Mtukudzi asks for the Lord to teach him to be thankful and grateful and the courage to say sorry whenever he makes a mistake.
	www.smooth-jazz.de /firstview/Mtukudzi/Nhava.htm (630 words)

	Heads Up: yellowjackets
		Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is arguably the most powerful creative force to emerge from Zimbabwe in the last three decades.
		For the next seventeen years, Mtukudzi would maintain a rigorous recording schedule that yielded two albums every year – a feat that cemented his reputation as a prolific songwriter, a highly skilled producer/arranger and a formidable lead singer.
		Mtukudzi has become such a force in the musical landscape of South Africa that his name has become synonymous with his style, and “Tuku music” has evolved into something quite distinct from any other Zimbabwean music.
	www.headsup.com /bios/OliverMtukudzi.html (781 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi Downloads :: calabashmusic.com
		Acting as a kind of national conscience, Mtukudzi concentrates on family stories, sensitively exploring the social issues people face in their daily lives, including new problems surrounding AIDS and the premature deaths of adults in a family.
		Oliver is revered in his native land for his ability to construct thoughtful, popular songs that address Zimbabwe's struggles in a profund yet apparent way that has endeared him to the public but often put him at odds with the ruling powers.
		Mtukudzi’s style, known as Tuku music, is a unique combination of several elements: South Africa’s hard-driving mbaqanga rhythm, jit—a fast percussive Zimbabwean dance beat—and the gentler, repetitive mbira rhythms of Zimbabwe's Shona people.
	olivermtukudzi.calabashmusic.com (937 words)

	SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
		Oliver and the Black Spirits celebrated the new millenium as part of South Africa’s celebrity line up which was staged in Pretoria and screened across the world by satellite.
		Oliver and the band participated for the first time at the LONDON JAZZ FEST at the Royal Festival Hall in November 2002 and performed to packed houses in Leicester, Milton Keynes and South end.
		Oliver Mtukudzi is truly one of Southern Africa's greatest musicians, writers and performers.
	www.music.org.za /artist.asp?id=84 (2696 words)

	Putumayo Presents: The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection
		The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection features some of the most enduring and appealing songs by this extraordinary artist from Zimbabwe.
		A legendary figure in contemporary African music, Oliver’s albums are consistent bestsellers in his native land, and his previous three acclaimed releases on Putumayo have helped catapult him to international recognition as one of the African continent’s most important artists.
		The tracks on The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection were selected from the powerful recordings of the "Tuku" years from 1998-2002 when he joined forces with South African producer Steve Dyer to create a new and exciting sound that has been called "Tuku Music".
	www.putumayo.com /cd_africa/oliver_mtukudzi_collection.html (287 words)

	Tuku Music - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Oliver Mtukudzi is scheduled to perform at the 10th Poetry Africa Festival which takes place in durban from 9 to 14 October.
		Thousands of Oliver Mtukudzi and Steve Dyer fans thronged the Harare International Conference Centre on September 30 to witness in song and dance one of the biggest and memorable musical performance for the year.
		Oliver Mtukudzi is on tour in the United States.
	tukumusic.co.zw /news.html (344 words)

	Interview: Oliver Mtukudzi and Thomas Mapfumo
		While Oliver Mtukudzi refused to discuss politics, Thomas Mapfumo's was unrestrained in this interview with SW Radio Africa's Violet Gonda.
		Oliver Mtukudzi: Well I am still in shock because I didn’t even know he wasn’t feeling well or how it came to be it is so surprisingly shocking.
		Oliver Mtukudzi: Well, he was a profound artist and he was being very artistic and if people could adapt on his sayings then he was good.
	www.newzimbabwe.com /pages/mukanya13.13009.html (2191 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Oliver Mtukudzi, Nhava (Heads Up) - Bio
		“Nhava” is the Zimbabwean word for “carrying bag.” Mtukudzi says the new album is a satchel filled with nuggets of advice, encouragement and wisdom for travelers on the journey of life as they make their way through an often perilous world.
		Born on September 22, 1952, Mtukudzi learned the importance of social and economic responsibility early in life as the oldest of seven children whose father died prematurely.
		Mtukudzi comes to the Heads Up label with an optimism that is evident in the twelve rhythmic and engaging tracks on Nhava.
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.bio/project_id/205.cfm (743 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Oliver Mtukudzi, Nhava (Heads Up) - Press Release
		Mtukudzi says the new album - named after the Zimbabwean word for “carrying bag” - is a satchel filled with nuggets of advice, encouragement and wisdom for travelers on the journey of life as they make their way through an often-perilous world.
		Mtukudzi’s recurring message throughout the track is that selfish attitudes inevitably lead to heartbreak.
		Oliver Mtukudzi Carries the Truth in Nhava, His Debut Album on...
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/205.cfm (546 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi News
		OLIVER Mtukudzi's manager Debbie Metcalfe and Gramma Records boss Alan Wilson appear to be a target of a group of shadowy musicians and politicians keen to elbow them out of business.
		ZIMBABWEAN superstar Oliver Mtukudzi is taking his daughter, Selmor, on his latest tour of the UK as exclusively revealed by New Zimbabwe.com last December.
		THE legendary superstar and grand pa of Afro pop, Oliver Mtukudzi is set to tour the UK during the week ending 9 December 2005.
	www.topix.net /who/oliver-mtukudzi (232 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi / cdRoots
		Oliver Mtukudzi, the legendary "Big Voice" singer from the politically troubled South African nation, Zimbabwe.
		A legendary figure in contemporary African music, Oliver's albums are consistent bestsellers in his native land, and his previous two acclaimed releases on Putumayo have helped catapult him to international recognition as one of Africa's most important musical figures.
		Oliver's gift as a live performer was first introduced to the U.S. as part of the Africa Fete tour, where he shared the stage with Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate's Kulanjan project, and Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal.
	www.cdroots.com /putu-199.html (530 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi - Films - Dandemutande Catalog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Oliver is as inspirational a person as he is mesmerizing as an artist.
		”Oliver Mtukudzi, affectionately known as Tuku, is a national treasure in his native Zimbabwe.
		Personal interviews with Oliver, combined with archival photographs and footage, begin to expose the historic and social fabric of Zimbabwe.
	www.dandemutande.org /Catalog/?cat=Films&subcat=Music&artist=MtukudziOliver (318 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi, Vhunze Moto
		The music of Oliver Mtukudzi on his newest release, Vhunze Moto, brings to the mind unfamiliar with the structure and way of life of modern African society a wealth of imagery, thought-provoking issues and engaging melody and rhythm.
		God bless Oliver Mtukudzi, latter-day elder statesmen and poet of a people in a far away foreign country, who lets us all know with a gentle persistence that echoes in the mind, that, ultimately, we are all family.
		Mtukudzi is accompanied by his backup band, the Black Spirits, with Sam Mataure on drums, Never Mpofu on bass, Philani Dube on lead, Richard Matimba on keyboards, Kenny Neshamba on congas, Picky Kasamba on vocals and bongos, and Mwendi Chibindi and Mary Bell on vocals and hoshos.
	www.rambles.net /mtukudzi_moto02.html (741 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi
		In 1997, Mtukudzi performed in Holland, Germany, Zimbabwe, and South Africa with Mahube, who are comprised of South African musicians.
		Mtukudzi reached his commercial peak with the album Tuku Music, which spent 11 weeks at the top of the CMJ New World Music charts.
		A video of Mtukudzi's September 1999 performance in San Francisco was released in February 2000.
	www.findthefun.com /bands/b01/b0013277.htm (428 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits in Athens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mtukudzi is on tour promoting his new album, "Tuku Music," which spent 11 weeks at the top of the CMJ New World Music charts.
		Mtukudzi began recording music in the mid-1970s as a member of Wagon Wheels, a band that also featured Thomas Mapfumo.
		Mtukudzi has consistently balanced his musical career with his passion for film and drama.
	www.ohiou.edu /news/01-02/353.html (302 words)

	Zimbabwe - Mtukudzi - Tuku Music - Worldpress.org
		Oliver Mtukudzi’s career as a musician kicked off in the late 1970s, when Zimbabwe was Rhodesia, Ian Smith was in power, and the country was united under Robert Mugabe in a fight for independence.
		Mtukudzi never openly refers to politics in his work, nor does he overtly criticize Zimbabwe's leadership.
		A producer, arranger, and songwriter, Mtukudzi (known as “Tuku” to his fans) seems to have unflagging energy, releasing on average two albums a year for the last two decades.
	www.worldpress.org /Africa/1039.cfm (1430 words)

	OLIVER MTUKUDZI: Nhava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mtukudzi's bouncy, philosophical music is attractive to the ear, snappy as all get-out, and it gives onto vistas of where many American musics came from, such as zydeco, reggae, blues, gospel...
		Mtukudzi as well has mastered the method of communicating with his vocal inflections in a very similar manner.
		Mtukudzi is the scion of a large urban neighborhood who watches the passes for the bad guys and keeps his family and friends safe with a word or a gesture that keeps the miscreants thinking, "I'm going elsewhere for my frolic," why I would not be surprised.
	www.jazznow.com /0705/0705NS/NSOlivMtu.html (512 words)

	WOUB Online - Audiosyncrasies - Interview with Oliver Mtukudzi
		Oliver Mtukudzi, often called Tuku in his native Zimbabwe, has been playing music since 1977, when he played alongside Thomas Mapfumo and the legendary Wagon Wheels.
		Mtukudzi has just released a new album entitled "Vhuntze Moto," which means Burning Ember in his native Shona language.
		Mark Hellenberg recently spoke with Oliver Mtukudzi about his new album and his continued effort to bring the issues of Zimbabwe into his music.
	woub.org /sync/feature-mtukudzi.html (186 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi
		"The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection- The Tuku Years" (Putumayo) collates 10 songs from 6 of Oliver's releases.
		A nice touch at the end was to notch the intimacy up a bit with two superb live performances,"Neria" and "Hear Me Lord".
		Oliver's oeuvre is of such high quality that a fan could easily compile another 10 songs to make a collection just as good, so that all The Tuku Years is going to do to the uninitiated is make them seek out everything this great artist has recorded.
	www.diaspora.com.au /html/reviews/africain_reviews/Oliver_Mtukudzi.htm (180 words)

	Heads Up: Oliver Mtukudzi - Nhava
		OLIVER MTUKUDZI CARRIES THE TRUTH IN We live in a world filled with adversity and challenge.
		Sometimes the only navigating tools we have are the support and encouragement of the people we trust and cherish most.
		Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, one of the most powerful creative forces to emerge from Zimbabwe in the last three decades, gives the world a few such tools - and a safe place to carry them - in Nhava (HUCD 3102), his debut album on Heads Up International scheduled for worldwide release on April 26, 2005.
	www.headsup.com /albums/3102.asp (567 words)

	Oliver Mtukudzi
		Oliver started out as a professional musician when he joined the Wagon Wheels in 1977.
		Mtukudzi sings in Shona interspersed with a bit of English, and the lyrics often have special or hidden messages.
		On the album Ndega Zvangu Oliver sings accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, without his band, because of the tragic deaths of his brother, keyboard player Robert, guitarist Job Muteswa, and drummer Sam Mutowa and he dedicates the album to them.
	www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com /oliverm.htm (623 words)

	Welcome to the Best of New Orleans! Cover Story 04 30 02
		As the front man for his band, the Black Spirits, Mtukudzi often performs in the kinds of sparkling sequin shirts fancied by the father of rock 'n' roll, and his pan-African sounds are no less invigorating.
		As one of Africa's most prolific writers and musicians, Tuku, as he is affectionately known in his motherland, has created a lasting sound that spans the 25-year-old history of one of southern Africa's most dynamic nations.
		Mtukudzi remains undaunted by subjects long considered taboo in African cultures, such as the AIDS pandemic, which has claimed relatives and band members close to the artist.
	www.bestofneworleans.com /dispatch/2002-04-30/cover_story2.html (852 words)

	Rambles: Oliver Mtukudzi, The Oliver Mtukudzi Collection: The Tuku Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The liner notes to this Oliver Mtukudzi collection point out that this Zimbabwean artist has been performing and recording for more than 25 years.
		The CD covers only the years since Tuku, as Mtukudzi is affectionately known in his homeland, first teamed up with South African producer Steve Dyer in 1998.
		Let's hope that Dyer and Tuku continue to collaborate and that their work finds a sufficiently large audience in North America to ensure that the resulting albums are released on this continent.
	www.rambles.net /mtukudzi_tuku03.html (356 words)

	Austin City Limits Festival Preview: Oliver Mtukudzi & Black Spirits
		Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi has been one of Zimbabwe's greatest and longest-lasting artists since he began performing in the late '70s.
		Mtukudzi released his debut single in 1975, shortly before he began performing with the Wagon Wheels.
		As a solo artist, Mtukudzi has composed more than forty original albums, while remaining dedicated to the live music scenes in both Zimbabwe and South Africa, and maintaining a sense of both social and economic responsibility.
	outtheother.typepad.com /aclfest/2006/09/oliver_mtukudzi.html (341 words)

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