Best of The Beat on Afropop: Oliver Mtukudzi--Key to the Promised Land

<p>Word has just come of the death of one of Zimbabwe’s greatest stars, Oliver Mtukudzi, on Jan. 23 in Harare, Zimbabwe. In 2003 <em>The Beat</em> published a comprehensive feature on the life and music of Tuku, as he is affectionately known, written by <em>Beat</em> correspondent Sid Whelan, which we here reprint as part of the “Best of The Beat on Afropop” series.</p> <p><em>&nbsp;<a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/remembering-oliver-mtukudzi" target="_blank">See Banning Eyre’s tribute to this beloved artist <strong>here</strong>.</a></em></p> <p>A lovely video of one of Tuku’s greatest hits, “Neria,” released just three months ago, here revived with the participation of South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo:</p> <div class="video-container"><iframe loading="lazy" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gVwLIvorMck" allowfullscreen="" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0"></iframe></div> <p>&nbsp;<a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/client-uploads/pdf/Beat226Mtukudzi.pdf" target="_blank"><strong>READ OR DOWNLOAD PDF HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong><a href="https://afropop.test.ejaedesign.com/articles/the-beat-goes-on-intro" target="_blank">ABOUT BEST OF THE BEAT ON AFROPOP</a></strong></p>