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Cocktail of collaborations at Tuku bash

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Oliver Mtukudzi’s birthday bash, slated for September 21 at Glamis Stadium, will be a fiesta of collaborations when the music superstar performs duets with most musicians that are billed to be part of his historic 60th birthday ceremony.

Oliver Mtukudzi’s birthday bash, slated for September 21 at Glamis Stadium, will be a fiesta of collaborations when the music superstar performs duets with most musicians that are billed to be part of his historic 60th birthday ceremony.

Report by Godwin Muzari/Silence Charumbira From South Africa will come Ringo Madlingozi who did the hit Into Yam’ with Mtukudzi, while local musicians Sulumani Chimbetu, Fungisai Zvakavapano-Mashavave, Willom Tight, Munya Mataruse and Enock “Ex-Q” Munhenga will join the “birthday boy” for joint performances.

  Chimbetu did the song Kwedu (popularly known as Kata) with Mtukudzi, while Zvakavapano- Mashavave featured the veteran musician on a remix of her track Hazvaibvira.

  Mtukudzi featured Pane Rudo by Ex-Q, Mataruse’s Hondo and a track on Tight’s latest album.

  Organisers of the bash confirmed that Mtukudzi will perform the duets at the bash. The superstar turns 60 on September 22.

  Other musicians to feature at the bash include Judith Sephuma, Steve Dyer and Dorothy Masuka from South Africa.

  Other local misicians will be Alick Macheso, Jah Prayzah, Peter Moyo, Diana Samkange, Jeys Marabini, Selmor Mtukudzi as well as Allan, Sulumani and Tryson Chimbetu.

  Mtukudzi will launch his latest album titled Sarawoga and a DVD of the show Nzou Nemhuru Mudanga performed with his late son Sam. The memorable show will start with Mtukudzi being airlifted by a helicopter in the afternoon from his Norton home to fly over many suburbs in Harare and Chitungwiza and land at the Civic Grounds. From there, he will  be escorted by the police to Meikles Hotel where he will meet his friends and rest before heading for the show.

  Towards midnight, all artists will dress in white and the party will be ignited by fireworks when the clock strikes midnight, to celebrate the birthday.

  Apart from the lustre posed by the line-up of artists to perform on the night, various features have been added to the production, like monitors that will ensure anyone at the venue will get to see what is happening on the stage. Josh Hozheri, the deputy chairperson for the organisers, said many promotions would be conducted on the night.

  “Through our various sponsors, we will be running promotions, one of which will see everyone who attends the show getting a free NetOne line and a lot of other prizes from Goldtech Electronics and G-Tel,” said Hozheri. He said after the bash, which ends at 4am, there will be a private function for “Tuku” in Norton where only invited guests would be allowed in.

  Hozheri assured revellers of tight security as they have been given support by the police assisted by private security details.