THOUSANDS of music fans thronged the National Sports Stadium Saturday to celebrate the life of late music legend Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi.
Dubbed Tuku Memorial Concert, the event was organised by Zimbabwean music promoters and featured both old and young local artists who have illuminated the country’s music scene.
Mtukudzi, who succumbed to a heart related ailment aged 66 Wednesday, was later declared a national hero by government, becoming the first ever musician in the history of post-independence Zimbabwe to be given the highest honour of the land.
He will be laid to rest Sunday afternoon at his rural Madziwa home, Mt Darwin, in Mashonaland Central province.
Below are images captured during the Tuku music concert.
All images by Idah Mhetu
