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5 Facts You Need To Know About Oliver Mtukudzi! Africa just lost another music legend again. News broke this afternoon that the Zimbabwean legend passed away in Harare. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are some unknown facts about him.<\/p>\n

1. Oliver Mtukudzi made the cover of Time magazine, the only Zimbabwean musician to do so, and one of very few in the continent to have graced the cover. <\/p>\n

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2. He had been producing and releasing music since 1978 and has contributed to the World Music Network. The 67 year old was preparing to release his 67th album.<\/p>\n

3. Oliver Mtukudzi\u2019s only son,\u00a0Sam Mtukudzi, was also a musician. Sam died in March 2010<\/p>\n

4.. In 2011 the Forbes magazine included him in the Top 40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa in a list that included Akon, Chinua Achebe and Didier Drogba.<\/p>\n

5. Mtukudzi died exactly a year to the date after his close friend Jazz legend Hugh Masekela died in 2018.<\/p>\n

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