{"id":2661,"date":"2019-01-28T13:10:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T13:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2019-01-28T13:10:10","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T13:10:10","slug":"tuku-was-a-true-patriot-mnangagwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tuku-was-a-true-patriot-mnangagwa","title":{"rendered":"Tuku was a true patriot: Mnangagwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday described the late music superstar Oliver \u201cTuku\u201d Mtukudzi as a world-acclaimed musician who, however, remained patriotic to his country up to the time of his death last week.<span id=\"more-3096224744012035\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In a speech read on his behalf by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri, Mnangagwa told thousands of mourners at Tuku\u2019s burial in rural Madziwa, in Mashonaland Central province, that the late music icon was a patriot par excellence and down to earth artiste, hence government\u2019s decision to declare him a national hero.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we mourn his [Tuku] passing on, we should, at the same time celebrate the incomparable inheritance he left our nation by which he shall be remembered across generations and the world over,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1476241139\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent\">\n<p>\u201cHis classy and timeless music, comprising 66 albums which epitomised our identity, culture and values of hunhu\/ubuntu, shall remain a shining beacon forever to both present and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa said through his music, in pre-independence Rhodesia, Tuku criticised white minority oppression, continuing with his socio-musical commentary thread even after independence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThrough song, Tuku had the boldness to question, \u2018What is a hero?\u2019 The nation and the world today answers his question. We loudly say Dr Oliver Mtukudzi is a hero. That is a hero. The late Dr Mtukudzi was an ambassador par excellence of Zimbabwe and, indeed, the Africa continent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Tuku] was one of the most recognised voices to emerge from Zimbabwe onto the international scene and earned a devoted following across Africa and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa said although Tuku did not shy away from political commentary, he, however, managed to maintain his patriotism and love for his country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1034435529\" class=\"newsd-2nd-advert-incontent-250\">\n<p>immense success, Tuku managed to maintain an unassuming and humble, witty, often humorous personality, which was both sobering and inspiring,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was hardworking, resilient and exhibited qualities beyond those of an artiste and musician. He entertained and united millions of people as well as branding and marketing our country as a safe and friendly destination of choice.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsd-1424283404\" class=\"newsd-ads-links\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday described the late music superstar Oliver \u201cTuku\u201d Mtukudzi as a world-acclaimed musician who, however, remained patriotic to his country up to the time of his death last week. In a speech read on his behalf by Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri, Mnangagwa told thousands of mourners at Tuku\u2019s burial in rural Madziwa, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12],"tags":[22,277,47],"class_list":{"0":"post-2661","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all-news","8":"category-policy","9":"tag-art","10":"tag-mnangawa","11":"tag-music"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tuku was a true patriot: Mnangagwa - zimbabwe<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/tuku-was-a-true-patriot-mnangagwa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tuku was a true patriot: Mnangagwa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday described the late music superstar Oliver \u201cTuku\u201d Mtukudzi as a world-acclaimed musician who, however, remained patriotic to his country up to the time of his death last week. 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