Renowned afro-jazz legend Oliver Mtukudzi was yesterday buried in Zimbabwe.
His coffin was taken in a procession through the national stadium in Harare on Saturday before it was transported by helicopter to his village, north of Harare.
The prolific artist released 67 albums and created his own Afro-jazz sound, known as “Tuku Music”.
Mtukudzi died on Wednesday at 66.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, last Thursday, declared him a national hero.
Mtukudzi came to prominence in the 1970s as a voice of the revolution fighting white-minority rule. His lyrics often carried social messages about HIV/AIDS and coded political commentary.
His 2001 song, Wasakara, meaning “You Are Too Old”, was banned as it was seen as a reference to leader Robert Mugabe, ousted 16 years, later aged 93.
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