There are not enough words to fully express our heartfelt thanks for the sympathy, love and support Zimbabwe and the world extended to our...
There are not enough words to fully express our heartfelt
thanks for the sympathy, love and support Zimbabwe and the world extended to
our family during the time of loss of our father Dr Oliver Mtukudzi who passed
away on the 23rd of January 2019.
Seeing people from all walks of life coming to mourn our
father, proved that our father was indeed a people's person. For the rest of
our lives, we will never forget the love and support our family witnessed
during the dark hour we lost our father.
From the very bottom of our hearts, we would like to send
out our heartfelt Thank You to:
The Honorable President Emmerson Mnangagwa
The Government of Zimbabwe
The Ministry of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation
The President of the MDC party: Nelson Chamisa
Hon Themba Mliswa
The leaders of all political parties in Zimbabwe
National Arts Council of Zimbabwe
Methodist Church In Zimbabwe - Norton Circuit - Knowe
Society
All Churches in Zimbabwe who prayed for Dr Mtukudzi during
his days of illness
All the people who prayed for Dr Mtukudzi throughout his
days of illness
Mtukudzi Family
Mashonga Family
Manatsa Family
Ndoro Family
Nyamutumbu Family
Murape Family
Gasho Family
Nengomasha Family
Nyachowe Family
Rukainga Family
Nyamhunga Family
Mukandi Family
Mashonganyika Family
Bvunzawabaya Family
Matsika Family
Manyame Family
Mamvura Family
Thembani Mubochwa
Tuku Music Family
Dr Thomas Mapfumo
The late Hugh Masekela
Joseph Shabalala (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)
Chinhoyi High School year '95
Pakare Paye Arts Centre Staff
Village Lodge staff (Pakare Paye)
The staff that worked (and still works) at home in Knowe,
Norton
The Norton Community
The Mayor of Harare - His Worship Councillor Herbert Gomba
Harare City Council
Great Zimbabwe University (Professor Zvobgo)
The late Robson Ndlovu
The late (Dr Sadza) Douglas Chakaipa
All the members of The Black Spirits (former and present)
All the members of The Black Spirits who passed away
All the Managers who worked with Dr Oliver Mtukudzi (RIP
Jack Sadza)
All the Media Houses in Zimbabwe and all over the world
All the Radio Stations in Zimbabwe and all over the world
The entertainment journalists in Zimbabwe and the world
over
Sheer Sound Record Company (SA)
Gramma Records (Zimbabwe)
Gallo Records (SA)
Ikwezi Studio (Steve Dyer)
Making Music (South Africa)
T-Musicman (South Africa)
Nisa Online (South Africa)
Zimbabwe Musicians Union
ZIMURA
All the friends our father had (God bless you all)
The Highfields Community (Harare)
The people of Madziwa
Nyaradzo Funeral Services
Doves Funeral Services
All the music venues in Zimbabwe where Dr Mtukudzi
performed
All the music venues throughout the world where Dr Mtukudzi
performed
All festivals who booked Dr Mtukudzi
The Doctors and Staff who attended to our father throughout
his illness
The DJ's who played his music
The awards he was awarded during his career
UNICEF (Zimbabwe)
All Embassies in Zimbabwe who assisted with visas to Dr
Mtukudzi and the band
All booking agencies who booked Dr Mtukudzi
All the Lawyers who worked with Dr Mtukudzi
Premier Auto Zimbabwe
The Music Promoters in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean Promoters based all over the world
Thank you to Bonnie Raitt: Your re-make of Oliver
Mtukudzi's What's going on to 'One belief away' was incredible. You went on to
do another version of Oliver Mtukudzi's song, Hear me Lord! Thank you for
believing in his music.
To Pakare Paye Arts Centre in Norton: May you continue to
support the young artists and keep Dr Mtukudzi's dreams alive. Thank you for
the good work over the years.
To mum Daisy Mtukudzi: We thank you so much for taking care
of our father. May you stay strong during this period we are all grieving.
To our mother, Melody Murape: Thank you for bringing us
into this world. No amount of words can express how grateful we are to have you
as our mother. May God continue to keep you in His grace.
To all our father's children and grandchildren, may we keep
our relationship and love for each other as strong as ever. We love you lots!
Very special Thank you to All the fans in Zimbabwe and the
world over who supported Dr Mtukudzi throughout his career. Without your
support, non of the music would have made sense. May you continue to enjoy the
beautiful music he has left us and may it bring happiness in all our lives.
Another very special Thank you to ALL the Zimbabwean
musicians who performed/shared the stage/collaborated and interacted with Dr
Mtukudzi. You meant the world to him.
Thank you to ALL the foreign artists who performed/shared
the stage/collaborated and interacted with Dr Mtukudzi.
Having Dr Mtukudzi declared a National Hero was a great
honour. We would like to acknowledge that it took everyone's contribution to
build his career (in one way or another) He did not wake up and become the
great musician he had become. It took years of hard work by him but surrounded
by incredible support and love of the community he grew up, his parents,
sisters, brothers, aunties, uncles, his teachers, the band members, recording
companies, music journalists, music promoters, sound engineers, music
producers, music venues, music stores, music booking agencies, radio stations,
TV stations, radio DJ's, his managers, personal security, lawyers, schools,
universities, arts centers, advertising agencies, newspapers, the combi's who
would be blaring his music, magazines, Churches, musicians unions, friends and
finally his huge base of loyal fans. We Thank you.
A big thank you to all those whose names or organizations
we have missed out! You are greatly appreciated.
Once again, Thank you so so much to everyone.
We are looking forward to working with everyone as we carry
on from where our father left off. We can never fit into his shoes but we will
do our very best to keep his legacy alive with the support of everyone around
us.
To our father Dr Oliver Mtukudzi - Thank you so much dad
for the beautiful music and the beautiful memories. RIP - Nzou Samanyanga. You
left us songs like: Rufu ndima dzongonyedze, Mabasa, Neria, Akoromoka, Baba ne
mwana (your collaboration with our late brother Sam Mtukudzi) Now it's our turn
to be comforted by the very same songs as we mourn your passing. Your funeral
proved to the world that you really and truly were a people's person (munhu
wevanhu) We truly shared you with the world. As you always said 'God does not
duplicate talent' Well, there shall never be another Oliver Mtukudzi. Fambai
zvakanaka Baba. We will miss you and our love for you will never die.
As we continue to mourn the passing of our father, more sad
news reached us with the passing of yet another great author, one of Africa's
literary gurus Charles Mungoshi. We take this opportunity to extend our
condolences to the Mungoshi Family. To Aunty Jessie Mungoshi, the movie Neria
is now playing in real time.. May the song Neria comfort you as it does in the
movie. RIP Baba Charles Mungoshi.
We have just lost yet another great musician, Aunty Dorothy
Masuka. We are completely out of words at the rate we have lost our beloved
ones. As female artists, we were so inspired and influenced by Aunty Dot. To
the Masuka Family, we offer our deepest condolences.
To Aunty Dot: You gave us some of the greatest township
jazz songs that we have all danced to. RIP Aunty Dot.
In the meantime, we shall be hosting a number of shows in
Zimbabwe, SA and the UK as we embark on The Selmor Mtukudzi And Friends
Concerts 2019. These concerts will feature both local and foreign artists. The
first of the shows will be held in Harare on the 29th of March 2019. This 2019,
we dedicate every performance and every show we do, to our father, Dr Oliver
Mtukudzi. May we keep his performing spirit alive.
With sincere thanks
Sandra and Selmor Mtukudzi
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