Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughters, Selmor and Samatha are now fighting for the Tuku crown. Both now lead separate Black Spirits bands and it a...
Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughters, Selmor and Samatha are now
fighting for the Tuku crown.
Both now lead separate Black Spirits bands and it all came
to a head at the Tuku Tribute Concert in Harare.
Selmor is daughter to Tuku’s first and former wife Melody
Murape while Samantha is Daisy’s offspring, the late singer’s second wife.
“You need to be careful when you get a call to support the
Black Spirits. There is Black Spirits-G and Black Spirits-H. The ‘G’ is for
Gogo Daisy, Samantha’s mother, while ‘H’ is for Selmor’s group, meaning Harare.
It refers to her apparent massive support base in the capital,” one artist told
the Sunday Mail.
There was drama at Tuku’s tribute concert as Samantha
and her step-sisters Selmor and Sandra dodged each other backstage.
Samantha performed first with her Black Spirits which is made
up of youthful artistes that worked with Dr Tuku during his last days.
But revellers tormented Samatha by chanting Selmor’s name
as soon as she started singing the first line of her opening track. The rowdy
ones even attempted to throw missiles.
Samantha failed to rise to the occasion. She was only
bailed out by Alexio, Tocky Vibes and Ashton “Mbeu” Nyahora when they
intermittently joined her on stage.
Then came Selmor with another Black Spirits set consisting
of veterans like percussion player/dancer/backing vocalist Picky Kasamba, bass
guitarist Never Mpofu and her sister Sandra.
Selmor’s solid act received a thunderous applause from
revellers.
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