By STYLE REPORTER
Mukuru “Tuku” Concerts in South Africa, headlined by Afro-Jazz musician Selmor Mtukudzi, have been rescheduled to take place in that country next month. The two shows were supposed to have taken place in Johannesburg and Cape Town last month, but were suspended due to xenophobic violence.
A top Zimbabwean entertainment hub based in South Africa — Xtratime Entertainment — in partnership with money transfer company, Mukuru, are organisation the shows.
The shows, dubbed Selmor Mtukudzi and Friends Music Concert, are a continuance of the Mukuru “Tuku” Concerts, which were meant to celebrate the life of the late music icon Oliver Mtukudzi.
Mtukudzi was born on September 22, 1952 and died this year in January.
Xtratime Entertainment’s Tongai Mbidzo confirmed the change of dates.
“After Selmor Mtukudzi’s South Africa tour was put on hold in September, we have come up with new dates in November,” Mbidzo said.
According to a poster that went viral on social media, Selmor and her sister Sandra will perform first at Ekhuruleni Boksburg Hotel in Johannesburg on November 29 before flying to Cape Town for a gig at Mercury Live the following day.
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Supporting acts for the tour include Nox Guni, Dino Mudondo, Simba Saini, Tapfuma Tmula and Paddy Watts, all Zimbabwean artistes livingbased in South Africa.
Former Black Spirits members Piki Kasamba and Never Mpofu will be part of Selmor’s backing team.
“Selmor is no stranger to delivering top-notch performances and this show promises to bring us her distinctive sound and style up close and personal,” said Mbidzo.
“Xtratime Entertainment and Mukuru’s concert relationship has existed for the past five years and, as such, we would like to continue the legacy, we started with Tuku of entertaining Mukuru and Xtratime Entertainment clients on a yearly basis in South Africa.”
Selmor, who is working on her sixth album, seems to have fitted well in her fathers’ shoes and Mbidzo feels she needs everyone’s support to keep her father’s legacy alive.
Mbidzo urged Johannesburg and Cape Town residents to come and celebrate Tuku’s life with his daughters in music and dance.
“This will not be a tribute concert, but a legacy continuation concert. We are continuing a journey to entertain Zimbabweans in South Africa, which we started five years ago with Tuku,” he said.
