Sam Mtukudzi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Mtukudzi
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1988(1988-04-01)
Age	36
Date Of Death	2010-03-15
Country	Zimbabwe
Horoscope	Aries

Sam Mtukudzi Biography

Sam Mtukudzi is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on April 1, 1988 in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwean musician who is known as the son of the singer Zimbabwean musician known for being the son of singer Oliver Mtukudzi…

His music was heavily influenced by jazz musicians such as His music was influenced by jazz musicians like Lester Young..

After graduating high school, Sam joined his father on tours playing the saxophone and a guitar. In Harare, he had his own jazz-influenced band called Ay Band with whom he recorded his debut album, Rume Rimwe, in 2008. He also had recorded two solo albums. The elder Mtukudzi introduced Sam as “the future” to appreciative crowds at a British nightclub in late 2009.

In the early hours of Monday, March 15, 2010, Sam and his sound engineer, Owen Chimhare, died in a car crash while traveling back to Norton near Harare. Their Tata pickup truck, driven by Chimhare, struck a bridge just before the Kuwadzana Extension off-ramp along the Harare-Norton road. The vehicle veered off the road, rammed into the right side of the bridge’s guard rails, and plunged into the river bank below. Inspector Tigere Chigome, a national Traffic Police spokesman, explained in the news that the accident happened at 1:20 am. Both Mtukudzi and Chimhare died of head injuries on the scene.

He enjoyed music with his father and began learning the guitar.

Sam Mtukudzi Net Worth

Sam Mtukudzi is one of the richest World Music Singer from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Mtukudzi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He accompanied his father on tours, playing guitar and saxophone after graduating from high school.

He was a member of his own band named Ay Band, with whom they recorded his album Rume Rimwe.

Sam Mtukudzi (April 1, 1988 – March 15, 2010) was a Zimbabwean musician. He was the son of the late singer Oliver Mtukudzi.

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Who is Sam Mtukudzi Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Sam Mtukudzi celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

What really happened to Sam Mtukudzi?

Death. In the early hours of Monday, March 15, 2010, Sam and his sound engineer, Owen Chimhare, died in a car crash while traveling back to Norton near Harare. Their Tata pickup truck, driven by Chimhare, struck a bridge just before the Kuwadzana Extension off-ramp along the Harare-Norton road.

Was Oliver Mtukudzi married?

Spouse

Was Oliver Mtukudzi a Shona?

A member of Zimbabwe’s KoreKore group, with Nzou Samanyanga as his totem, he sang in the nation’s dominant Shona language along with Ndebele and English. He also incorporated elements of different musical traditions, giving his music a distinctive style, known to fans as Tuku Music.

What was the nickname for the late Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi?

LIMBONG: But in Zimbabwe, Mtukudzi was so big, people just refer to it by his nickname, Tuku music. It’s a mix of various types of traditional Zimbabwean music blended with Western rock and pop – whatever he heard as a kid.

What happened to Oliver Mtukudzi son?

Zimbabwean music legend, Oliver Mtukudzi. Sam Mtukudzi, the son of legendary music icon Oliver Mtukudzi, died in a car crash in the early hours of Monday morning.