Oliver Mtukudzi September 11, 2006

Monday, September 11th -
Wednesday, September 13th
8pm & 10pm shows $24
Monday 8pm show is a fundraiser for Zimbabwe AIDS Relief.

"One of the Giants of African pop."
Utne Reader

Oliver Mtukudzi is the best-selling artist in his home country of Zimbabwe and an ambassador for his country around the world. With his soul-inflected Tuku style, singer/songwriter/guitarist Oliver Mtukudzi alone rivals Thomas Mapfumo for the mantle of Zimbabwe pop's spiritual father. Mtukudzi’s style, known as Tuku music, is a unique combination of several elements: South Africa’s hard-driving mbaqanga rhythm, jit—a fast percussive Zimbabwean dance beat—and the gentler, repetitive mbira rhythms of Zimbabwe's Shona people. In addition to creating a unique musical sound, he has won praise for his power as a lyricist. His precisely worded narratives, with their sense of humor about daily life, stand as metaphors for the social and economic ills that bedevil his country.

http://www.tukumusic.com/

Official Website: http://www.yoshis.com/artist/oliver_mtukudzi/