Sam Mtukudzi
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Sam Mtukudzi was a Zimbabwe
an musician. He was the son of singer Oliver Mtukudzi.
, 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 album
s. The elder Mtukudzi introduced Sam as "the future" to appreciative crowds at a British nightclub in late 2009.
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 ploughed 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
at the scene.
Sam Mutudzi was an ambassador in the Dance4Life initiative whose national concept owner are Students Partnership Worldwide in Zimbabwe (SPW Zimbabwe). The initiative seeks to fight HIV and taboos surrounding it using the medium of music and dance. It is being run in several countries such as South Africa, The Netherlands, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, UK, US, Russia amongst others. Mtukudzi was identified as an ambassador by Luckmore jalisi from SPW Zimbabwe. He saw him as the appropriate person for the job due to his youthfulness as well as focus maturity in music.
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an musician. He was the son of singer Oliver Mtukudzi.
Early life and career
After graduating high school, Sam joined his father on tours playing saxophone and guitar. In HarareHarare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
, he had his own jazz-influenced band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
called Ay Band with whom he recorded his debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Rume Rimwe, in 2008. He also had recorded two solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...
s. The elder Mtukudzi introduced Sam as "the future" to appreciative crowds at a British nightclub in late 2009.
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 TataTata Motors
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...
pickup truck, driven by Chimhare, struck a bridge just before the Kuwadzana
Kuwadzana
Kuwadzana is a residential suburb and national assembly constituency in Harare, Zimbabwe. It lies on the city's western border, just south of the main Harare-Bulawayo road.-References:...
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 ploughed into the river bank below. Inspector Tigere Chigome, a national Traffic Police
Highway patrol
A highway patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties.Duties of highway patrols or traffic...
spokesman
Spokesman
A spokesperson or spokesman or spokeswoman is someone engaged or elected to speak on behalf of others.In the present media-sensitive world, many organizations are increasingly likely to employ professionals who have received formal training in journalism, communications, public relations and...
, explained in the news that the accident happened at 1:20 AM. Both Mtukudzi and Chimhare died of head injuries
Head injury
Head injury refers to trauma of the head. This may or may not include injury to the brain. However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in medical literature....
at the scene.
Sam Mutudzi was an ambassador in the Dance4Life initiative whose national concept owner are Students Partnership Worldwide in Zimbabwe (SPW Zimbabwe). The initiative seeks to fight HIV and taboos surrounding it using the medium of music and dance. It is being run in several countries such as South Africa, The Netherlands, Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, UK, US, Russia amongst others. Mtukudzi was identified as an ambassador by Luckmore jalisi from SPW Zimbabwe. He saw him as the appropriate person for the job due to his youthfulness as well as focus maturity in music.