Daisy Mutukudzi reportedly chased her husband,Legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi while wielding a gun after one of his illegitimate sons sho...
Daisy Mutukudzi reportedly chased her husband,Legendary musician Oliver Mtukudzi while wielding a gun after one of his illegitimate sons showed up at Sam’s funeral.
This has come to light in an explosive but controversial book, Tuku Backstage written by Tuku’s long-time publicist and veteran journalist, Shepherd Mutamba.
The intriguing 300-page no holds barred book to be released before the end of the year, was written over five years and comprises 25 chapters and 200 pictures never published before.
Tuku Backstage dwells on Mtukudzi and Daisy’s romance, squabbles, separation, love affairs, divorce and re-union while the singer’s first wife Melody opens up on her marriage to the legendary musician and their eventual divorce.
The book also reveals Tuku’s never-before-told secrets including when his wife Daisy chased the music legend around with a gun after one of Mtukudzi’s previously unknown sons turned up at Sam’s funeral.
Tuku Backstage also looks at how Mtukudzi was accused of shutting out his own daughters Selmor and Samantha, coupled with his secret relationships with several women, as told by ex-wife Melody and wife Daisy and his workers. Daisy also says in the book that she believes women throw themselves at her man.
Melody was Mtukudzi’s first wife and the couple separated in 1981. Actually, Mtukudzi had a secret friendship with Daisy while he was married to Melody.
The bride price for Daisy was paid when Tuku and Melody were still legally married and living together as husband and wife.
Mtukudzi’s relationship with Daisy produced a child Samantha born in 1982.
Tuku’s association with Daisy developed into marriage but Melody refused to be in a polygamous union and filed for divorce in 1986 which was eventually granted by the courts only in 1993, seven years later.
The late Sam, is Daisy’s son.
The author of Tuku Backstage, Mutamba says he wrote the book with Mtukudzi’s full support and blessings.
“While a number of sources could not openly speak, Tuku urged me to still write the book. The book comprises my memos, two years of wide-ranging interviews with his close families and the star himself.”
Mutamba says the book may cause some readers discomfort.
“That is inevitable. I must write my thoughts obeying only my mind because that is creativity. I take delight in the liberties of literature, freedom of imagination and supremacy of thought.”
Mutamba says people fail to separate Mtukudzi’s music and character; hence they see great music and a great father, great husband and a man of integrity together.
“Tuku’s character must be viewed on moral and ethical grounds separate from his music. The music must not influence our honest opinion of the man himself.”
The veteran journalist says the book seeks to unpack Mtukudzi’s legacy. “Do we find the legacy in music or in the character or both?
“The legacy is his extraordinary music created at the human level to touch our hearts. The music itself far outweighs the man, his deeds and character. In fact the music is the opposite of the man.”
In the book’s preface Mutamba writes: “Tuku Backstage cross pollinates four genres biography, criticism and photography steeped in the music and life of Oliver Mtukudzi aka Tuku but also recollects some of my own memoirs from life and work experience and woven into the context of the book.”
“From where I stood as Tuku’s long serving publicist, the book inevitably finds itself criticising the man and his character. I frankly articulate my thoughts about Tuku’s contradicting personality but I also pay homage to his honest music.
“Exclusive photography exploding with indescribable emotion and hitherto unseen gives readers insight into Tuku’s ordinary human side and artistic.
“In Tuku Backstage one gets a view of what is held back about Tuku and discusses what is rarely conversed about his music. That is why I titled the book Tuku Backstage because it explores issues tucked away behind the scenes and beyond what is ordinarily known.”
Source: Daily News
This has come to light in an explosive but controversial book, Tuku Backstage written by Tuku’s long-time publicist and veteran journalist, Shepherd Mutamba.
The intriguing 300-page no holds barred book to be released before the end of the year, was written over five years and comprises 25 chapters and 200 pictures never published before.
Tuku Backstage dwells on Mtukudzi and Daisy’s romance, squabbles, separation, love affairs, divorce and re-union while the singer’s first wife Melody opens up on her marriage to the legendary musician and their eventual divorce.
The book also reveals Tuku’s never-before-told secrets including when his wife Daisy chased the music legend around with a gun after one of Mtukudzi’s previously unknown sons turned up at Sam’s funeral.
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| Oliver Mtukudzi was chased by gun wielding wife at Sam’s funeral, book reveals |
Melody was Mtukudzi’s first wife and the couple separated in 1981. Actually, Mtukudzi had a secret friendship with Daisy while he was married to Melody.
The bride price for Daisy was paid when Tuku and Melody were still legally married and living together as husband and wife.
Mtukudzi’s relationship with Daisy produced a child Samantha born in 1982.
Tuku’s association with Daisy developed into marriage but Melody refused to be in a polygamous union and filed for divorce in 1986 which was eventually granted by the courts only in 1993, seven years later.
The late Sam, is Daisy’s son.
The author of Tuku Backstage, Mutamba says he wrote the book with Mtukudzi’s full support and blessings.
“While a number of sources could not openly speak, Tuku urged me to still write the book. The book comprises my memos, two years of wide-ranging interviews with his close families and the star himself.”
Mutamba says the book may cause some readers discomfort.
“That is inevitable. I must write my thoughts obeying only my mind because that is creativity. I take delight in the liberties of literature, freedom of imagination and supremacy of thought.”
Mutamba says people fail to separate Mtukudzi’s music and character; hence they see great music and a great father, great husband and a man of integrity together.
“Tuku’s character must be viewed on moral and ethical grounds separate from his music. The music must not influence our honest opinion of the man himself.”
The veteran journalist says the book seeks to unpack Mtukudzi’s legacy. “Do we find the legacy in music or in the character or both?
“The legacy is his extraordinary music created at the human level to touch our hearts. The music itself far outweighs the man, his deeds and character. In fact the music is the opposite of the man.”
In the book’s preface Mutamba writes: “Tuku Backstage cross pollinates four genres biography, criticism and photography steeped in the music and life of Oliver Mtukudzi aka Tuku but also recollects some of my own memoirs from life and work experience and woven into the context of the book.”
“From where I stood as Tuku’s long serving publicist, the book inevitably finds itself criticising the man and his character. I frankly articulate my thoughts about Tuku’s contradicting personality but I also pay homage to his honest music.
“Exclusive photography exploding with indescribable emotion and hitherto unseen gives readers insight into Tuku’s ordinary human side and artistic.
“In Tuku Backstage one gets a view of what is held back about Tuku and discusses what is rarely conversed about his music. That is why I titled the book Tuku Backstage because it explores issues tucked away behind the scenes and beyond what is ordinarily known.”
Source: Daily News
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