Mtukudzi on longevity in music industry

Mtukudzi explained noiw he has managed to stay strong within the music circles for so many years PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Mtukudzi explained noiw he has managed to stay strong within the music circles for so many years PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

With a career spanning more than four decades and 66 music albums under his belt, African music legend Oliver Mtukudzi is still growing strong like wine. In his recent visit in the country, the 65-year-old sat down with Arts & Culture Correspondent DUMISANI NCUBE as he spoke about longevity in the music industry, which he does not see as a profession but a part of his life

“It’s got everything to do with God, he has been leading. Also I am not a professional musician, its not a career to me I am being myself, I am doing myself. I can’t run away from myself so if it were my career I would be telling you how it is like to survive as a professional musician for such a long time. Above all life is not an easy road it is full of challenges,” the 65-year-old Mtukudzi explained how he has managed to stay strong within the music industry for so many years.

He stated that as individuals people should identify themselves and become who they are, as he identified himself within the music circles. He urged parents to allow their children to identify themselves than for parents to decide their destiny.

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