Zimbabwe: How I Agonised Over Tuku's Speech

It was around 4pm on September 21 when Oliver Mtukudzi called me: "Hey professor, this is Tuku, I have been thinking about the people who know my history and are able to tell the story of my life to be the invited guests at my album launch tomorrow at 10am. I know you know my whole story, so could you please be my guest speaker at the album launch?"

I was in the middle of marking some Masters' degree students' assignments and I needed time to think about his request. So, I said to him: "Let me call you back later when I have thought about it. I called back half an hour later and the phone was answered by Pakare Paye Arts Centre manager Watson Chidzomba who explained to me what Mtukudzi wanted and I began to agonise on what to say as Tuku has a long history.

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