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marked his death with memorial messages which were posted on Tuku Musik website.
Sam died on March 15 last year together with his childhood friend and sound engineer Owen Chimhare.
Oliver Mtukudzi gave the main message.
“One year today I lost a beloved son, Sam, in a horrific accident in Harare. Today I spare very special thoughts to the memory of my boy, gone too soon.
“The loss, that left a crater in my heart, is a fresh wound. I pray hard God gives me strength today that I can celebrate memories of the 21 years with my son.
“Son, we are mere mortals. We live to die and die we must. It’s not for man to decide. But the creator. My plans with you are now in total disarray. Did I know God had his own plans for you too? Ndakaronga dondo.
“A man cries for his son. I must cry, Sam. It’s no weakness crying. Outpouring grief is the inner strength to express my feelings for you.
“Your departure hurts me so much, son. The wound won’t heal because it can’t heal. But survive I must and continue your legacy . . . Inga wange watova Rume Rimwe pakati pevamwe varume. Ndiyo Nzou yandinoziva iyoyo. . . I’m proud of you mhuru yeNzou. Yours daddy, Tuku.”
Daisy Mtukudzi, Sam’s mother, also wrote: “Sam mwanangu, I hear your voice again and again as you walk up to me.
“A shadow? No, this is my son. I want to call out your name, embrace you never to let go again. But my ears and eyes deceive me. Dreams too powerful sweep me away.
“A broken mother’s tale. Wishful thinking where God has adjudicated. But must I not dream? How does a mother survive this? Prayer perhaps?
“Sing aloud mwanangu: ‘Mweya famba zvakanaka. Ini chishuwo changu pamwana uyo rwendo rwake rwekudenga afambe zvakanaka.’
“Sing too my son: ‘Musakabire mashoko musati mazvionera mega, muchimureva wangu (mwana). Guhwa rinopfumbira pane chakanaka, muromo unoparadza panechakanaka, muri ngwarire (guhwa).’
“Your great words, profound, prophetic. Forever etched in my memory. . . Maybe the mother’s resilience will see me through.
“I must rest now. Ndini amai vako, Daisy.”
Other memorial messages came from the late Sam’s fans, colleagues and relatives among them Selmor Mtukudzi, Charles Chipanga as well as mbira princess Hope Masike.
In an odd twist Selby Tapiwa Mtukudzi – who has claimed to be Oliver Mtukudzi’s son altho-ugh he has never been publicly ack-nowledged as such, was involved in a road accident over the weekend.
Selby sustained head injuries and broke his arm when the driver of an oncoming vehicle lost control and rammed into his Mitsubishi Colt on his way from Domboshava.
He was taken to Makumbe Hospital.
According to an official from the hospital, Father Barnabas Mukumba, Selby is now in a stable condition.
Online Reporter