Posted by Sam Mtukudzi (21), one of Zimbabwe’s most promising young musicians, has died in a car crash. He was the son of one of Africa’s most legendary music stars, Oliver Mtukudzi. Sam passed away in the early hours of Monday morning (15 March 2010)The Zimbo Jam has learnt. 
Sam and his sound engineer, Owen Chimhare (24), were driving from Harare to Norton when they were involved in a car accident, just before Pamuzinda Highway Escape, at around 0100hrs this morning. Both of them died on the spot. We will supply more details as the circumstances of the accident become clearer.
Born on 1st April 1988, Sam first showed his musical nature at the age of 4 when he started strumming on his Father’s guitar. The family was then located in the City of Kwekwe. At the age of 10 his father saw him perform at a school concert and was so impressed by the performance that he bought him his first guitar. 
When he started high school at Prince Edward in Harare, Sam found before him an institution that had great facilities for him to pursue music seriously and to learn a number of instruments. He immersed himself into it, learning mbira, drums, marimbas, saxophone and mastering his guitar skills.
As soon as he was done with school Sam started performing professionally, backing his father on many occasions, but also performing on his own. He went on to form his own ensemble, the Ay Band. Sam released his first album, Rume Rimwe in 2007. Just last week he had returned from South Africa where he was overseeing the mixing of his second album. 
He performed all over the world including in countries such as Canada, United States of America, Lesotho, Swaziland, Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria, Ireland and United Kingdom. His talent has illuminated festivals such as the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Winter Jazz Festival, Victoria Falls International Jazz Festival and, Johannesburg International Jazz Festival among others.
His last show was at the Sports Diner on Saturday evening, where he and his band gave an inspired performed, albeit to a small crowd of about twenty people. His parents, who are currently in South Africa, have been notified of the accident. They will arrive in Harare this morning.
Sam, may your soul rest in peace young man. We are with your family in these trying times.
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The death of a musician is a great loss to the country at large especially such a young talented boy full of great potential. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN ETERNAL PEACE..
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Dint he just perfom at a MDC rally??Could there be a hiden hand behind this??
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You forgot to pay your respects Rick. or did you mean not to.
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May his soul rest in peace.
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Sam rest in peace chap. You will be greatly missed by every Zimbabwean even those that did not get a chance to meet you. You were so talented and may you play your guitar for the heavens to hear.
May God be with the Mtukudzi family in this horrible time.
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Matanga anaRick.Why do you come here just to spew nonsense.Whenever someone dies you look for someone to blame.Grow up mate.
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You forgot to pay your respects Abel. or did you mean not to.
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I already spoke to mukoma Tuku on Monday.Not that I need to justify myself baba Tee
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Well Mkoma, then dont let your ego overshdow your human side. Tiripakuchema mwana atisiya uyo.
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What are you on about? what ego are you talking of.must we all come to you kuzomakisa register yekuti tabata vaMtukudzi maoko?get off your high horse mate.who do you think you are anyway?
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Gods rest your soul and forgive you of all your sins. May you rest in eternal peace. lets all offer our prayers for Sam. My heart goes out to his friends and family
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may Sam ‘soul rest in peace.Iam hurt
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Sam,rest in peace.Vakanaka havararame,kunosara murderers,rapists,nevadzvanyiriri veruzhinji.
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My brother may the almighty be with you so much…….
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Iam so sorry to the Mutukudzi family and the rest of Zimbabwe .I dont think any one of us would even expect such thing to happen at this time.Rest in peace young man .
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Rest in Peace brother.
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First time I met and heard him sing was in 2004 then I was 14years old still in High School (Dominican Convent) We’d gone to Prince Edward for a function and He(Sam) and John (his friend) sang this beatiful song I still remember it vividly it’s a great loss to all of us the music industry the nation but most of all his family. May the Lord God forgive your sins Sam like you sang Pasirino hapana rugare but i think and hope that now you’ve found peace the same for Owen Chimhare as well, I didn’t know him but God Rest both your souls in peace tichachema netariro asi seiko Baba like Tuku sang? Kudakwashe dai kwairambwa munoti pane aifirwa? Hazvina mhosva.
I’m really hurt you were so talented and had so much promise
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abel don’t confuse mtukudzi with your zanoids, he is a man of principle and doesn’t belong to the camp of yours truly. We mourn with the Mtukudzi family.
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ishe Jesu, fambai naye mwana wenyu, mugare naye, mumuzorodze….kutonga kwenyu hakuna reverse, tarwadziwa asi hapana zvekuzviita….Nyaradzai vabereki vake nehama dzake, mupukute misodzi pamatama avo, vapei mwoyo unogamuchira kuti ndozvavapo Mwari…… Mumuitewo mutsvene pamuchatora vatsvene venyu… AMEN
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Guseni,where has zanu come into the equation now? Are you so blinded by politics? Tuku is not a political creature which is why he has survived thus far unlike anaMukanya who are now languishing in poverty in far away lands.
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I remember the week that the Great Simon “Chopper” Chimbetu ascended into the almighty’s domicile…..Macheso, Mapfumo and Mutukudzi reacted in a form of Relief than Grief……eh….M.D.C’s Morgan….eh…before his beloved wife met her fate too…No..no one remembers 2005 (so i think it was…Choppers death is something I almost sought therapy for…believe me) Any one aligned with M.D.C had something “cynically Cute” to contribute. Vakuru vakataura vakati, “seka urema wafa.” kwanhasi ndomirira pano….
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Come again.chuckle!!!!!
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what is wrong in supporting zanu pf? l m fed up with people who are in far away countries, who are benefitting a lot from the instability in this country and pretend they want to come home but are afraid of zanu pf. varungu havanetse ku juta sure.
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taura hako shasha.Zvimbwasungata zvinonetsa, kutengesa nyika nekuda tsvigiri.Munhu akapihwa kaMortgage kaanobhadhara hupenyu hwese nekajalopi oti mavet torai henyu nyika yese, ini ndaa bhoo.Ingapone here nyika yacho? vakanganwa kuti izanu yakavachengeta kuti vavhurike maziso kudaro.
haisi Zanu yega yakarhwira Nyika (DFE)
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