Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[@ryanmangwaira1345]

being Zimbabwean and seeing this in 2024❤

[@marshamutisi8442]

Me too iwe! I had no idea Tuku was at the desk until today!!

[@Tatendamaisiri]

I'm shocked. RIP Legend 😢

[@chantellmasara8023]

Me too shaaaa

[@akhonaandrewsotuku4721]

I'm from SA but I would listen his songs all day long.

[@oscarmarumure762]

shame on us

[@ThabisaPenze]

SAns gather here this guy's music raised us

[@MoshimaMoroaswi]

❤❤❤am here

[@josephjacobmalete]

❤❤❤

[@Vicegpvdt]

He is indeed a living legend

[@MoshimaMoroaswi]

@@Vicegpvdt voetsek he is a dead legend su bambhana apha

[@Vicegpvdt]

​@@MoshimaMoroaswi😂😂😂 long lived Tuku thank you for making me aware

[@fanuelngoma2739]

Who else is listening in December 2024. Ever living legend ❤Jiti will never be the same again😢😢😢

[@IAmArete]

December 15th 2024!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@waynenkosanashirichena]

@@IAmAreteright here

[@lyricallyrilpc9174]

Jiti??

[@colncu]

Aaaaa Man this life. l felt it sooo deep this guy

[@shourtieofficial]

Me

[@mslettiemathibe71]

To be born an African is the best privilege I have in this lifetime. To understand what a soul is. To come from the soil. To be black and radiant. What a blessing ❤ AMANDLA!!!!!!!!!! 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@squirrelbutler2119]

I feel the same about being Irish. Brilliantly alive and radiant. Understanding what a soul is, and rising from the green fields of Ireland. The shade of my skin doesn't define me. You have your culture and heritage to celebrate, as do I. Great music has sprung from Ireland, just as it has from Africa and other places around the world. Enjoy it. This is wonderful music.

[@OrganicAlumination]

I'm jealous in a way I wish my last name was African from time to time but I was born in America. If not African indigenous

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@OrganicAlumination Well, I think your last name is just fine as it is. "Alumination" is a strong and noble name. I believe it originates from the Swahili phrase "Bum Kubwa" Look it up on a translator. It perfectly fits you Be proud and embrace your bigness

[@mslettiemathibe71]

Why are you in my comments? ​@@squirrelbutler2119

[@SB-ou5yp]

​@@squirrelbutler2119thanks for the unsolicited sermon

[@daughterofsankofa]

Who's here 10 years later in 2024

[@OSADYEFO]

21 hr 16 06 2024 , am here

[@olebileolebile4847]

There’s a song he performs first and last at Rwanda jazz. Please check the video here, Kigali, and tell me the names if u know em

[@paulabucoomber1111]

Me ooh

[@Naughtorious]

We here!

[@JoyTalane]

As a South African, this man’s music raised me bruh 🥺

[@happym.4644]

If you're African, it actually did 😊💛

[@nkanyisoxaba5177]

Especially this Todi track 💪💪

[@dumacele6724]

u know the vibes when 'todi' come on kuKhozi FM

[@alexikaye]

Me too.

[@Winnerscircle2.0]

memories are stored in this music

[@scaiville]

Kenyans we grew with this jewel of a rendition.

[@kristinamwangekan2471]

Ukweli💯

[@NjonjoNdehi]

👍🏽

[@moseshunja1792]

Tuko hapo hata sasa.

[@ibrahmaina7073]

kumbe si "Wacha wivu"!

[@FrostbiteMadHatter2112]

Kumbe tulkuwa wengi 😂​@@ibrahmaina7073

[@koolterpolskie785]

Watching in 2024 in Dubai originally from South Africa

[@tshiamomogodi]

wayaka joh

[@koolterpolskie785]

@@tshiamomogodi lerete la gago

[@rsrs7172]

Dude, same! Watching in Dubai in 2024. Never came across this before! The nostalgia it brings though 🙌🏾

[@C_Fit.B_Fit]

The Tiny Desk Concert I didn’t know I needed in 2024. As a SAn, African music is just something else. It hits the soul differently.

[@nosiphogasa8667]

I’m so happy to have found this Tiny Desk in 2021 🇿🇦❤️❤️

[@tumisomogowane6226]

Me too sis me too

[@Vikamiy]

Tiny Desk is the WHOOOLEE universe ✨

[@mekim4406]

me too

[@jekanyika]

Same

[@madoccietheboi9977]

Me to my sister

[@narendramunjal7916]

Hey I'm from India first time listening to African song ,I'm not able to understand the language but feeling it 😉 cool song love it

[@TonderayiKanoz]

Todi - The plight of one living with HIV/AIDS Huroi - "Kusatenda Huroi" (Not thanking is Evil). This is advising us to thank our women who do a lot for us as husbands, especially when we are ill. Haidyoreke - "Nguva Haidyoreke" means "you can not Retain Time". so let us not misuse time but utilize it to do good. Time belongs to God.

[@drpepperr]

Thank you.

[@timonkokalj5911]

Awesome, thank you indeed

[@guillermoosuna5612]

Tonderayi Kanoz no entiendobuna goma lo que decis che pero oliver es un genio

[@bootiedude]

Translate the song “Neria”

[@magnet215]

@@bootiedude He will be consoling one that has lost a husband. telling her to be strong

[@kashopatishikongo3110]

April 2024 and this is still such amazing pleasure to have experienced such a talent in my lifetime

[@omphemetsemoloto6575]

Catch me 2030 still watching this one 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@rutendo1424]

What???? Tuku doing Tiny Desk before he passed is the best gift. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@LesterGirezha]

As a Zimbabwean discovering this in 2024 when the legend is gone 😭

[@gcinumndenithedonmixologis850]

Proud to be African where the sounds of life come from and shocked he did tiny desk guys if u African hit the like button

[@Primus_suspectus]

That drummer is a legend

[@raymsanii]

💯💯

[@OfficialJoeBaz]

Brother just killing it!

[@sandpikd2213]

He's amazing

[@wanisaichigwendere9138]

His name is Strovas Shadaya and he is not only a kind soul but a percussive beast!!!

[@Ton7Tube]

Love the chorus too!

[@wandisamagudulela5828]

The algorithm has done it again. RIP to a legend🇿🇦🇿🇼

[@richietinashe9677]

It's 2025 and I'm still listening to this. This was A Legend!

[@abuti.homebody2135]

So grateful that this was recorded before his passing. May his soul rest in eternal peace

[@nhlakaniphontombela3050]

Oliver passed away same day as beloved friend Jaunuary 2019 I hope they rest well. Great artist he was

[@benkobioho2965]

Buena esa el coro celestial y em general

[@selulekompisane5672]

The importance of documentation. A lot of Afrikan knowledge,heritage and legends pass on without being documented.

[@henryhaefker5687]

@@nhlakaniphontombela3050 äääääääuìzźühhzhhzźźhhhhha

[@TheRealLuqita]

We'll meet in the Kingdom to Come 🙏🏽 Our Lord will be the King and the light for every pure soul, the spirits of the sons of God

[@SokoMatemai]

I am a Zimbabwean hip-hop artist who is an avid follower of NPR Tiny Desk Concerts and I only just discovered this today. The sense of pride in knowing that a Zim Music Legend, an icon, was on NPR!!! My heart is swelling with pride and joy!! I can't wait to do this also!! RIP to the Giant, Tuku!! 🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼

[@tumimokoena4404]

🙌

[@Blacma32]

Kananeni ndazofara kuona Legendary conscious musician representing our culture in a special way & NPR Tiny Desk is classic I’m saving this timeless segment

[@yemuraishure6378]

Kana nenio just found this The way I’m so proud I’m going to be rewatching this like a million times 😌

[@langadzino5150]

I'm shook. You can say thay again

[@amandahawker]

Soon come for you too

[@yamimg3408]

2025 anyone?

[@SibabalweRala]

Here!!!

[@hybrid_spoki]

s’tholakele

[@BongieMbhoks23]

Oh yes

[@Baba-nl2jm]

Hello!!

[@nicksonariemba7819]

Only because…..

[@BbBb-hw5pq]

Playing the Conga drums is my brother Strovers Shadaya one of the best Musicians in the world . Love from UK London .

[@Mteste101]

Wow!

[@blessingkumona-tz3tb]

Oh nice he is so good watching this 2024

[@jamesvanminnen2676]

Ah yes beautiful playing by your brother Strovers Shadaya. Watching this 2024 and was trying to find a credit for the other three musicians in the lineup. I'm sure the legendary Tuku would have introduced his band to the audience at some point in the show which didn't make the final cut, but I think always good to honour each person who is part of bringing the magic. Those two women also added so much power with their beautiful voices and perfectly "pocket" shaker playing. Much respect all round!!!

[@Maci_yrish]

Here in December 23rd, the best decision tiny desk has ever made is to bring this great African legend ❤ Love from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@jkalmakoff]

Rest in Peace Tuku. Love from a Canadian in Nairobi

[@douglasmuteskwa4812]

am so proud to be zimbabwean

[@15jorada]

You should be, it is a beautiful thing.

[@VDMAUDU]

You really should be. Zimbabwe birthed an icon in Tuku. His music lives on.

[@mydrmz]

🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼🐘🐘🐘 same here 🖤

[@beastofrocktown9133]

I'm more proud to be African

[@bgknowable]

You should be!

[@betherealdeal]

This beautiful sounds is coming from 4 people only. No fancy instruments

[@erickthepoet2406]

They call it Africa,I call it home😢❤.. This is where our hearts are glued.african music is home music

[@siasiatwiinda8930]

So tiny desk concert has been around for this long 🥺...RIP Oliver Mtukudzi

[@JordanInaan]

I'm Kenyan, cant understand the language but somehow i can understand what he is singing. Powerful!

[@hiribae6807]

Thats the beauty of bantu languages. They're quite similar.

[@matayo5080]

As Africans, we don't need translations for what another African is doing. It is innate, we understand as though it was our next door neighbour doing it.

[@ginobatini6452]

I'm from Italy and I think the same thing... Exactly like you! Great!

[@nomadicsoul6144]

@@matayo5080 I'm South African. I only understand English and Afrikaans it somehow on a deep level I understand this

[@nomadicsoul6144]

The thing about African music it the power to soothe and awaken, to transcend and to excite. It's magical.

[@owenkatongokabanda]

I am here in December 2024 and still enjoying his music. He is a legend and an inspiration.

[@DanceswithHyenas]

Oliver "tuku" was not just an icon: he was a musical unicorn, an anomaly, a prolific maverick whose gift continues to give from beyond the grave. Tuku ayenda veduwe! RIP Samanyanga ....

[@honeybeeluminous136]

🙌🏾🎶🏆🙌🏾

[@VMusik]

Legendary

[@town944folk]

Nyararai henyu Samanyanga Inga ndimi mhukahuru wani

[@tannlightmedia]

Word 🔥

[@roelofvandermerwe1147]

Finding this in 2023... real tears that I missed out on this man earlier in my life. Writing from S.A. , thank you Oliver

[@dollasignmusicafrica]

ZIMBABWE LEGEND RIP TUKU MUSIC

[@mayrac80]

I have no idea what he’s saying, but this music is so beautiful. Never really heard it before. I love it. Thank you NPR for bringing people together through awesome music!!!

[@betherealdeal]

Song is about the epidemic of AIDS Seeing a loved one slowly waste away kn I sing it will only end in death Another line is about a wife asking her man why he infected her Why some folks purposely infect others Just a sad song

[@aregaali3587]

Agree!

[@betherealdeal]

mayrac80 songs about aids Seeing loved one suffering and knowing it will end in death Wife lamenting to husband for being careless and infecting her

[@nomadicsoul6144]

@@betherealdeal It's haunting but beautifully so

[@angelmediadorentrenosotros7579]

...por vuestras obras, seréis juzjados; y nó hay obra, que no este compuesta por ideas; la psicología divina es la psicología que crea a los mundos; dirige las leyes del universo; la vida humana posee psicología individual; todos los que piensan, son de por sí filósofos y psicólogos; aunque no sepan discernirlos; la sienten y la viven; de verdad os digo, que si el Padre que creó los universos, posee libre albedrío, tal como lo poseéis vosotros, él escoge la forma, las características, los detalles, la psicología, la filosofía, la época y el lugar, de su divina Revelación; así como vosotros hacéis proyectos en la vida, así también lo hace el Padre; lo de arriba es igual a lo de abajo; muchos negaron la Revelación del Cordero de dios; sin tomarse el trabajo de averiguar, lo que negaban; de verdad os digo, que todo aquél que negó lo que pidió en el Reino, así también será negado, cuando sea llamado a su lugar de orígen; todos los que negaron, lo que es del Padre, ninguno entrará al Reino de los Cielos; es más fácil que entre al Reino, uno que investigó los Rollos del Cordero, a uno que nó investigó; el Padre Jehova premia el más mínimo esfuerzo y castiga la más mínima violación; los que negaron la Revelación en sus comienzos, la negaron sin conocimiento de causa; nó cumplieron con la divina enseñanza: el que busca encuentra;... ...aunque hay seres que sin pruebas materiales creen; todo el que creyó sin ver, entra al Reino de los Cielos; porque creyó venciendo dificultades; cumplió con lo prometido en el Reino; hizo esfuerzo de imaginación y ganó en fé; de verdad os digo, que todos prometísteis al Padre, cultivar la fé en la prueba de la vida; porque era vuestra prueba suprema; era vuestra lucha; la fé es universal; si vuestro Creador os creó, es porque tenía fé en vosotros; aún sabiendo que ibáis a caer; la fé mueve montañas fué escrito; porque si el Hijo Primogénito no hubiese tenido fé, vosotros nó le habríais conocido;... ...la Trinidad del Padre la comparte con todos; porque en todos está; y está en toda justicia y mérito; es por eso que los más cercanos en la Trinidad del Padre, son los colosales soles del universo; los soles primogénitos; he aquí la luz sobre la Trinidad; el universo infinito con el Padre Jehova a la cabeza; habiéndolo creado todo, delega poderes en todos; porque todo lo puede el Padre; a todos dá oportunidades por igual; los soles primogénitos, son los hijos mayores del Padre; los más antiguos después del Padre; lo del Padre nó tiene ni principio ni fín; más, sus creaciones tuvieron un principio; aunque sean de antiguidades aterradoras; porque exsisten hijos solares, que ni ellos mismos saben cuando fueron creados; todo principio salió del Padre; y retorna al Padre; vive por unos instantes en lejanos planetas; conoce otros tiempos relativos; y retorna al tiempo celeste del Padre; mientras más vidas se conocen, mayor es la jerarquía del hijo en su Trinidad; más grande es su gloria en el Reino de los Cielos; sólo el conocimiento es poder en el Reino; y todo conocimiento tuvo por guía las escrituras del Padre; porque toda morada planetaria posee sagradas escrituras; nadie es desheredado; todo conocimiento aprendido en los mundos, corresponde a la divina parábola: te ganarás el pan, con el sudor de tu frente;.- Alfa y Omega ORÍGEN DE LA PSICOLOGÍA EN LOS SERES PENSANTES; LA RAZÓN ES INVERSA AL DESARROLLO CIRCULAR DE LAS MOLÉCULAS DE LOS ELEMENTOS.- Y, El Tiempo ESTÁ CERCA, Por Lo Tanto No VAYAS EN POS DE ELLOS. LUCAS 21:8, El ANTICRISTO y El FALSO PROFETA y El ESPÍRITU de ERROR. 1 Juan capitulo 4. Mi Nombre Nuevo Apocalipse capitulos 3:12, 19:12, Alfa Omega Alian =Jehová El Altisimo El Todopoderoso Nuestro Divino y Amoroso Padre Eterno. JESUCRISTO =Mohammed Msto=Maestro=Cristo. LAODICEA =LATTAKIA SYRIA Colosences capitulo 2. El Anciano y La Señora Elegida y SUS HIJOS. 2 Juan capitulo 1. De La Humildad que es En Cristo. SI EL QUE BIENE.. 2 Corintios capitulo 11:4

[@Matsepem]

I'am from South Africa , I'am so proud of this performance by the greatest Oliver Mtukuzi from Zimbabwe

[@RealNewDK]

I didn't know he did a tiny desk concert. This is amazing 😍 watching in 2020 🇦🇺🇰🇭🇿🇼

[@bontlemohlahlane5700]

Watching in 2021... What a legend...

[@tebogomametja1426]

am only finding it today - am so lost for words

[@ronaldncube7923]

🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ bro

[@severtone263]

I don't know how I missed this. This gem has been on KZbin for 10 years already!!! RIP legend Tuku!

[@melisasimms2348]

Is he now dead 😢

[@severtone263]

@melisasimms2348 sadly yes, he passed away.

[@melisasimms2348]

@@severtone263 when . I am just discovering this music

[@severtone263]

@melisasimms2348 he died in 2019 unfortunately. He had great music for sure

[@simeonstve558]

Ghanaian and just discovered this guy and I'm loving his music already

[@kitsoyaonephatudi1274]

Africa has lost a legend here... It had always been my dream to go to Cape Town Jazz Festival so that I could see Baba Hugh Masekela and Baba Oliver Mtukudzi doing what they do Live.. But life does what it does all the time. Take away Legends.

[@ukwezi]

Noooo!! Is Oliver Mtukudzi passed?

[@greenszambasa4611]

@@ukwezi Sadly he is. He passed on last year

[@ukwezi]

@greens zambasa...that is sad to learn

[@Olivia-bh7vs]

And then brings new ones 🙏

[@aregaali3587]

Grace Umuhire yes, sad

[@40koolcatzpm]

Been watching npr for a long time now and I never knew Mtukudzi was here. Then a day after his death I get a suggestion. Always loved his music.😢

[@SeunIdowu]

He's dead????

[@40koolcatzpm]

Yeah about a week ago

[@abigailn2168]

i had no idea too

[@teemumama123]

P M noooooo

[@princeofnilevalley6578]

I can't help but ask how? He didn't seem that old...

[@smilingjackson2923]

It’s December 2024 and am listening to this singer of a man ❤

[@ayandahlongwane8857]

Hayibo. Tiny desk! 11 years ago?! Glad I found this❤❤

[@adult_nubian]

The algorithm doing its Ting and giving us this gem years after it's recording. Absolutely love this. As a Saffa this brings back too many memories

[@papimatlou1035]

So I only discovered now that Mr Tuku has a Tiny Desk performance recorded over 5 Years Ago, WOW. Rest in peace. LEGEND. 🇿🇦🇿🇼

[@stevechicco1158]

The drumming is quite impressive.

[@friesiamans1966]

+ steve - yep, africa is great... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ24pIiwmK2Cm9U edit: just watch, how everybody has his very personal style - love it! cheers from germany, haha... :-)

[@MrOneortwo]

Right !!

[@domchemoves]

he is soo dope

[@stephenr80]

TOTALLY,SOFT YET SO PERFRCT

[@raphaelmishael7045]

Konga... It's an Art here in Africa 🙂

[@jacobomurwa8524]

The era that raised me........ seeing how far we've come not only as Kenyans but as Africans this man really takes us back to what it means to be proud of being who we are..... it's really something 😊

[@nonodlamini]

can't believe this was shot 11 years ago. Rest in Power Bab'Mtukudzi

[@generaljellyroll8737]

Mixcloud highlighted this guy and I clicked it, it was the best ride I ever had. It’s hard to move after the brain tumor and I found myself dancing for the first time since the surgeries, which I didn’t even know was possible

[@ziwewet]

Music is a healer and you made the right choice to listen to this. Hoping to a full recovery!

[@Ton7Tube]

Blessings!

[@donkanis6141]

What a delightful group, those female vocals were the icing on the cake !!!

[@Ton7Tube]

Can we get credits?

[@mattpickering5250]

A face that shows decades of hardship and happiness, Tuku is truly poetic.

[@fmuniya]

A true Zimbabwean and African musical legend. I love that other people appreciate the talent. really didn't expect to see this on tiny desk. great job

[@kgalalelomaake8991]

Me2 I couldn't believe it

[@lawrencestoke]

A real African giant. I really cherish the pic my late dad took with his friend Tuku many years ago. Every time my dad drove me to school he'd always be playing Tuku's albums. As I've grown older and now understand the lyrics, I realise how much this man was a genius storyteller and African morality. All his songs have such deep meaning and they are a social commentary of our times. Just about anyone can relate to his songs, whether they are about death, love, struggle, joy, political corruption...real music with a message.

[@tinashecharleson9419]

2024 and we still here like we never left. RIP Tuku

[@INDIANDRUMS98]

I just close my eyes , take a deep breath and listen and I'm transported to another world: a world of peace and harmony.

[@daughterofthemosthigh..7587]

David Herring chookwadii

[@joyferg5791]

🎶💙

[@aregaali3587]

Amen! Beautiful harmony !

[@shabirvalli8604]

Which world is that,I wonder?🤔 I want to go there with you!🙏

[@dwainlaing2238]

Never Heard Of This Obvious Great I'm in My kitchen in Birmingham England no Qlue what the songs are about but they feel so spiritual wow What a wonderful day to discover this Blessing

[@frvnco55]

"One thing about music: when it hits you feel no pain"

[@andreareinhardt6834]

Quote by Bob Marley :)

[@trr7128]

By the great Robert Nesta Marley a.k.a Bob Marley.

[@telmagoncalves2651]

Conforto.

[@cc6691]

Yet the scars are forever 🙏

[@warrenjoseph76]

Unless you know the meaning of the lyrics…from what I’m reading it’s beautiful but quite sad

[@Tseto92]

wooow, all these years how am i just seeing this Shamwari

[@sfm.x]

Our Legend, Our Pride!

[@zenseas]

May your country find the democracy in your honor. I just love your beautiful music.

[@aregaali3587]

Amen!

[@moggreysimbaya6705]

Growing up in a household where oliver mtukuzi was your father's favorite....🔥🔥🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@sarafina03]

I feel like I wouldn't be able to keep shakers going so smoothly and consistently like that for so long without becoming spontaneously uncoordinated. My brain would sabotage me.

[@deolaw23]

I'm Nigerian and I love what I am listening to here

[@elvinkanana1298]

Had the privilege of watching him perform live, right before his passing. R.I.P to the legendary Oliver!!!!

[@SarahM-vj2ou]

Wow!!! The ladies are so beautiful

[@aregaali3587]

Yes, they are and beautiful voices too! Bless them!

[@nomadicsoul6144]

Oh they are right.?

[@MsLiboma]

They are sisters , Oliver’s daughters

[@cd1788]

Can't believe I'm only finding this now. I grew up on this music.

[@malvinchadzamira7197]

Lucky you just discovered this video

[@collinstap1007]

2024 dec anyone?

[@jimwafula4733]

Still here too

[@IAmArete]

December 15th 2024!!!! 🥰🥰🥰

[@harveypotter574]

Ndio nafikaa😂

[@CanalEzequiel]

Am here. Good vibe

[@alkebulanafricanconversati1728]

I'm here ❤

[@WalterMusicKE]

Wow wow,tiny desk concert invite this guyz once again

[@DannyKissss]

I've seen him perform live, he was ahead of his time.

[@danielmajani9255]

I've literally watched countless Tiny Desk concerts but I'm only seeing the Legend now,continue resting in peace sir

[@Nathan29lincoln]

His face and spirit remind me of my grandpa. I still love him and miss him regardless he passed away 20 years ago.

[@ligialewis2182]

Turku is an amazing performer . This music touched my soul . I'm an old "white" guy , ostensibly , and I was raised in a white culture . Somehow I married a beautiful Dominican girl 45 years ago and have four beautiful Dominican-American , black children . I feel that somehow my ancestors must have been born in Zimbabwe because I feel Tuku's singing in my soul . I don't literally understand what he's singing , but somehow I understand . This is so inspiring and beautiful . Keep on keepin' on, Oliver "Tuku" . God's blessings on you and the rest of the group , who rock ! George Lewis, Sr.

[@oliveoil3917]

r.i.p to a legend brother

[@saritakoeberg]

RIP TUKU. Your music will live on LEGEND!!

[@evem620]

Sadly he has passed

[@DovidSal]

Because of the time when you got married , You have had the blessing of having one of the most precious Caribbean women, Dominican.

[@vuyanimas3845]

Souls don't use words to speak. Energy & vibrations

[@k1ngDonna]

With songs that have more than 12 years since they were released but they still hit the same ❤️

[@danielcolon2193]

I really needed this today, I feel a bit better now. I need this everyday.

[@goolobjammin]

We saw you in New Mexico about 10 years ago. We drove 6 hours to see you play and my son was maybe 11 at the time. Your music is so lovely and transcendent. I am so sad for the loss of your son. Mine is 22 now and writes music, I remember him dancing that night to your music. All the best to you and healing to your heart. Tracy lind

[@oloratomokate9568]

Omg why I'm I only noticing this now😭😭 I really wish I was there live coz I'd be flexing for real🇿🇦 definitely sharing this with my father❤️

[@joshrich5917]

I don't know how it took me 7 years to find this.

[@HotMedia247]

Just seeing this for the first today as well, who was hiding good music from us. I'm in love with the conga player.

[@sphumessanctum7050]

The music we grew up listening to is so rarely ever represented in our country these days. This LITERALLY brought me to my tears 😭😭😭. My late gran and I used to sing along to his music, now whenever "Senzeni" plays my mom and I just look at eachother and both try our hardest not to cry. THANK YOU NPR ❤️❤️❤️

[@DovidSal]

Your people is simply wonderful; may I could speak a few words in any of your ethnic languages. Just to express my gratitude because of your kindness, colorful, beautiful, heart full and genuine gestures.

[@ayanda1271]

❤ we are passing by ❤

[@Sanazy21]

Can you tell me a little of what they are saying

[@VMusik]

Tuku

[@clevercomsbbanda8087]

Zimbabweans lets gather here🔥👏chaive chibaba ichi from ZILLION AVENUE PHOTOGRAPHY i endorse this masterpiece song❤❤❤

[@alexdwight2367]

Don't know why i get emotional whenever I watch this

[@hachibidemon]

RIP Tuku I had the opportunity of watching and hearing him live twice. He was simply a magician, dancer and awesome performer. The first time I saw this episode I felt very proud of watching his performances and of being an African. And then Yesterday I hear about him passing away. I hope we Africans and human around the world pass his legacy to more and more generations to come. Tuku shall live forever

[@MsLiboma]

Robb Lucas Fernando also was blessed to see Tuku live a couple of times 🙏 bless this man and his musicians RIP

[@muzaarnold]

wow, I didn't know Baba played on NPR. I'm speechless. Sad I never got to see him live! Rest well and Thank you for sharing good music with us!

[@NanaN495]

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@botlhalemaredi9164]

I've never been so happy in my life than to find this NPR concert. This man was iconic in South Africa. Weddings fill with the tapping of feet because of Todii. I wish he played Neria for this crowd. They would've lived with the hauntingly beautiful melodies of that song, even though no one would know what he said

[@mirandasamaneka]

I have been following Tiny Desk for a while! Can’t believe that I am only coming across this now. 🇿🇼representing. Love this

[@gathuagotgame]

Grew up to this, it still feels so amazing hearing it all these years later

[@simbam1927]

I now have respect for npr

[@aregaali3587]

NPR is great!

[@obakengkokwe4242]

Wow! Never knew the legendary Tuku had been on NPR, a firm favorite performer here in Botswana.

[@enechisom5546]

As a Nigerian I love it....I think African is one people ❤❤❤

[@cheronochepkolol]

I’ve been watching tiny desk for long but I never realised they hosted our African legend …everyday in the local radio station in Kenya he would pop up as we were getting ready to school ….i miss my childhood. Full of good memories ❤❤❤❤

[@SmashDaJackFlow]

I never thought i will see the Legend here. Tiny desk thank you🔥🙏

[@lolo_z]

I can't believe he's gone. RIP legend. Love from South Africa

[@evem620]

RIP

[@guivitepatriciocampira7750]

jakama

[@Kubwayo10]

He is not gone he lives in you and it's up to you how you keep him alive.

[@mauricemutua869]

Striking wires without struggling, music ran in his blood. I remember he came to Kenya in 2010 and when the journalist asked what he had come to do in Nairobi he said, 'am at home'. Oliver was true African legend, may he continue resting in peace.

[@nicozulu5746]

So sad to find out he’s no longer with us! May he rest in power through all time. Thank you for your legacy of light baba

[@SirRommy001]

Used to watch this man and his children on television many years back. We couldn’t understand their language but we enjoyed their songs so much. Watching it now with so much nostalgia ❤️❤️

[@neobafana6043]

Only seeing this now in 2024 wow. Long live Oliver

[@ericrobinson7184]

I can't get through the first song...its so beautiful!

[@digitalkillaz]

can't stop watching this... i love that moment at the start where they sit in silence...

[@neurofire]

All music grew out of Africa. Jazz is considered a unique American art form - but listening to Tuku you just know that cannot be true. Sure Americans/Brazilians/Europeans contributed to the growth of jazz but the foundations were already in place.Tiny Desk Concerts nailed it - again.

[@mimiemodisenyane]

This man raised me ❤ Full circle moment