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Kenyan ‘Mtukudzi’ is dancing with trouble

Antony Musembi. [Courtesy]

Kenyan gospel artiste, Antony Musembi, recently released a viral cover version of the late Zimbabwean musician Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’s song Todii. Musembi repackaged the song as a campaign melody for the fight against Covid-19. This led to protest from Tuku’s manager Walter Wanyanya. The video is still available on YouTube and it is not clear whether there has been some sort of agreement between the two.

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