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Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi has died. This is at the age of 66.<\/p>\n

The news was confirmed by his record label Gallo Records.<\/p>\n

“We are not ready to give an official statement as we would like to give the family the go ahead before us. We just want to make sure that we respect the family until a spokesperson has been selected.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oliver is said to have been rushed to hospital on Tuesday after his health got worse.<\/p>\n

He suffered from diabetes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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