Popular dancer Beverly Sibanda says she has lost a mentor after the untimely death of music legend Oliver ‘Tuku’ Mtukudzi.

The dancer, who is now based in South Africa, returned home after hearing news of the music legend’s death.

Bev said that she would join mourners at Tuku’s home in Norton yesterday.

Bev said: “I have lost my closest mentor, he also had the biggest standing in the entertainment industry.

“What pains me is the fact that he lost his son sometime back and now we have lost him, which is so painful,” she said.

She said she would dedicate a dance to the legend.

“I will be attending the funeral with other musicians and I am even ready to dance there as tribute to Tuku.”

Bev’s handler, Hapaguti ‘Harpers’ Mapimhidze said:

“Zimbabwe was robbed of a father, a mentor and a musician.

“Bev used to learn a lot through Oliver Mtukudzi’s music,” he said.

Harpers said Bev used to feature at some of Tuku’s shows.

“We would feature at his shows at Sam Mtukudzi Hall. Bev learnt a lot from Tuku through his music.”

The camp also encouraged other musicians to learn from Tuku’s approach in the industry.

Source: H-Metro