By Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
I just want people to see me as a reminder of who my dad was either by the looks or music but truth is I can never sing like him, says Selmor Mtukudzi.
In an interview live on Power FM’s Centre Stage with Chamvary, Selmor who is the daughter of legendary superstar Oliver Mtukudzi said it was difficult to fit in her father’s shoes.
“Argh well, the thing is people want me to sing like my dad but I guess that’s too much to ask of me because I can never sing like him.
“I just want people to remember him when they see me or when they hear some of the songs he used to sing. I am my own woman now,” she said.
Apparently, Selmor says her father discovered her music talent at an early stage while the Todii star would take her to the studio.
“I started much earlier in fact my father discovered me. I could act and sing at a tender age,” she explained.
Selmor who is carrying the torch from the late Mtukudzi told of how she was groomed by other artists before launching her solo career.
“I worked with several group including Jabavu, Tanga wekwaSando and Pax-Afro. It was good to start as a backing vocalist because you learn a lot. I learnt quite a lot from Tanga WekwaSando beacause he is a perfectionist.
“He would tell us to dress well and look sexy on stage, although I don’t consider myself sexy, I think I’m conservative” she said.
Turning to her music, Selmor recently released her seventh studio album titled Ndangwara which is on heavy rotation on the airwaves.
The album appears to stamp her authority as her own woman who is not riding on her father’s coat tails.
The Afro-contemporary album looks set to keep Selmor in the music orbit and believers and non-believers are warming up to her.
Outside of music, Selmor is running a grocery shop in Domboshawa.
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