Dudu Mntowaziwayo Ndlovu (25 December 1957 – 4 May 1992), popularly known as Dudu Zulu, was a Zulu dancer, percussionist, and singer with the South African bands

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and (later)

Savuka Savuka, occasionally referred to as Johnny Clegg & Savuka, was a multi-racial South African band formed in 1986 by Johnny Clegg after the disbanding of Juluka. Savuka's music blended traditional Zulu musical influences with Celtic music and ro ...

. Ndlovu danced alongside his bandmate

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for many years, both on-stage and on the streets of

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and

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. In May 1992, while walking to his home in Esiphongweni from a neighbour's house, Dudu was fatally shot at close range. The attack took place on a dusty track near Greytown in

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. It's uncertain whether Ndlovu was targeted, or if he was mistaken for someone else. Other citizens had been shot "in error" in a local taxi war. The following year, Johnny Clegg and Savuka recorded a final album together: ''

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''. Clegg dedicated the music video for "The Crossing (Osiyeza)", a song from the album, to Ndlovu.

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