Mozambican musician Stewart Sukuma took to social media to share a tribute to his father on Father's Day. In the message, Sukuma revealed that he had never posted photos of his father, but this year he decided to "make peace" with him, wherever he may be.
The artist said he spent most of his life with his mother, who appears in the photo shared in the post. According to Sukuma, his mother played the role of both mother and father, raising and educating her children and even some grandchildren. However, despite growing up with his mother, the singer asserted that he always loved his father and has fond memories of the short time he spent with him.
Stewart Sukuma's father was known as "Artur Gongolo," a nickname that, according to friends, arose from his habit of walking a lot, despite the curious association with the "snake louse," a slow-moving animal. The artist remembered visiting him in the Chopal neighborhood, where he lived until his death, and recalled one of the defining moments of his career: his father's presence at his concert at the Gil Vicente in 1982, when he won the Best Performance Award at the EME Awards.
Stewart Sukuma also highlighted that his father was a long-haul driver and served in the colonial air force, which explains his birth in Cuamba. Born in Quelimane, like the singer's mother, Artur Manuel Pereira lived to be 70. At the end of the tribute, Sukuma thanked his father for his career and legacy.
