Zambia News News Zambia » Music: Zambia: Is Zambian Music Still in Wilderness?
The current evolution being experienced in Zambia leaves much to be desired after analysing the driving forces behind the resurgence of the musical industry we are witnessing today. Questions that ...
News Zambia » Music: Zambia: Setting the Gospel Music Record Straight
Because Christians in Zambia and other parts of the world still clash over what Gospel music is or should be, it is necessary to remind all interested parties about those things that are more ...
News Zambia » Music: Why Zamrock is back in play
Over the past few years, Zambia's music scene has grown in prominence, especially thanks to the successes of political songs such as Bufi or Dandy Krazy's election-changing Donchi Kubeba. But music as ...
News Zambia » Music: Season of the Witch: Zambian Rock Pioneers on Conjuring a Beautiful Comeback
On the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, inside a hulking, graffiti-bedecked industrial building, a distinct lilting reverberates through sterile halls. Behind one of the many nondescript doors is ...
News Zambia » Music: Liberation Music: South Africa, Zimbabwe & Zambia
Protest music has a long and honourable tradition in southern Africa. In the colonial era, it began at least as long ago as 1897, when the South African songwriter Enoch Sontonga wrote his classic ...
News Zambia » Music: Sampa the Great has a mission: to take Zambian music global
There is a saying in the Bemba language, “Zambia ku chalo”, which means “Zambia to the world”. It has become something of a philosophy for Sampa Tembo, better known by her stage name, Sampa the Great.
News Zambia » Music: The death and rebirth of the distinctive sounds of Zambia
As rightly stated by writer Lisa Insansa, Zambia’s music scene has experienced multiple deaths and rebirths, reflective of turbulent social, economic, and political realities. However, the country’s ...
News Zambia » Music: They Found It! The Long-Lost Album By Zambia's President: 'We Shall Fight HIV/AIDS'
The late Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda knew that speeches were not the only way to deliver messages. He was known for making statements through songs – like the 11 tracks on his 2005 album We Shall ...
News Zambia » Music: Music teacher sends 150 instruments to Zambia
A local music teacher has collected more than 150 music instruments after almost a year of gathering them for children in Zambia. Todd Snelgrove got the idea after visiting a school in the country, ...