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This is a list of Zambian musicians/producers and musical groups. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
In 2009, Mwale was awarded with “Best Upcoming Female Artist” at the Ngoma Awards, the national music awards in Zambia. [2] [3] The same year, she formed a band with her friends named “Nyali”. The group, with Mwale as the lead singer, participated in the Music CrossRoads InterRegional Festival held in Livingstone Zambia in
Clifford Dimba, best known as General Kanene, is a Zambian musician, singer, songwriter and producer. [1] He has won several awards, including the Zambia Music Award for Best Male Artist and the African Music Award for Best Traditional Artist. He has also been nominated for several other awards, including the MTV Africa Music Awards.
Jordan Katembula (born 1978) known professionally as JK, is a Zambian singer, songwriter and record producer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Zambian music and the R&B genre in Zambia.
Anthony Mbinga Kafunya (1 May 1968 – 3 January 2001), known professionally as Daddy Zemus, was a Zambian musician and songwriter.Hailed as the King of Zam-ragga, he was one of the first artists to fuse local music with ragga, hip-hop and R&B, and is widely regarded as a pioneer in this form of Zambian music.
Traditional Zambian instruments include a variety of membranophones, [2] both stick-struck and hand-struck. Drums are essential for most traditional dances. Ngoma is the generic central Bantu term for drum but Zambian drums come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and purposes and have specific names depending on their tribal origins and functional roles.
Rachel Chakwa Mwewa commonly known as Xaven The Kopala Queen is a Zambian rapper and singer. In 2022, she won the Zambian Female Artist of the Year at the Diamond TV personality award, becoming the first female artist from the Copperbelt to win the award. [1] [2] [3]
Lazarus Tembo was one of Zambia's most popular singers. He was born in the Eastern Province of Zambia, went blind at the age of eight, and eventually, under President Kaunda, became Zambia's Junior Minister of Culture. A Zambian folk music award was named after him. He also supported the work of the Lusaka Nutrition Group, an organisation which ...