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P.K. Chishala & the Great Pekachi Band was one of the first wave of kalindula music along with Junior Mulemena Boys, and the Masasu Band. [1] One of the songs that he performed there, Umuti wa Aids, was featured on the WOMAD compilation album. After that, he released "Na Musonda", on which he introduced his wife "Harriet" on backing vocals.
The genre is regarded as neo-traditional music because it blends elements of popular 20th century music with traditional Zambian styles like Akalela and Infunkutu. Traditional Kalindula is primarily performed using homemade instruments, such as the banjo (pronounced locally as 'bahn-jo'). and the babatoni, commonly referred to as akalindula.
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.
Kalindula is a Zambian musical style that was originally played on "banjos" (pronounced 'bahn-jos'), a 4-stringed bass (called 'mbabadoni' or 'kalindula'), [ngoma] drums, chisekele shakers and metal bells. Western guitars and percussion have replaced the homemade banjos and drum sets used previously
Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, WITCH (a backronym for "We Intend To Cause Havoc"), was headed by lead vocalist Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. The band formed during Zambia's post-independence golden days , but by the late 1970s, economic collapse and increasing government authoritarianism saw WITCH, like most Zamrock bands ...
Zambia’s hottest new music genre had killed off one Zamrock band after another, and Jagari saw that as his time to bow out too. “Rock pushed me to do something unusual,” he says. “But ...
Like other kalindula groups, they sing and play a style of Zambian music that blends traditional with modern musical materials. Their reputation has received a considerable boost from their association with the Tonga Music Festival [ 1 ] sponsored by Chikuni Radio Station and they have released a number of cassettes as a result of their ...
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