sup blogsville!! so,a lot has been going on this week with school and all and today is the day iam free enough to blog...am not really going to make this an all things Zambian type of blog but ever since i noticed there aren't so many Zambian type blogs i decided to take it upon myself to change that lol yea so as i was busy snooping round i came across a very beautiful and talented zambian musician who is hardly known...her name is karen mukupa...
KARAN MUKUPA
Pretty, spunky , fun , strong , courageous, eclectic are some of the words that come to my mind when I think of Karen Mukupa.
Karen lived in Tanzania until the age 15 before moving to Denmak her father's land where she currently resides. She's always known that she would become a musician one day, well she's doing it and doing it well.
She was part of a reggae duo with her late friend Natashja (danish/sudanese sista) who passed away in 2007 through a car accident in Jamaica. Her death shaked Danish people who loved the duo . I just found out that she was the singer of this very popular club song, Calabria that I'm sure some of you must know (I'll put in the playlist ).
Karen is keeping their legacy alive by pursuing a solo career. Her new album is called "Dreamer", I listened to a few tracks and I loved it, there are some strong reggae influences, afro cuban, pop, hip hop, R & B..I would def' recomend it* wink*
visit her website and see more!
www.karenmukupa.com
MAUREEN LILANDA
my other highlight today is a lady who's been in the Zambian music scene for yearsss....my mom used to dance to this womans music when SHE was young! hehehe
What can I say? Another beautiful voice I'm discovering and sharing with you all.
If you like folk african music with a lot of soul , Maureen is your girl. This zambian woman mixes tradional rythm, reggae, soul,pop, def' tunes I would listen to on my ipod. Maureen has 20+years of experience on both local and international scene. This mother of four is also a four time recepient of the NAC award for best zambian female artist is well know in her native zambia where she's fondly called "mama zambia". She just released her latest album called "Soul Masala", a project on which she worked with both zambian and european musicians.
Check her out , she's def' interesting:
MADALITSO MUTHIYA
am on a roll people!! from music to sports....iam not that big of a golf fan,in fact,the only thing i know about golf is tiger woods lol but i found an amazing Zambian pro golfer..read on..
Even though Madalitso hasn't won yet any major International tournament yet, regardless at just 25 years old, Madalitso is the first black African player to play @ the US Open.
He started playing @ the age of 9 and @ 15 years old, former Zambian president Frederic Chiluba offered him the chance to go play for a local tournament in America...this gave him the opportunity to attend New Mexico Uni where he turned pro.
Madalitso is known to be a devout Christian young man who's proud of his accomplishments and wants 2 be a role model for other African children who want to play golf as well.
Wishing much success to this brotha:)
pheww...ummm i have to make a part 2!
