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'''Lazarus Tembo''' was one of [[Zambia]]'s most popular singers. He was born in the Eastern province of Zambia in 1945. He went blind at the age of eight, and eventually, under [[Kenneth Kaunda|President Kaunda]], became Zambia's Junior Minister of Culture. | '''Lazarus Tembo''' was one of [[Zambia]]'s most popular singers. He was born in the Eastern province of Zambia in 1945. He went blind at the age of eight, and eventually, under [[Kenneth Kaunda|President Kaunda]], became Zambia's Junior Minister of Culture. | ||
==Selected Songs== | ==Selected Songs== | ||
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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
A Zambian folk music award was named after him. He also supported the work of the Lusaka Nutrition Group, an organisation which was a precursor to the work of Makeni Centre, before 1971. <ref>[http://makeni.org.uk/wordpress/audio-photos-video/zambia-historical-recordings/lazarus-tembo/ Lazarus Tembo, Makeni Ecumenical Centre]</ref> | A Zambian folk music award was named after him. He also supported the work of the Lusaka Nutrition Group, an organisation which was a precursor to the work of Makeni Centre, before 1971. <ref>[http://makeni.org.uk/wordpress/audio-photos-video/zambia-historical-recordings/lazarus-tembo/ Lazarus Tembo, Makeni Ecumenical Centre]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*{{cite web |publisher=Makeni Ecumenical Centre |title=Music and Historical recordings: Lazarus Tembo |url=http://makeni.org.uk/wordpress/audio-photos-video/zambia-historical-recordings/lazarus-tembo/ |accessdate=25 December 2009}} | *{{cite web |publisher=Makeni Ecumenical Centre |title=Music and Historical recordings: Lazarus Tembo |url=http://makeni.org.uk/wordpress/audio-photos-video/zambia-historical-recordings/lazarus-tembo/ |accessdate=25 December 2009}} | ||
