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Because of his fame in East Africa, most believed that Kazembe was actually Kenyan. To this date, he is known more among Kenyans than Zambias because he had settled there as early as 1958.<ref name=times>[http://www.times.co.zm/?p=13182 PITCHEN KAZEMBE LEGACY LIVES ON] by Davies M. M. Chanda, [[Times of Zambia]], 7 March 2014</ref> | Because of his fame in East Africa, most believed that Kazembe was actually Kenyan. To this date, he is known more among Kenyans than Zambias because he had settled there as early as 1958.<ref name=times>[http://www.times.co.zm/?p=13182 PITCHEN KAZEMBE LEGACY LIVES ON] by Davies M. M. Chanda, [[Times of Zambia]], 7 March 2014</ref> | ||
===Lyrical controversy=== | |||
During his visit to [[Kitwe]]’s [[Mindolo Mine Township]] on the [[Copperbelt]], he interacted with miners and this culminated into the release of a hit song, "''[[Abalumendo Ba Ku Mindolo (song)|Abalumendo Ba Ku Mindolo]]''" (Men of Mindolo), which angered them as it exposed and criticised their drinking habits, including begging and scrounging for a local brew called Kangala or Ikanga as it was better known during weekends, instead of looking for employment. The miners did not take this kindly and declared Mindolo, a no go area for Pichen as they threatened to manhandle and beat him up.<ref name=times/> | During his visit to [[Kitwe]]’s [[Mindolo Mine Township]] on the [[Copperbelt]], he interacted with miners and this culminated into the release of a hit song, "''[[Abalumendo Ba Ku Mindolo (song)|Abalumendo Ba Ku Mindolo]]''" (Men of Mindolo), which angered them as it exposed and criticised their drinking habits, including begging and scrounging for a local brew called Kangala or Ikanga as it was better known during weekends, instead of looking for employment. The miners did not take this kindly and declared Mindolo, a no go area for Pichen as they threatened to manhandle and beat him up.<ref name=times/> | ||
Kazembe spared no one in terms of gender in his songs such as, Chilyelyelye Uleke (Uletekanya mune, ukalya nechakukulya), which attacks gluttons who might end up consuming poisonous food. | |||
==Later life and death== | ==Later life and death== | ||
