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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. | 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. | ||
Overwhelmingly adored by Zam-rhumba followers, especially in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Congo, Kenya and Uganda, Kazembe’s sounds were unique and had a touch of Congolese and East African culture. | |||
===Identity and origin=== | ===Identity and origin=== | ||
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. On the other hand, because of his style of music and the way he sometimes dressed, others believed he was Congolese. A lot of his Zambian-Rhumba songs competed fiercely with original Congolese musicians such as, John Bokelo, Baba Gasto Ilunga, Dr Nico and many others.<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. On the other hand, because of his style of music and the way he sometimes dressed, others believed he was Congolese. A lot of his Zambian-Rhumba songs competed fiercely with original Congolese musicians such as, John Bokelo, Baba Gasto Ilunga, Dr Nico and many others.<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> | ||
==Honours== | |||
In 1986, first republican president [[Kenneth Kaunda]] bestowed on him the honorary Doctorate of Music and he became known as Dr Nashil Pitchen Kazembe. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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==Later life and death== | ==Later life and death== | ||
His death in 1991, shocked fans and news ripped through the whole of Southern, Central and East Africa, with Kenya dedicating most of the musical radio shows to him.<ref name=times/> | |||
==Popular culture== | |||
In 2015, singer [[Pilato]] released a song titled ''"[[A Lungu Anabwela]]"'', a parody of Kazembe’s 1970s hit "A Phiri Anabwela". The controversial song 'defamed' President [[Edgar Lungu]]. Pilato was later questioned and arrested.<ref>[https://zambiareports.com/2015/06/08/musician-pilato-arrested-over-song/ Musician Pilato Arrested Over Song], [[Zambia Reports]], 8 June 2015</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
