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==Early life and music career==
==Early life and music career==
Zemus initially belonged to a group called "Zion Dub Squad" with his friend [[Papa Zai]], who joined later. The name Zion Dub Squad was coined by [[Brian Shakarongo]], who with Papa Zai and Ras Tammuz, were probably the three most influential people in shaping Zemus’ way of thinking as a musician and a philosopher.<ref name=zadama/>
Zemus’ self-consciousness started at [[Kabulonga Secondary School]] in [[Lusaka]] together with the likes of [[Augustine Lungu]] and [[Maiko Zulu]]. It was further enhanced through the gathering of the Rasta community at the [[University of Zambia]] grounds where they used to meet every Saturday.<ref name=zadama>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=19933 What was Daddy Zemus’ legacy?], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 12 February 2015</ref>


Zemus’ self-consciousness started at [[Kabulonga Secondary School]] in [[Lusaka]] together with the likes of [[Augustine Lungu]] and [[Maiko Zulu]]. It was further enhanced through the gathering of the Rasta community at the [[University of Zambia]] grounds where they used to meet every Saturday.<ref name=zadama>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=19933 What was Daddy Zemus’ legacy?], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 12 February 2015</ref>
He initially belonged to a group called "Zion Dub Squad" with his friend [[Papa Zai]], who joined later. The name Zion Dub Squad was coined by [[Brian Shakarongo]], who with Papa Zai and Ras Tammuz, were probably the three most influential people in shaping Zemus’ way of thinking as a musician and a philosopher.<ref name=zadama/>


He was behind the introduction of popular ''Zamragga'', the localised version of the internationally recognised ragga music and won wide recognition from his eight-track [[Chibaba (album)|Chibaba album]].<ref name=aa/>  
He was behind the introduction of popular ''Zamragga'', the localised version of the internationally recognised ragga music and won wide recognition from his eight-track [[Chibaba (album)|Chibaba album]].<ref name=aa/>