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'''Timmy Mvula''' was a [[Zambia]]n [[broadcaster]] for both radio and television at [[Zambia Broadcasting Services]] (now [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]]). He was a producer, director and presenter who significantly promoted [[Zambian music]] from the 1970s through to the 90’s. Some of his notable shows included "Band Stand", "Music Personality", "Time For Music", "This Is My Song" and "What's Happening". | '''Timmy Mvula''' was a [[Zambia]]n [[musician]], [[journalist]] and [[broadcaster]] for both radio and television at [[Zambia Broadcasting Services]] (now [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]]). He was a producer, director and presenter who significantly promoted [[Zambian music]] from the 1970s through to the 90’s. Some of his notable shows included "Band Stand", "Music Personality", "Time For Music", "This Is My Song" and "What's Happening". | ||
Because of his acquaintance to the music fraternity, he managed to attract mega stars on all his shows.<ref name=musiclegends>[https://books.google.co.zm/books?id=vlyzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363&dq=timmy+mvula&source=bl&ots=66DXUX_gk6&sig=J3OUGywM4EOhmK5qqj5EFv7_ac0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu6_Ca0OLRAhWEvhQKHbalCxY4ChDoAQg7MAc#v=onepage&q=timmy%20mvula&f=false Zambian Music Legends] by [[Leonard Koloko]] (p. 363)</ref> | Because of his acquaintance to the music fraternity, he managed to attract mega stars on all his shows.<ref name=musiclegends>[https://books.google.co.zm/books?id=vlyzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA363&lpg=PA363&dq=timmy+mvula&source=bl&ots=66DXUX_gk6&sig=J3OUGywM4EOhmK5qqj5EFv7_ac0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu6_Ca0OLRAhWEvhQKHbalCxY4ChDoAQg7MAc#v=onepage&q=timmy%20mvula&f=false Zambian Music Legends] by [[Leonard Koloko]] (p. 363)</ref> | ||
==Career== | |||
Mvula started music during his teen age life and played for a number of band. He composed and contributed a song ''[[Think of the Nature]]'' on the [[Chris Mbewe (musician)|Chris Mbewe]] and [[Alex Kunda (musician)|Alex Kunda]] duet LP ''[[Kingdom of Heaven]]''.<ref name=musiclegends/> Mvula was voted the best DJ of 1984 in the [[Zambia Daily Mail Music Polls|Zambia Daily Mail 1984 Music Polls]].<ref>[http://www.larrymaluma.com.au/reviews ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL 1984 Music Polls], Reviews on [[Larry Maluma]] website</ref> | |||
==Education== | |||
Mvula was a recipient of a scholarship to study at [[Evelyn Hone College]] where he obtained a Diploma in Journalism. | |||
==Death== | |||
He passed away in the early 1990s. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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