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During its earlier days, the group was also involved in football, boxing and karate. | During its earlier days, the group was also involved in football, boxing and karate. | ||
Mutende participated in different drama festivals both at district, provincial and national levels, winning numerous coveted awards. The group also introduced a variety of cultural dances. A lot of artistes later passed through Mutende’s singing, dancing, drumming, and acting initiatives, before the group decided to venture into the music industry full time. This led to the change of name from 'Mutende Theatre'' to '''Mutende Cultural Ensemble''', | Mutende participated in different drama festivals both at district, provincial and national levels, winning numerous coveted awards. The group also introduced a variety of cultural dances. A lot of artistes later passed through Mutende’s singing, dancing, drumming, and acting initiatives, before the group decided to venture into the music industry full time. This led to the change of name from ''Mutende Theatre'' to '''Mutende Cultural Ensemble''', | ||
But before the group was rebranded, some of the members were recruited into the mandatory [[Zambia National Service]] (ZNS) camp based in Kafue. Most these members later went to form a drama and cultural dance troupe while the likes of Charles remained with the outfit in Kitwe where he recruited other new members to Mutende Ensemble. | But before the group was rebranded, some of the members were recruited into the mandatory [[Zambia National Service]] (ZNS) camp based in Kafue. Most these members later went to form a drama and cultural dance troupe while the likes of Charles remained with the outfit in Kitwe where he recruited other new members to Mutende Ensemble. | ||
In the 1990s they decided to add popular music to their act and the band was born with [[Maxwell Phiri]] as their leader. Because of [[Kalindula]]’s popularity at the time and its closeness to traditional music, which they were already use to, they easily adopted it as their main genre.<ref>[[Zambian Music Legends]] p70 by [[Leonard Koloko]]</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
