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| name = Alubusu | | name = Alubusu | ||
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| birth_name = Albert Silwimba | | birth_name = Albert Silwimba | ||
| birth_date = c. 1975 <!-- estimated from age 37 at death --> | | birth_date = c. 1975 <!-- estimated from age 37 at death --> | ||
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'''Alubusu''' (c. 1975 – 2 November 2012), born '''Albert Silwimba''', was a Zambian reggae/dancehall artist whose 2004 album | '''Alubusu''' (c. 1975 – 2 November 2012), born '''Albert Silwimba''', was a Zambian reggae/dancehall artist whose 2004 album "The Big Drum" and the hit single ''[[Bwela Panyumba (song)|Bwela Panyumba]]'' made him one of the defining voices of urban Zambian music in the 2000s.<ref>Lusaka Times, “Zambian Musician Alubusu dies,” 4 Nov 2012 (confirms identity and death details). https://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/11/04/zambian-musician-alubusu-dies/</ref><ref>Apple Music artist page “Alubusu” (lists ''The Big Drum'' and tracks including “Bwela Pa Nyumba,” “Sweet Darling,” “Yabeba,” “Valako Door”). https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alubusu/1017067384</ref> He was widely known by the sobriquet “'''The Big Drum'''.”<ref>YouTube upload, “Alubusu – The Big Drum (Bwela Pa Nyumba) Full Album,” setlist and title, 23 Jan 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRgAhi0sBIo</ref> | ||
== Music career == | == Music career == | ||
