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'''Fumba Chama''' known professionally as Pilato , is a Zambian hip hop recording artist from Ndola . The name Pilato written as ''pilAto''' is an acronym for, | |||
People in Lyrical Arena Taking Over. Born and raised in the cooperbelt | |||
province, pilAto commenced his career as a Poet at the early age of 10 before formally moving into the music industry in 2010 and in 2010, poetry became his music. Pilato has released | |||
three studio albums. | |||
==Early life== | |||
Chama Fumba in one of Ndola's sprawling townships and his upbringing was rough one of the cities poorest | |||
neighborhoods brought him close to the pitfalls of poverty and the daily struggles of the masses. | |||
At the age of 10 he already started indulging in poetry to keep his mind off the pressures that had befallen him. | |||
==Musical career== | |||
pilAto's music is largely broad-spectrum social commentary with generous overtones of contemporary Hip Hop after starting out as a poet Pilato is referred to as the voice of the ''voiceless'', he is known to be a relevant voice in the dispensation of Democracy in Zambia.pilAto has managed to affix art and music on the political picture in Zambia today. | |||
In 2010 Pilato won the Ngoma Award as Zambia's Best Poet. He was later nominated for Best Music Video at the Born & Bred Awards in 2011. |