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'''Anthony Kafunya''' known professionally as '''Daddy Zemus''' was a [[Zambia]]n [[musician]]. His style of music was ragga and dancehall, with elements of R&B and hip hop. | '''Anthony Kafunya''' known professionally as '''Daddy Zemus''' was a [[Zambia]]n [[musician]]. His style of music was ragga and dancehall, with elements of R&B and hip hop. | ||
==Early life and | ==Early life and music career== | ||
Zemus initially belonged to a group called "Zion Dub Squad" with his friend [[Papa Zai]], who joined later. 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 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> | |||
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/> | ||
