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He started his music career from the time he was still a juvenile and played in a number notable music bands in his formative years on the [[Copperbelt]]. He started with [[Dyna-Magic]] as an instruments handy boy in his early teens before graduating into a sensational guitarist for the same band. Keith later on pioneered and led several other pop groups, namely: [[The New Orleans (band)|The New Orleans]], [[Mac Beth (band)|Mac Beth]], [[The Rave Five (band)|The Rave Five]], [[The End (band)|The End]] and [[The Aqualung (band)|The Aqualung]].<ref name=post>[http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=4432 Ubuntungwa: remembering Keith Mlevu], [[The Post]], 5 December 2014</ref> | He started his music career from the time he was still a juvenile and played in a number notable music bands in his formative years on the [[Copperbelt]]. He started with [[Dyna-Magic]] as an instruments handy boy in his early teens before graduating into a sensational guitarist for the same band. Keith later on pioneered and led several other pop groups, namely: [[The New Orleans (band)|The New Orleans]], [[Mac Beth (band)|Mac Beth]], [[The Rave Five (band)|The Rave Five]], [[The End (band)|The End]] and [[The Aqualung (band)|The Aqualung]].<ref name=post>[http://www.postzambia.com/news.php?id=4432 Ubuntungwa: remembering Keith Mlevu], [[The Post]], 5 December 2014</ref> | ||
As a young musician in 1969, Mlevhu led The Rave Five into winning a contest for bands dubbed ‘The Mini Woodstock’ held at [[Lusaka Showgrounds]]. | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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Keith Mlevhu (14 September 1950 - ) was a Zambian multi-instrumentalist musician, popularly known for his independence song, Ubuntungwa, which was part of his 1976 album Love and Freedom.
Early life
Mlevhu was born on 14 September 1950 in the mining town of Chingola.
Career
He started his music career from the time he was still a juvenile and played in a number notable music bands in his formative years on the Copperbelt. He started with Dyna-Magic as an instruments handy boy in his early teens before graduating into a sensational guitarist for the same band. Keith later on pioneered and led several other pop groups, namely: The New Orleans, Mac Beth, The Rave Five, The End and The Aqualung.[1]
As a young musician in 1969, Mlevhu led The Rave Five into winning a contest for bands dubbed ‘The Mini Woodstock’ held at Lusaka Showgrounds.
Death
References
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- ↑ Ubuntungwa: remembering Keith Mlevu, The Post, 5 December 2014
