Keith Mlevhu
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.
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Born | Chingola, Zambia | August 14, 1950
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. The following year, he led another youthful outfit, ‘The End’ on a six-month tour of Congo-Kinshasa where the band was resident at a Lubumbashi club. When ‘The End’ returned home they split with Mlevhu forming a new band, The Aqualung.
Death
References
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- ↑ Ubuntungwa: remembering Keith Mlevu, The Post, 5 December 2014