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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Tembo emerged onto the music market in 2004 with the album ''[[Lily T (album)|Lily T]]'', which started her career and brought her national attention.<ref name="lyricsafrica" /> She released her second album, | Tembo emerged onto the music market in 2004 with the album ''[[Lily T (album)|Lily T]]'', which started her career and brought her national attention.<ref name="lyricsafrica" /> She released her second album, ''[[Osalila (album)|Osalila]]'' in 2006. Tembo was also a news reader for [[5FM Radio]] before launching her music career. | ||
After winning one award, she had been recognized by BBC Africa as a promising African celebrity who had remained original to traditional instruments. | After winning one award, she had been recognized by BBC Africa as a promising African celebrity who had remained original to traditional instruments. | ||
She also served as a Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) goodwill ambassador for the United Nations.<ref name=lt/> | She also served as a Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) goodwill ambassador for the United Nations.<ref name=lt/> | ||
A week before her death, Tembo performed in Grahamstown, South Africa at the Highway Africa media conference under the Hearts and Minds project. | |||
==Charity work== | ==Charity work== | ||
