Nasty D

Nasty D, born Davies Gersom Ngoma, is a Zambian musician. His music is a fusion of Kalifunku and Kalindula he called Zambezi music.

Career

Nasty D started his entertainment career as a DJ and music promoter working for EHD Mobile disco company which specialized in Zambia’s famed Teen Variety shows in and around Zambia’s Copperbelt, but mostly Kitwe.

Nasty D first collaborated with Ommy Luv of Tanzania and Mash Me of Zimbabwe; the trio formed the rap group T2Z while at college in Zimbabwe. After completing his studies, he returned to Zambia with his first hit “Good Milile” which hit the airwaves and local television by storm and became an instant hit and catch phrase.

He recorded his first full length album in Central London. His album Nyanjalize Bembalize was a huge hit on the Sounds Charts – which rated albums based on record sales.

His second album Fwelele Fwelele was released in 2001, published by Sounds Investments Zambia and in 2002 Nasty D formed an entertainment production company with his wife, which they called Mphalala Production.

The third album Zambezi Yeka Yeka was released on Mphalala Productions. This album featured Louie X and Shi Masta. The album marked the beginning of the Zambezi Music era, and again the song Aitaya topped the local charts for a record 23 weeks. Nasty D formed the Zambezi Symphony playing live Zambian music.

Zambezi Symphony comprised of Desh, Shi Masta, Mwaka and Queen Sheba on backing vocals, Zenzo, Mwika and Mumbi on bass guitar, rhythm guitar and drums respectively, Dave on lead guitar while Nasty D and 2wice where the main vocalists.

In 2004, Nasty D vividly spoke about his arrest on the track Banjikata Kata Sana. The 4th album was released under Mission Press.

Nasty D moved back to Lusaka and worked on an 8 track album called Zambezi Fire which was released in July under Supershine Investments.

In 2007 he decided to take a break from the music industry, citing personal reasons, among them school.

External links

• Nasty D: One Of The Founding Fathers Of Modern Zambian Music, Mwape Chisaka, Turn It Up, December 17, 2015