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==Music career== | ==Music career== | ||
Petersen's music career starts off in 2002 as a | Petersen's music career starts off in 2002 as a songwriter. He recorded his first album in 2004 and now on record has five albums plus a number of hit singles. | ||
===Early Music Career 2002-2004=== | ===Early Music Career 2002-2004=== | ||
In 2002 Petersen entered Zambian music as a | In 2002 Petersen entered Zambian music as a song writer and <ref name=Awd>{{cite web|title=Petersen Zagaze’s Biography |url= http://www.koraawards.com/en/music/biography-petersen/ |publisher= Kora Awards|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref> backing [[vocalist]] for various artists in [[Zambia]] his first taste was after writing ‘goodnight’ for a group called Ba Crazy and he was then featured on two of the tracks in the group's album which titled ''Goodnight''. | ||
In 2003 Petersen worked with '''Mondo Music Corp.’s''' '''Bob Mabege''' on his album ''Mr True'' and he also featured in Bob Mabege's hit single ''Poor Finishing'' | In 2003 Petersen worked with '''Mondo Music Corp.’s''' '''Bob Mabege''' on his album ''Mr True'' and he also featured in Bob Mabege's hit single ''Poor Finishing'' | ||
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===Music & Politics === | ===Music & Politics === | ||
Petersen's prolific criticism to the | Petersen's prolific criticism to the politicians that had moved to ban his 2005 Munyaule. In the Job 13:13 <ref name=PEP/> song Zagaze stated that the [[Member of parliament|parliamentarians]] had better things to do in parliament than debate his songs. Calling politicians as “ba mwankole wearing black suits”, he called out their hypocrisy about targeting his Munyaule songs when they themselves had absolutely no morals. The same politicians who were pontificating about morals were “corrupt thieves, selfish and wife batterers.” | ||
In 2013, he featured in [[PilAto]]'s single entitled '''BUFI''' a highly politically charged song that labeled the late [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] [[Michael Sata]] a ‘Father of Lies’.<ref name=LIES>{{cite web|title=Singer Pilato arrested for ‘Bufi’ song |url= http://www.zambiawatchdog.com/singer-pilato-arrested-for-bufi-song/ |publisher= Zambia Watchdog |accessdate=29 March 2016}}</ref> The song got a negative feed back from the supporters of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|ruling party]].<ref name=OPEN>{{cite web|title= RESPONSE TO PETERSEN ’S LETTER |url= http://www.times.co.zm/?p=38020 |publisher= Times of Zambia|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref> | In 2013, he featured in [[PilAto]]'s single entitled '''BUFI''' a highly politically charged song that labeled the late [[List of Presidents of Zambia|President]] [[Michael Sata]] a ‘Father of Lies’.<ref name=LIES>{{cite web|title=Singer Pilato arrested for ‘Bufi’ song |url= http://www.zambiawatchdog.com/singer-pilato-arrested-for-bufi-song/ |publisher= Zambia Watchdog |accessdate=29 March 2016}}</ref> The song got a negative feed back from the supporters of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|ruling party]].<ref name=OPEN>{{cite web|title= RESPONSE TO PETERSEN ’S LETTER |url= http://www.times.co.zm/?p=38020 |publisher= Times of Zambia|accessdate=1 April 2016}}</ref> | ||
