417
edits
Ras Willie: Difference between revisions
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
no edit summary
Chalochatu (talk | contribs) (→Death) |
Chalochatu (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
|background = solo_singer | |background = solo_singer | ||
|birth_name = William Wamudambo Mbewe | |birth_name = William Wamudambo Mbewe | ||
|birth_date = | |birth_date = 1965 | ||
|birth_place = | |birth_place = | ||
|death_date = 2014 | |death_date = 2014 | ||
| Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Ras Willie was born William Wamudambo Mbewe in | Ras Willie was born William Wamudambo Mbewe in 1965 in [[Kabwe]]. He was born in a family of musicians. His father is said to have been playing music to the local community during beer parties and his brother Chris was part of the [[WITCH]] band in the [[Zamrock]] era. In the mid 1980s he changed his name to ''Ras Willie'' after listening to the sounds of Burning Spear, Israel Vibration and Bunny Wailer, and ultimately embracing Rastafarianism. | ||
He later left [[Mungwi Technical High School]] in [[Northern Province]] and joined the WITCH as their Road Manager. When his brother left for Botswana, he too followed suit, and together with [[Alex Kunda]] of the [[Mosi-Oa-Tunya Band]], they formed the [[Afro Sunshine Band]]. | He later left [[Mungwi Technical High School]] in [[Northern Province]] and joined the WITCH as their Road Manager. When his brother left for Botswana, he too followed suit, and together with [[Alex Kunda]] of the [[Mosi-Oa-Tunya Band]], they formed the [[Afro Sunshine Band]]. | ||
| Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
[[Category:Zambian musicians]] | [[Category:Zambian musicians]] | ||
[[Category:2014 deaths]] | [[Category:2014 deaths]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1965 births]] | ||
