Every so often, you find something unexpected, something pleasing, very pleasing.
Enter dj wolf’s blog.
You just have to listen to his mixtapes. He covers Zambian artists and then some.
As for me, I will be some time in the Rhumba section!
The Largest Mango I’ve Ever Seen
by JS •
The Guinness Book of World Records has certified a 3.5-kilo mango from southern Philippines to be the world’s biggest.
Born in Kitwe – Etienne Jean Marie Cacciari
by JS •
Kitwe has had its fair share of talented performers down the years. Etienne Jean Marie Cacciari is a famous dancer, singer and choreographer who has gone on to open the first school of street dance in Italy.
The History of Kitwe
by JS •
Next time you walk down the street, wherever you are, take a good look around you. You are watching history from a privileged front seat. The sights, sounds and smells around you are the ingredients of a historic time capsule. Someone down the line will look back one day, and wonder what it was like to walk where you are walking today.
Zambian Music Evolution
by JS •
Zambia, like the rest of Africa is a very musical society. There’s music for every occasion, be it recreation, work, weddings, birth, funerals, prayer or special occasions. When you multiply this by the 78 Zambian languages, you end up with a wide array of styles.
Chamboli Schools Re-visited
by JS •
Kitwe did not always have so many schools. In the early 1960s there was a shortage of primary and secondary schools….
Bemba Lesson 1 – Learn ici Bemba (Language) – Instructions
by JS •
As a tourist visiting the Copperbelt you can expect to come across someone who only speaks Bemba. Learning a new language is part of the excitement of traveling to new places and getting to interact and integrate with local people.
Windup Radio Inventor
by JS •
In 1993, Trevor watched a program about the spread of AIDS in Africa, which observed that in many regions radio was the only available means of communication, but the need for batteries or electricity made them too expensive or too difficult to access. There was a need for an educational tool that did not rely on electricity.
Trevor picked up on the word ‘need’. Need is the catalyst for an inventor’s ‘raison d’être’ and Trevor rose to the occasion.
Love Like the Rain
by JS •
It’s been a month from yesterday that I’ve been home from Africa.
In Africa, they use the word “now” in three different contexts
The word “now” means sometime between now and eternity.
“Just now” means sometime between now and the end of the day.
“Now now” means this moment.
Kitwe Musicians
by JS •
Kitwe has produced a lot of musicians over the years. We’ve had outstanding talent in jazz, pop, rhumba, hip-hop, religious, folk, world music and many more.
