Culture

Zambian culture is a mixture of traditions from all 73 Zambian tribes influenced by practices from other countries.

African Tradition: “Malonje”

Giving malonje is the Malawian Tonga tradition of debriefing a visitor. They are given time to tell everything there is to tell about their journey. It is an art of story-telling that involves capturing your audience and engaging their attention for the duration of the narrative.

My Zambian Memories

Senior Teacher, Chamboli Secondary School: September 1966 – November 1972 As the plane gradually lost height on its final approach to Ndola airport I could see the African bush beneath the plane’s wings, stretching away into the distance.  As far as I could see there was nothing except a few trees and red earth together…

dj wolf’s Musical Universe

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 History of Kitwe

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

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.