Zambian Baby Names – What They Mean
How do you pick a baby name? What is the story behind your name? It is every parent’s desire to have an explanation to give, but babies do not come with a user manual.
My Zambian Memories
Senior Teacher, Chamboli Secondary School: September 1966 – November 1972 As the plane gradually lost height on its final approach…
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!
Born in Kitwe – Etienne Jean Marie Cacciari
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
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.
Bemba Lesson 1 – Learn ici Bemba (Language) – Instructions
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.
Copperbelt Roadside Artists
Zambians have always expressed themselves in song and dance while working and for recreation. There is archeological evidence showing that Zambians have been painting for at least 400,000 years!This aspect of Zambian creativity is less publicized.
Kitwe Poetry Corner – Will you be there?
You have read the his first poem that we published from Kitwe Poetry Corner(In Unison). Boyd Kaimbi Chibale’s poem this week is WILL YOU BE THERE?
Kitwe Poetry Corner – With Time
If you enjoyed reading Bwalya Kazungo’s poem THE SOUND, then you will also enjoy his second offering: WITH TIME