![]() Now today this is One of the most popular in most genre from Africa in used in the past by artist’s like 2Face Idibia from Nigeria has gone on and reached a level to be used in movies – with its reggae feel and sweet melody, it’s become an African number one anthem. In the past few years, the young sound Zambian music has now actually managed to go beyond Africa and beyond boundaries: not just entertaining listeners, but creating a sense of pride about the continent.įirst there was music from the Congo, with rhumba spearheading the music scene in Zambia, then came makossa from Cameroon, kwaito from South Africa, highlife from Ghana – and now, Afrobeats (also known as Naija beats) from Nigeria Africa’s leading country with most musicians on the international market today where Zambia has actually now adapted the beats and singing style.Īfrobeats was a term originally coined in the UK, its name been the true Afro-inspiration – or origin of the music and beat – is simply high energy and rhythmic drum patterns that makes you move and shake. Zambia with the population of approximately 14.5 million people that not only churns out the music but attracts aspiring musicians from all over Zambia. While you’re in long traffic queues, you can’t help but notice the big billboards with local Zambian artists on them all over the city more especially in Lusaka. There’s energy like no other within this buzzing Country and its Cities. The sound of Zambian music bumping in the cars is what you get in big cities like Lusaka and the Copper belt province and not forgetting shops and the streets. From Macky 2 and Slap Dee, came Chef 187 on the music scene and then Muzo to add another unique style to Zed Hip-Hop.Īll all the stages Zambian Zed Hip-Hop keeps growing and exploding to the max. Made popular by the two most respected Hip Hop artists in the Zambian industry, Macky 2 and Slap Dee Aka King Dizo. Zed Hip-Hip is not just a sound but an entire subculture of new Zambian music, as seen in its fashion or lifestyle, closely related to the western hip-hop. This genre has actually brought with it not just the best sound but the evolution of what was actually known as Zed Beats back in the days. Has always been and considered as the amidst of the global rise of hip-hop in Zambian music as we now see it today, Zed Hip-Hop is now a uniquely widely spread Zambian form of the genre. The introduction of a genre, with a sound unique sound to Zambia, which is known as Zed Hip-Hop born from Zed Beats (‘Zed’ being the colloquial term for Zambia). ![]() Over the past decades we have seen and witnessed new music in Zambia and genres arise and new Zambian musicians been born while others left the industry like PJ , Lily T and many more.Īgain in those same recent times in Zambian music came what is now hugely popular among Zambia’s youth today. ![]()
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