Who will revamp Kalindula music in Zambia?

Dear Editor,

ZAMBIA in the late 1970s introduced what we call Kalindula emanating from Luapula rovince and as years went by this music increased and even spread to other provinces. Kalindula music became a hit in Zambia depicting a true Zambian traditional music like Rumba in DR Congo while jive is for South Africans and so do the Zimbabweans and Nigerians. In the early 1990s Zambians shifted to keyboard and computer-oriented like the Western music trying to change from Kalindula to computer music. In most cases, computer music does not allow to use a guitar and if not mistaken those musicians who shifted to computer music cannot play a guitar. It is for this reason we need to stick to our Kalindula as tradition music like our neighbour the DRC which has taken this country to higher heights musically as opposed to computer music which has no meaning and is baseless. We have lost the legends in the Kalindula music who sang meaningful songs in hotels, weddings etc. The following are the departed souls of Kalindula music: John Mwansa who did the famous ‘Mukamfwilwa’, PK Chishala, Glorious Band - Chisenga and his Mayo impandeniko amano; Brian Chilala Insanje, Serenje Band - Kaseba and Destroyer Nkandu Mukafwila mukwenda, The Oliya Band, Chipampe -Ukwalola Umwela, Chimbini, The Masusa as Mulemena Boys Tubwelele, Lima Jazz and, Amayenge Chris Chali and many more. Who is going to take over from these to continue with our beautiful Kalindula music? The current music is pathetic with no meaning and no identity. Wake up Zambia to your traditional music. Copying everything is unthinkable. JULIUS CHILUFYA KAZEMBE.