PK Chishala Songs
Kalindula guitarist and singer, Song of the Year 1985 and Soloist of the Year 1987
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About PK Chishala
PK Chishala (Peter Kalumba Chishala) was born on 10 October 1957 in Kitwe and became one of the best known kalindula musicians of the 1980s and 1990s. He was active from 1984 until the mid-1990s and is buried in Chingola. Sources give his death as 1995 or 1996.
His song Ba Pastor won Song of the Year in 1985, and the title track of his album Church Elder won him Soloist of the Year in 1987. In 1988 he carried the Zambian flag at the WOMAD festival in the UK, backed by the Masasu Band.
Other Zambian artists, including Mumba Yachi and Afunika, name him as an influence. His song Lelo ni Weekend is still popular at weddings.
Why PK Chishala matters
- Won Song of the Year (1985) and Soloist of the Year (1987)
- Represented Zambia at the WOMAD festival in the UK in 1988
- Part of the first wave of kalindula, with the Junior Mulemena Boys and the Masasu Band
- Cited as an influence by younger artists such as Mumba Yachi and Afunika
Awards and recognition
- 1987Soloist of the Year (title track of Church Elder)
- 1985Song of the Year (Ba Pastor)
- 1988Zambia flag bearer at the WOMAD festival, UK
Key releases
- 1990Harriet Chishala Album, Kariba
- 1986Church Elder Album, Kariba. The release year is given as 1988 by some sources
- Na Musonda Album
- Common Man Signature song, originally composed by Bennet Simbeye
- Umwaume Walutuku Album
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