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Alfred Chisala Kalusha Jr. was a notable Bemba folk musician. He was one of the most popular solo artists in Zambia in the late 1980s.

Kalusha passed away in July 1988 at the age of 31 after a long illness. He was from Luapula Province in North Eastern Zambia. He followed in the footsteps of his famous musician father, Alfred Kalusha.

A singer, multi-instrumentalist and prolific composer, he based his compositions on "Imfukutu" - Bemba folk music.

Recordings

• "Itumba" and "Ni Maggie" from the album "Zambiance" (Globestyle, 1990)
• "Basumbula" from "Shani! - The sounds of Zambia" (WOMAD009, Womad records)
• "Bonse niba wiso" from the album "Zambia!!" (MON001S, Mondeca records, 1989)
• "Chibinda", 1986

External links

• A video for his song "Basumbula"

Sources

Sleeve notes from "Zambiance" (Globestyle, 1990) and "Zambia!!" (MON001S, Mondeca records, 1989)

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• 20th-century Zambian male singers