Mashombe Blue Jeans | |
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| Origin | Livingstone, Zambia |
| Genres | Kalindula |
| Years active | 2000 - Present |
Mashombe Blue Jeans is one of a number of kalindula ensembles from the Southern Province of Zambia. Like other kalindula groups, they sing and play a style of Zambian music that blends traditional with modern musical materials.
Their reputation has received a considerable boost from their association with the Tonga Music Festival[1] sponsored by Chikuni Radio Station and they have released a number of cassettes as a result of their collaboration with the station.[2] Like other popular Zambian groups, Mashombe Blue Jeans has also made appearances at the Ngoma Music Awards, Zambia's main music award ceremony.[3]
The Livingstone-based group has received news coverage in almost all Zambia's national newspapers and even received mention in the National Assembly of Zambia in 2004.[4]
References
- ↑ Tonga Music Festival (2003). Retrieved 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Kalaluka, Mwala (2007). "Mashombe: South music power-house". Zambian Post (Thursday, January 11, 2007).
- ↑ "Drum Roll of Honour: The Ngoma Awards Ceremony". Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine Beauty Zambia. Issue: m105 (n.d.)
- ↑ Daily Parliamentary Debates for the Third Session of the Ninth Assembly of the Zambian Parliament. Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine (Wednesday, 24 November 2004).