Peter Tsotsi Juma Explained

Peter Tsotsi Juma
Birth Name:Peter Juma
Birth Date:1932
Birth Place:Mbala District, Zambia
Death Date:2000
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1940s – 1980s
Past Member Of:Nashil Pichen Kazembe, African Eagles Lupopo Band, Benson Simbeye

Peter Tsotsi Juma (1932 – 2000), born Peter Juma was a Zambian folk teller, social commentator and musician. He rose to fame with the popular song Muka Muchona. Hespent most of his active years both in Zambia and East Africa. He migrated to Tanzania in 1940s and then moved to Kenya where he married and lived. His music is classified as Zam-Rhumba.[1] [2] [3] [4]

He is well known for the hits "Bashi Chanda (Njebeniko Njishibe Ichishinka)", "Tyson" and "Muka Muchona" which were recorded upon his return to Zambia from Kenya.[1]

He lived in Kenya for a long time and established it as his home. He was married to a Kenyan woman named Margaret Njiru, with whom he had five children, three girls and two boys. In 1962, he met fellow Zambian Nashil Pichen Kazembe Kazembe and did a number of songs together.

Peter Tsotsi Juma and Nashil Pichen played a critical role in the development of the Equator Sound Band's "twist" style, modeled after the South African kwela rhythm (see Before Benga Vol. Two: The Nairobi Sound, Original Music).[5]

Discography

Selected singles

- "Muka muchona"

See also

Music of Zambia

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times of Zambia - Peter Tsotsi Juma: Legacy lives on. Times.co.zm. 4 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Zambia: Peter 'Tsotsi' Juma - All-Time Zam-Rumba Maestro. 27 April 2013. 4 August 2018. AllAfrica.com.
  3. Web site: Zambia: Peter Tsotsi Juma - Legacy Lives On. 7 April 2014. 4 August 2018. AllAfrica.com.
  4. Web site: Peter Tsotsi Juma, The Eagles Lupopo - Kajo Golo Weka, by Various Artists. Soundway Records. 4 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Kenya : Music. Afromix.org. 4 August 2018.