Paul Ngozi

Paul Ngozi
Birth name	Paul Dobson Nyirongo
Born	(1949-01-10)January 10, 1949 Lusaka, Zambia
Died	1989(1989-00-00) (aged 39–40) Lusaka, Zambia
Genres	Zamrock kalindula garage rock proto-punk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1972 – 1989
Labels	Now-Again (reissues)

Paul Ngozi (1949–1989), born Paul Dobson Nyirongo, was a Zambian musician who was prominent in the Zambian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He first became popular as the band leader of the Ngozi Family, a top local rock group which was one of the first groups to have its music classified as Zamrock.

He earned his place as a ‘sharp’ social commentator because the themes of his music were usually very close to society’s own lives and therefore easy to relate to. And people really loved and still love his music..

Discography

Studio albums

• Day Of Judgment (1976)
• Viva Ngozi (1976)
• 45,000 Volts (1977)
• 99% Confusion (1977)
• Bad Character (1977)
• Heavy = Metal (1977)
• In The Ghetto (1977)
• Lightning And Thunder (1977)
• Happy Trip (1978)
• Heavy Connection (1978)
• The Best of Paul Ngozi (1979)
• Size 9 (1981)
• Thokozile (1983)
• Chitwansombo (1982)

Selected singles

• "Bauze"
• "Give Me A Hand"
• "Half Mwenye-Half Muntu"
• "I've been looking for you"/"We were not told"
• "Kanyamata"
• "Kunali kamwana"
• "Kunisebanya"
• "Mulandu Wa Damage"
• "Musizani Yomunde"
• "Nshaupwa bwino"
• "Nyagondwe"
• "Size Nine"
• "Sooka iyo"
• "Sunka mulamu"
• "Timwenge tabenetabene"
• "Tikondane"
• "Ulemu"
• "Vikwati Vapa Telephone"
• "Vina bwela mo chedwa"
• "Yowowa"
• "Rhoda"

In Culture

The song "Hold On" is featured in Season One Episode Five of the Series Poker Face.

See also

• Music of Zambia
• Zamrock

References

• Most popular Zambians
• YouTube

External links

• Radio Diffusion