P. K. Chishala

P.K Chishala
P.K Chishala
Born	Peter Kalumba Chishala; October 10, 1957; Kitwe, Zambia
Died	June 15, 1996 (aged 38)
Other names	P.K Chishala;
Occupation	Musician; songwriter; singer;
Notable work	"Church Elder (Pole-pole)"
	Musical career
Genres	Kalindula; Zambian Music;
Instruments	Guitar, drum
Years active	1970s–1990s
Associated acts	The Great Pekachi Band

Peter Kalumba Chishala better known by his stage name P.K. Chishala, was a Zambian musician. He is considered by many, to be one of the greatest musicians of the Kalindula genre. He contributed to the development and popularising the genre. His signature song is "common man", he has also produced several hits i.e "Pole-Pole (church elder)", "Na Musonda" , "Mwaume Walutuku" and so forth.

Life

He was the son of Maxem Chishala and Serah Mutele Kalumba Mwisa. He did his primary education at Mambilima mission school for the blind and later on went to the Western Province at Sefula Secondary School to pursue his Secondary education. In his early years, P.K Chishala struggled with smallpox which later left him blind. He later worked as a social worker at MEF (Mindolo Ecumunical foundation) before his rise on the Zambian musical stage.

Discography

P.K. Chishala & the Great Pekachi Band was one of the first wave of kalindula music along with Junior Mulemena Boys, and the Masasu Band.[1] His signature songs include "Common Man" from the fourth album Umwaume walutuku.[2][3] For the song "Common man",the late P.K Chishala was once observed to be against the then President Kenneth Kaunda.[4]

Notable Songs

Pole-Pole (church elder)
Na Musonda
Nakufele
Mwaume Walutuku
Common man

References

Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East 1999 - Page 704 1858286352 "The first wave of kalindula was spearheaded by Junior Mulemena Boys, P.K. Chishala & the Great Pekachi Band, the Masasu Band, Serenje Kalindula and the Oliya Band - and stimulated sufficient interest for British tours. By the late 1980s, ."
Leonard Koloko ZAMBIAN MUSIC LEGENDS 1470953358 2012 Page 281 "PK Chishala's fourth and last album was again a controversial piece of work, this time from a socio-cultural point of view.... Common Man (Teal Record Company, 1993) 4. p.281
All Africa,"Remembering P K Chishala", All Africa, 16 March 2013
Re-Presenting Disability: Activism and Agency in the Museum Richard Sandell, Jocelyn Dodd, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson - 2013 Page 59 1136616489 "... folk singer and a blind man who was not only a successful musician but the country's only disabled person to become a Minister in the Zambian government during the late 1980s, and another prominent blind musician, P. K. Chishala. Surviving relatives of P.K Chishala include Abia Mwakalago."

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[1] Simon Broughton, Mark Ellingham, Richard Trillo World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East 1999 - Page 704 1858286352 "The first wave of kalindula was spearheaded by Junior Mulemena Boys, P.K. Chishala & the Great Pekachi Band, the Masasu Band, Serenje Kalindula and the Oliya Band - and stimulated sufficient interest for British tours. By the late 1980s, ."

[2] Leonard Koloko ZAMBIAN MUSIC LEGENDS 1470953358 2012 Page 281 "PK Chishala's fourth and last album was again a controversial piece of work, this time from a socio-cultural point of view.... Common Man (Teal Record Company, 1993) 4. p.281

[3] All Africa,"Remembering P K Chishala", All Africa, 16 March 2013

[4] Re-Presenting Disability: Activism and Agency in the Museum Richard Sandell, Jocelyn Dodd, Rosemarie Garland-Thomson - 2013 Page 59 1136616489 "... folk singer and a blind man who was not only a successful musician but the country's only disabled person to become a Minister in the Zambian government during the late 1980s, and another prominent blind musician, P. K. Chishala. Surviving relatives of P.K Chishala include Abia Mwakalago."