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Joseph Tembo

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Joseph Tembo
Birth nameJoseph Tembo
Also known asJozzy (Njombi)
Born(1977-09-18)18 September 1977
Malawi
OriginChikwawa South, Southern Region, Malawi
Died19 December 2019(2019-12-19) (aged 42)
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentsVocals, Keyboard,Guitars,Drums
Years active1997 –2019
LabelsGroove Magic

Joseph Tembo (18 September 1977 - 19 December 2019) was a musician and politician from Malawi. He had collaborated with Sally Nyundo, Lucius Banda, Mlaka Maliro and many other Malawian artists.[1] He produced and promoted many upcoming artists including Andrew Matrauza, whose first successful single was Musadabwe. Tembo's style of music resembles Zimbabwean mbira music as he is a Sena, a southern Malawian tribe that has a common ancestry. For more than once he had performed and played alongside the late Oliver Mtukudzi.[2][3][4]

Singles

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  • "Dimingu"
  • "Mbudye"
  • "Denga Denga"
  • "Samalira"

Selected Songwriting and production credits

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Political life

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He was the Member of Parliament for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for Chikwawa South from 2009 to 2014.[5]

Illness and death

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He died at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe after a short illness on 19 December 2019.[4] Joseph Tembo died barely seven hours after former President Mutharika had appointed him into a Copyright Association of Malawi (Cosoma) board. He is survived by a wife and four children. He hailed from Tenesi Village, Traditional Authority Ngabu in Chikwawa district.

References

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  1. ^ "Malawi music maestro Tembo to be buried at HHI: Tributes pour in - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  2. ^ "Joseph Tembo". Music of Malawi. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  3. ^ "Malawi: Musician Joseph Tembo Dies". Nyasa Times – via AllAfrica.
  4. ^ a b "Musician Joseph Tembo dies". Malawi 24. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  5. ^ Austin Kakande. "The day the music died: Joseph Tembo laid to rest". Malawi Broadcasting Corporation.