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Independence day in Zambia

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Independence day in Zambia

By
Tom Devriendt

That’s today. Other than Chiluba’s shoes, Sata’s anti-China rants (he’s stopped for now), Alexandra Fuller’s books about her family, the South African soaps on TV and fundamental Christianity, there is dance-hall by Petersen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad-C6Cq6EsM

…R&B by Roberto:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPxw_lbG0_k

A cross-over of those two by MrVezzy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auQy4DU8Sok

Hip hop by Zone Fam:

Swagg walk by Princess Mwamba:

And some folk by Clement Maimbolwa:

We can celebrate.

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