Dear Editor,I AM quite impressed with your appeal for peace and condemnation of tribalism. Your appeal to the head of State, the President of the Republic of Zambia to fight tribalism and political violence is laudable.But I am challenging you to also play your part by being a responsible artist, a bridge builder and peace maker. You have also been fanning the flames of politically motivated hate and violence through your music.For example, your song “ba Mwankole” does not promote or preach peace but fans political violence. It is not only provocative but also disrespectful. You can’t hide behind the claim of satire or metaphor. Clearly, the song was aimed at provoking public hate and contempt towards a particular group of citizens.That is why it played a very divisive and destructive role in the recent parliamentary and local government by-elections.People were quick to interpret who the “mwankoles” are in the song.The people you called “Ba […]
Open letter to musician Lota Mandevu aka DRIMZ
