Green Labels - Ndausa / Ba Pompwe - Zambian Single (Tonga/Bemba, 1983?)

Uploads M/W/F. Please like & subscribe and tap the bell to be notified so you don't miss new uploads. This record comes from 1982/3 and the ZNS Green Labels. Featuring two tracks, it has a bit of a rock flavor, but not nearly as much as the earlier Amalwele Yafuliusha. The first rack features heavy brass while the second picks up a littlre more of a rock flavor with heavier bass. The Green Labels are not well documented. Leonard Koloko mentions the band in passing while discussing the better known Shalawambe. The Green Labels were a band sponsored by a branch of the Zambian military known as the Zambian National Service (ZNS). ZNS provided vocational and military training to secondary school graduates with the option to continue in the military following graduation. As a result, Green Label members were either receiving training or actively working for the ZNS. The band formed in the late 70's or early 80's. Their first known record, the very Zamrock "Help Me," came out on the Zambia Music Parlour label around 1980. The band released at least six singles on the ZNS private label. The records have green labels and usually feature the Zambia National Service Seal. Eventually, the band split in 1985. Green Label members were either receiving training or actively working for the ZNS. Zambian music historian, Leonard Koloko, speculates that the split was a result of some members not wishing to continue with the ZNS. Some of the members continued the Green Labels band and others broke off to form the band Shalawambe. Both bands produced more music following the break up with both having well known hits in the 80's and 90's. Surprisingly, both bands survived the turbulent 90's and were in existence, albeit with different members, as late as 2020. Have any info about The Green Labels? Share in the comments! The Green Labels 00:00 - Ndausa 04:13 - Ba Pompwe Zambia National Service ZNS 006 1983? DISCLAIMER: All music uploaded to this channel is shared with the intention of preserving rare out of print recordings and making them available to audiences who might otherwise never have an opportunity to experience the artists and their performances. Links to reissues will be provided when available. I do not claim copyright on any of this music. Copyrights belong to their respective owners. This channel is not and will never be monetized. If you art the artist or represent the artist and would like this recording removed, please reach out via the comments or contacts listed on my main page. #zambianmusic #zambia #zamrock #kalindula #tonga #bemba #africanmusic #lostmedia #recordcollecting