Joseph Tembo

Joseph Tembo
Joseph Tembo
Birth name	Joseph Tembo
Also known as	Jozzy (Njombi)
Born	18 September 1977; Malawi
Origin	Chikwawa South, Southern Region, Malawi
Died	19 December 2019 (aged 42)
Genres	Malawian Reggae; Reggae; Afro pop;
Occupations	Politician; Singer-Songwriter-Producer, Multi-instrumentalist;
Instruments	Vocals, Keyboard,Guitars,Drums
Years active	1997 –2019
Labels	Groove 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

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

Selected Songwriting and production credits

Collins Bandawe - Tchekera Maluzi(Role: Music Producer)
"Thandizo Langa album" – Artist: Grace Chinga (Role: Music Producer)
" GOtv Malawi Theme Song Single" – Artists:Various Artists, (Roles: Music Producer, Vocalist, Instrumentalist)
"Money and Power album" – Artist: Lucius Banda (Roles: Lead guitar and Keyboards)
"Mwapindulanji album"(1997) – Artist: Billy Kaunda (Roles: Bass and Rhythm guitar ,Percussions, Drum programming and Keyboards)
"Ndipatseni Yankho album"(2005) – Artist: Thocco Katimba (Role: Music Producer)
"Ndili Pamzere album" – Artist: Ethel Kamwendo Banda (Role: Music Producer)
"Chindendelinde album" – Artist: Mafumu Matiki (Role: Music Producer) together with Collin Ali)
"Denga Denga song"(Role: Composer)
"Satana walephera song"(Role: Composer)
"Samalira song"(Role: Composer)
Great Angels Choir - mwasankha ine (producer)
Ndirande Anglican Voices -producer
Thoko Suya- producer
Confidence Voices- producer
Mount olive CCAP main choir (formerly naotcha CCAP)- produced all their first six albums
Ruth Missi Thindwa- Mdzakangamira yesu, Chisomo producer of the ulbum

Political life

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

Illness and death

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

^ "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.
^ "Joseph Tembo". Music of Malawi. 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ "Malawi: Musician Joseph Tembo Dies". Nyasa Times – via AllAfrica.
^ ^a ^b "Musician Joseph Tembo dies". Malawi 24. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
^ Austin Kakande. "The day the music died: Joseph Tembo laid to rest". Malawi Broadcasting Corporation.

[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.

[Malawi24-4] "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.

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