Mumba Yachi
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- Musician
- songwriter
- producer
Mumba Yachi | |
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| Born | Shadreck Fundi June 14, 1986 |
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| Children | 2 |
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| Years active | 2009 – Present |
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Shadreck Mukenge (born June 14, 1986) better known by his stage name Mumba Yachi, is a Congolese musician based in Zambia. [1][2]
Mumba Yachi's love for music developed at a very young age. He grew up listening to Kalindula and Rhumba music. P. K. Chishala and Franco Luambo are said to be one of the people that inspired him to become a musician.[citation needed]
In 2009, he began his singing career. Since then, he has been nominated and has won various awards. He has worked with many different Zambian artists such as Chef 187, Slapdee and many others.[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
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| Webuchushi |
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| Mokambo |
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| Mongu Rice |
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| I Am Lenshina[3] |
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| The Great Work[4] |
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| The Great Work Vol. 2 |
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| Violet |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "You Are my Love" | 2013 | |
| "Iso Mone" (feat. Slapdee) |
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| "Ing'omba" | 2017 | |
| "Ifya Kumwena Kubukulu" (feat. Chef 187) |
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| "Mutinta" | ||
| "Because Of You" (feat. T-Low) |
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| "Lweendo Lwa Mfumu" | ||
| "Winning" (feat. Stevo) |
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Controversy and legal issues
In 2017, Mumba was arrested by Zambia's Immigration Department when they discovered that he was a Congolese who had illegally obtained Zambian citizenship. The Immigration Department's public relations spokes officer said that Mumba made up a false identity to obtain a Zambian; NRC and passport with the names "Shadreck Mumba".[5]
Upon his detention and subsequent investigations, Mumba still claimed to be Zambian and denied being Congolese. After a few weeks of investigations, Mumba withdrew the statement in which he claimed to be Zambian and he personally admitted that he was indeed Congolese.[6]