Frank Chirwa (born July 31, 1985) better known by his stage name Afunika, is a

Zambian Demographic features of the population of Zambia include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others aspects of the population. Zambia's youthful population cons ...

singer, songwriter and music producer.

Early life and music style

Chirwa was born on July 31, 1985, in

Chingola Chingola is a town in Zambia's Copperbelt Province, the country's copper-mining region, with a population of 256,560 (2022 census). It is the home of Nchanga Copper Mine, a deep-shaft high-grade content copper mining operation, which subsequen ...

of the

Copperbelt Province Copperbelt Province is a province in Zambia which covers the mineral-rich Copperbelt, and farming and bush areas to the south. It was the backbone of the Northern Rhodesian economy during British colonial rule and fuelled the hopes of the imme ...

of Zambia. He has, in most interviews, cited P.K. Chishala and

Paul Ngozi Paul Ngozi (born Paul Dobson Nyirongo; January 10, 1949 – 1989) was a Zambian musician who was prominent in the Zambian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He first became popular as the band leader of the Ngozi Family, a top local rock group wh ...

as the people that influence his musical style and sound.

Personal life

In 2021, Chirwa married Elizabeth Mubanga.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist Living people 21st-century Zambian male singers 1985 births People from Chingola District