Dandy left us a good example, that fame, must be used in the pursuit of the greatest good for the greatest majority; that the narrow, divisive narratives must be only for seasonal political purposes!
By Dr. Chitalu Chilufya.
Lusaka, Jan. 03 – The cold hand of death has taken one of Zambia’s best and brightest stars of the music industry. What a tragic start to 2025! What a nightmare we woke up to, to learn of dashed hopes. With baited breath, we all awaited the recovery of Dandy following a painstaking surgery he underwent in the wake the accident. But nay!
The passing of Dandy Crazy, one of the leading lights of the industry, brings to an end the most revolutionary figures in Zambian music.
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The representative role of music in our messaging has come to define how the nation speaks to itself in many ways. No one personifies this more than our fallen hero, Dandy whose kind of loss does not define the loss of a King!
Dandy captured the imagination of millions of our people when he almost single-handedly, through song and dance, directed the campaign messaging of the opposition Patriotic Front during the 2011 general elections.
The place of music in political communications has never been the same ever since. The value that music has played in public campaigns, be it risk communication, political campaigns, socio-economic awareness, etc, is phenomenal.
The pioneering role of this towering figure in our music industry deserves an honoured place in the annals of Zambia’s music history.
The bipartisan posturing we have seen from some of our country’s most senior politicians over Dandy’s tragic passing is testament to his ability, death and in life, to reach out across the political isle of our often painfully divisive posturing.
Dandy left us a good example, that fame, must be used in the pursuit of the greatest good for the greatest majority; that the narrow, divisive narratives must be only for seasonal political purposes; that when the electioneering is over, we all must carry on to enjoy a good moment as much as we can possibly afford.
He did not have strongholds pulling him back from selling his greatest products: laughter and hope to his audiences.
As we bid farewell to this luminary, we are assured that Dandy, will for generations to come, sing us back into glory with his captivating gigs.
His memory is etched on our minds almost irretrievably because Wesley Chibambo was a towering trailblazer.
When the chapter is fully done on the role of arts in public communications, Dandy’s name will remain indelibly marked in the annals of our music history as one of the most consequential artist of his generation.
As a recording and performing artist, his productions transcended many genres, but his fame, by many accounts, is akin to that of a fully matured rock star. Dandy is surely assured a place as a full member of Zambia’s music aristocracy.
My family and I, and the wonderful people of Mansa Central, the people I represent in my political career,convey our deepest sorrow and sympathies to the family of our departed hero.
Ole to Dandy!
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