Paul Ngozi (1949–1989), born Paul Dobson Nyirongo, 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^[2] local rock group which was one of the first groups to have its music classified as Zamrock.^[3][4]

He earned his place as a ‘sharp’ social commentator because the themes of his music were usually very close to society’s own lives and therefore easy to relate to.

Discography

Studio albums

• Day Of Judgment (1976)
• Viva Ngozi (1976)
• 45,000 Volts (1977)
• 99% Confusion (1977)
• Bad Character (1977)
• Heavy = Metal (1977)
• In The Ghetto (1977)
• Lightning And Thunder (1977)
• Happy Trip (1978)
• Heavy Connection (1978)
• The Best of Paul Ngozi (1979)
• Size 9 (1981)
• Thokozile (1983)
• Chitwansombo (1982)

Selected singles

• "Bauze"
• "Give Me A Hand"
• "Half Mwenye-Half Muntu"
• "I've been looking for you"/"We were not told"
• "Kanyamata"
• "Kunali kamwana"
• "Kunisebanya"
• "Mulandu Wa Damage"
• "Musizani Yomunde"
• "Nshaupwa bwino"
• "Nyagondwe"
• "Size Nine"
• "Sooka iyo"
• "Sunka mulamu"
• "Timwenge tabenetabene"
• "Tikondane"
• "Ulemu"
• "Vikwati Vapa Telephone"
• "Vina bwela mo chedwa"
• "Yowowa"
• "Rhoda"

In Culture

The song "Hold On" is featured in Season One Episode Five of the Series Poker Face.