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Onesimus Muzik
Armstrong Kalua (born April 29, 1990), professionally known as Onesimus Muzik, is a Malawi-born Afropop singer and songwriter.[1][2] Early lifeKalua was born in Rumphi district in the Northern Region of Malawi. He is of Tumbuka ethnicity. He started singing at the age of 13. He started his music interest by performing at different concerts around his community.[3][4] Music careerKalua started his music interest in 2008 when he joined the rap group called Blessed Beyond Measure (also BBM Clique), dropping tracks such as "By MySide" and "Random Thoughts" with the outfit. He ventured into a solo career soon after, working on an unreleased hip-hop mixtape called Beyond Limits for a year in 2009 before he found his true calling, music. Kalua started singing secular music in 2010 and finally released two singles: "Beautiful", featuring award-winning Malawian rapper Young Kay; and "Without Your Love", which landed him a coveted deal with the record company Nde’feyo Entertainment. Almost instantly thereafter he began his tour in Malawi under the stable, in 2011. He dropped a R&B mixtape titled BRB in 2012 and, in the same year, dropped his debut Afro R&B album, Ndele. He also recorded a song called "Musiye Ayende" with Zambian musicians Dalisoul and Afunika.[5] He has shared stages with Africa's music industry giants such as Oliver Mtukudzi, Freshlyground, Salif Keita, Professor, AKA, and Naeto C.[6][7] Awards
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