5 Zambian Artists Who Have Chewed Politicans Money

Zambian Music and Zambian Politics unite once again. In Zambia, most politicians tend to use Zambian artists to sing for their parties. This has been ongoing over 15 years. Zambia will have elections in August 2026. Politicians have decided to use musicians once again to sing for their parties. In this article, we compiled a list of Zambian artists who have benefited from Politicians through singing for parties in 2025 and 2026. Most of these artists have been singing songs for the United Party For National Development (UPND) and The National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP). Below are the Ten Zambian Artists Who Have Chewed Politicans Money Through Music In 2025 and 2026.

1. 1. Chile One Mr Zambia
      In October, 2025, Chile One released his first ever political song. The song was called “Alebomba Umuntu” which simply means “The Person Is Working“. He was obviously paid to sing the political song by the UPND. No big artist would risk their music career without getting paid. In May, 2026, Chile One released another political song called “Hichilema” on which he collaborated with Tanzanian superstar Harmonize. Chile One is alse set for another release called “Bally Nafuti“
   2. Yo Maps
      In October, 2025, Olios Records CEO, Yo Maps dropped a campaign song for the UPND. This wasn’t the first time Yo Maps was dropping a campaign song. If you can recall, he once released a song for the Patriotic Front called “Aleteka Nakambi”. This time around, he sang for the UPND on a song called “Aleteka“. This time around, he didn’t receive much criticism like in the past. Most Zambians have acknowledged the fact musicians only sing songs for the money.
   3. Slapdee
      The XYZ Entertainment artist, Slapdee is also not someone new when it comes to singing political songs. In the past, he also once released a song for the Patriotic Front. Early 2026. he released a song for the UPND called Aikona Man. He hasn’t also received much negative responses like in the past.
   4. Chester
      Chester is not someone new to releasing political songs. He has in the past released a couple of political songs for the PF. This year, he was caught in controversy. He released political songs for different parties. This was not well received by UPND. He released a song called Aiminina Tente for the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP). He also released a song called Hailanga for the UPND.
   5. Rich Bizzy
      His story is very similar with Chester. Both artists, Chester and Rich Bizzy have worked closely. They have worked with Shenky and Kadafi on most political songs. Their recent project was Aiminina Tente.