Akwila Thompson Simpasa (born 1945) was a Zambian painter, sculptor, and musician.
[2] While studying art in Britain, Simpasa experimented with what later became known as Zam-Rock, mixing African rhythms and Western musical forms.
He shared the stage with Wilson Pickett, Ginger Johnson, African Drummers and Osibisa.
Simpasa had mental health problems, and died in the early 1980s at a relatively young age.
[2] His influence can be seen in the work of sculptors Flinto Chandia and Eddie Mumba.