Hespent most of his active years both in Zambia and East Africa.
He migrated to Tanzania in 1940s and then moved to Kenya where he married and lived.
[1][2][3][4] He is well known for the hits "Bashi Chanda (Njebeniko Njishibe Ichishinka)", "Tyson" and "Muka Muchona" which were recorded upon his return to Zambia from Kenya.
He was married to a Kenyan woman named Margaret Njiru, with whom he had five children, three girls and two boys.
Peter Tsotsi Juma and Nashil Pichen played a critical role in the development of the Equator Sound Band's "twist" style, modeled after the South African kwela rhythm (see Before Benga Vol.