Smokey Haangala (16 January 1950 - 16 August 1988), born Edwin Haakulipa Haangala, was a Zambian poet, writer, composer, musician and journalist. He rose to the top of the Zambian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s and was most famous for his keyboard playing. His most popular songs include Baala Ng'ombe, Kavundula, Mandalena Kasama, Bo Lisabet Wa Matambula and Mandalena Mongu. His music has been classified as Zamrock. His father, Cosmas Haangala, worked as a teacher, and his mother Agnes Chona was a housewife who also taught domestic science.

He won an award for best soloist in 1977 and 1978.

Smokey Haangala

He also worked as a columnist or journalist with several periodicals, including the Times of Zambia, Weekend World, and Zambia Daily Mail before leaving to focus on his music.

Smokey Haangala

Discography

Studio albums

Aunka Ma Kwacha

Waunka Mooye

Compiled Albums

Zambian Legends

Selected Singles

Sinzala

Mwambile

Sticking

See also

Music of Zambia

References

External links

Smokey Haangala

Smokey Haangal Remembered

Last FM Smokey Haangala

1950 births

1988 deaths

20th-century Zambian male singers

Smokey Haangala