Jordan Katembula

Jordan Katembula is a Zambian, Musician

He got his start in a group called New Age.

After leaving the group he rose to fame with the massive success of his debut album, the self titled [JK] . This was an instant hit with Zambians of all age groups. Additionally, JK marked the start of a new fusion of western electro pop with Zambian lyrics .His follow up album to this was Helena and on one track he did a duet with one of Zimbabwe's stars, Oliver Mutukudzi.

He has released four albums so far, as of June 2008. His latest album is 'No Pressure' in which again he collaborates on one song with another musician from South Africa namely Hugh Masekela.

His critics argue that his more recent releases borrow too much from Congolese Rumba and lack creativity but that is far from the truth as his music is full of rich lyrics and he sings not only about love like others but about most aspects of life. JK is also a successful businessman and his success has caused so much jealousy from his competitors.

What is beyond dispute, however, is that JK played a significant role is shaping today's Zambian music scene. In fact, he released his first album when Zambia's music was losing direction as most young artists at the time where releasing poorly recorded rap and R&B music because of influence of the western music which saturated the market and lack of innovation from the young.