Akim Simukonda -Bana Bandi (Zambian Legend Series)

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  • Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
  • Akim Simukonda is also a great legend of Zambian Music. In this song, He was bidding farewell to his children before he died. His career in Music caused him to have Children from different women. His plea was to promote love and unity among his family despite coming from different biological mothers.

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  • @sekhaani974
    @sekhaani974 8 місяців тому +15

    2024 we are still listening to this masterpiece!!

  • @mooyamaimbo7546
    @mooyamaimbo7546 2 роки тому +55

    2022 who is still listening to this masterpiece of art.

  • @kennymandla8264
    @kennymandla8264 5 місяців тому +9

    2024 and this song still hits me on a deep emotional level.
    It was one of the songs my late father's would sing to me, i mostly avoid listening to it because the emotions are so overwhelming

  • @MerciousLKars
    @MerciousLKars Рік тому +21

    As a teenager I used to love the song and hoped to have kids with one woman to avoid this type of plea unfortunately I ended up in the same situation and I'm still grateful for each of my kids and I'm always proud of them.

  • @shadilwamutoka8170
    @shadilwamutoka8170 Рік тому +11

    I always hear my Dad's Advice when I listen to this song...RIP Dad...

  • @fridaymundia6082
    @fridaymundia6082 3 роки тому +3

    2021 who is here

  • @katulavibes282
    @katulavibes282 6 місяців тому +3

    Listening to this master piece in 2024

  • @EvelynNachalwe-u3b
    @EvelynNachalwe-u3b Рік тому +2

    This is 2023 buy the piece of music still carries the strong message

  • @ernestkay5136
    @ernestkay5136 2 роки тому +7

    This song can make you cry. Ackim will forever remain among the best.

  • @simbaphonez
    @simbaphonez 3 роки тому +29

    Whenever I have time I like to listen to this song, and as I listen to it I remember my mother who used to live in a place called Zambia, we were born there even though she is from Tanzania 🇹🇿, For now my mother died, 2005 We came back to Tanzania, She really left me young, I love Zambia 🇿 🇲 much more than in Tanzania, because that's where I was born, Listening to this song I Cry So Much, I Remember My Mother. R.I.P My Mother.

    • @rachealchembe8742
      @rachealchembe8742 2 роки тому

      samahani mpendwa.unakaribishwa kila wakati zambia❤️ we re one

    • @lumzeeray6923
      @lumzeeray6923 Рік тому

      Rip to your mama man 🙏🙏

    • @nzovwabanda9031
      @nzovwabanda9031 5 місяців тому

      May Her Soul Rest in Eternal Peace

    • @tawilakanyata8529
      @tawilakanyata8529 3 місяці тому

      May her soul continue to rest in eternal peace. 😢

  • @elizabethzulu3510
    @elizabethzulu3510 4 роки тому +14

    Life is so unfair. Niza has gone to join you . May your souls rest in eternal peace. Forever in our hearts

  • @mansaproduct1982
    @mansaproduct1982 8 років тому +72

    The message in this song exactly talk about what mum shared with me as her first born son. It gives me courage to bring closer my brother and sisters that Dad had after divorcing my biological mother. Thanks mr. Simukonda for leaving us with such a wonderful message. R.I.P Mum and Dad

    • @MrMickeymajor
      @MrMickeymajor 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GfZSMCJLyiU/v-deo.html Different version by Niza Simukonda (the son)

    • @philipmwila9644
      @philipmwila9644 4 роки тому +1

      I'm in the same boat as you bro I love this song because it speaks of my family's life

    • @kennymandla8264
      @kennymandla8264 2 роки тому

      I can relate💯

    • @mwaangamichelo1971
      @mwaangamichelo1971 2 роки тому

      I always find myself crying listening to this song

  • @Music_P1us
    @Music_P1us Рік тому +3

    Who is listening to this master piece in 2023😭😭😭

  • @abrahamsakala2266
    @abrahamsakala2266 Рік тому +1

    Ethan my son if I happen to be not around just know dad dedicated this song to you.... take this song as a message

  • @chrischileshe5745
    @chrischileshe5745 7 років тому +66

    Lyrics below. Translation not literal. Seeks to communicate the core message of this very moving song. MHSRIP
    ..................
    That's the way it is babe (that's the way it is)
    That's the way it is (that's the way it is)
    all the time
    Chorus:
    Bana bandi e sunganeni
    [my children, look after each other]
    bana bandi e temwaneni
    [my children, love each other]
    bana bandi e ishibaneni
    [my children, know each other]
    bana bandi e icindikeni
    [my children, respect yourselves]
    mumikalile yandi namukupwa kwandi
    [in my lifestyle and in my marriage]
    nalinsangilemo ubwayfa no bulanda
    [I encountered difficulty and unhappiness]
    Bana bandi e mwilanseka
    [my children, do not laugh at me]
    bana bandi e mwilalila
    [my children, do not cry/weep]
    ukufyalwa mwafyalwa cilamuntu nanyima umo
    [your births, each one of you with your own mother]
    fwebamo incito shesu shalituletelela
    [alas, for some of us, our line of work has brought woe upon us]
    twalisuulwa e inshila shonse
    [we are ridiculed/disrespected everywhere, in every way]
    banyinenwe nabo pakutusumina
    [and your mothers, in their acceptance of us]
    balipuminwe nokutukwa
    [were beaten and insulted]
    eici ndemulomba bana nandi (bana bandi)
    [that's why I entreat you my children]
    icalo cesu e, ala nacafya
    [our world has become difficult]
    Chorus
    Bana bandi e...
    ..
    ukufyalwa kwenu e bana bandi
    [your births my children]
    kwali mumaka yakwa Lesa
    [were in the power/hands of the almighty]
    eici ndemulomba bana bandi
    [that's why I entreat you my children]
    cindikeni e abafyashi benu
    [respect your parents]
    (oo oo oo)
    oo sing with me sisters
    Chorus
    Bana bandi e ..
    ..
    Mwiumfwila ee ka cilande lande
    [listen not to the gossiper]
    (its the way it is, all the time)
    Bana bandi icitemwiko pali banyinenwe naine cali cacishinka
    [my children, the love that was between your moms and myself was real]
    nomba insoselo shabantunse isha bantu bambi#
    [but peoples words, other people]
    esha tupusenye
    [led to our rift/differences]
    bana bandi ukufyalwya kwenu muno calo kwalisuminishiwe
    [my children, your being born into this world was blessed of/permitted by]
    na Lesa kabumba wesu temuntunse iyo
    [God our creator, no mere mortal]
    eico ndemulomba bana bandi nati cindikeni banyinenwe
    [that's why I beseech you my children, to respect your mums]
    naine wine ne wishinenwe
    [and me too, your dad]
    ilyo tucili pano calo, nangula fye ilyo twafuma pano pacalo
    [while we are still on this earth, or indeed when we have left this world]
    ili ifunde bana bandi, lyenu, nabana mukaleta muno calo, epela
    [this precept my children, is for you, and the children you will bring into this world, that is all]
    (that's the way it is)
    Chorus
    Bana bandi e...
    ..
    Mwiumfwila ee bacilande lande
    [Listen not to the gossipers]
    that's the way it is, all the time
    that's the way it is ....
    that's the way it should be,
    that's the way it should be,
    all the time
    ad-lib..

    • @MrMickeymajor
      @MrMickeymajor 5 років тому +1

      Awesome. ua-cam.com/video/GfZSMCJLyiU/v-deo.html Different version by Niza Simukonda (the son)

    • @archipelagobrown7349
      @archipelagobrown7349 3 роки тому +1

      Beautiful 🖤❤️

    • @traceymatthews8846
      @traceymatthews8846 Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much for this, I have always loved this song from when I was young but never understood what it really ment cause I dont fully understand the language but thank you for the translation. Beautiful song brings good memories of my child hood

  • @zewefred1744
    @zewefred1744 2 місяці тому +1

    2024/07/20 Who is still listening.May your music live 40 generations from the time it was produced.Uncle Ackim❤️❤️❤️

  • @nkanduchama6071
    @nkanduchama6071 Рік тому +3

    I wish i knew my parents but my foundation is broken ,I have been educated my such music to shape my life 😢thank God for such people

  • @gibsonnyirenda6089
    @gibsonnyirenda6089 2 роки тому +4

    I will never stop playing this song until i die

  • @chembetembo7191
    @chembetembo7191 5 років тому +17

    Play it in 2091, this song is a hit.
    The message is too powerful.
    Love

  • @susankaoma7527
    @susankaoma7527 4 дні тому +1

    10-10-2024 with this bad economy, this song makes sense🇿🇲

  • @MisheckKambobe-ov1fn
    @MisheckKambobe-ov1fn 2 місяці тому +1

    Rip the legendary ackim simunkonda😅😅 we are still missing you 💔 gone but never forgotten 💔 🎉🎉 God be you 🙏 💔 ❤❤ 2024 ,,,,but it's sounds like 👍 👍 👍 👍 ❤❤❤

  • @glorianambeye1410
    @glorianambeye1410 4 роки тому +8

    This is sad ...now niza has gone too, may your souls continue resting in peace

  • @elijahcharlesphiri515
    @elijahcharlesphiri515 2 роки тому +9

    This song talks about my life and the children i have from different mothers not that proud of it, its the life i lived with the job i had. Had my first twins with a Congo woman, send born with a Bemba woman, third with my Tonga wife from Southern province and fourth and last with Ngoni woman in Chipata Eastern Zambia. I have not seen my other children for years now because their mothers we never got along.......

    • @lukundosiame
      @lukundosiame Рік тому

      You are a man

    • @mosesmulenga8902
      @mosesmulenga8902 Рік тому +1

      Have you tried to get in touch

    • @nzovwabanda9031
      @nzovwabanda9031 5 місяців тому +1

      You not seeing your own children has nothing to do with thier mothers not getting along, thats just your excuse. A woman cannot have the power to stop you from seeing or taking care of your own blood my brother. Please go and find them. Children are blessings. I come in peace. ❤❤❤

  • @inakamufana9530
    @inakamufana9530 Рік тому +1

    i miss you Dad,this was your dedication to us your children before you left...il forever miss you and love you, didn't know your death could bring so much heartache...😭😭😭

  • @besamoses3311
    @besamoses3311 3 роки тому +2

    Listening to this one 2021

  • @dannymula500
    @dannymula500 Рік тому +4

    Hearts❤❤❤ to our parents that always taught us the way.

  • @nchimunyamuponda
    @nchimunyamuponda 6 днів тому

    This song reminds me of the time my Dad was ill nd was giving us his last words b4 he died.

  • @victortembo6663
    @victortembo6663 2 роки тому +6

    This song touches me , as I have 3 children from 2 different mothers.

  • @charleschiyassa9517
    @charleschiyassa9517 6 місяців тому +2

    Music that will stand the test of time, listening 2024 all the way from Doha Qatar!

  • @besamoses3311
    @besamoses3311 3 роки тому +1

    Tasheni , Chebo and Heavenly, papa dedicates this song to your today in 2021. Bond with yourselves and your cousins. Papa is still here.

  • @felichiemulenga5283
    @felichiemulenga5283 7 років тому +11

    My oh my! Akim was not only good with his voice but he used to play his guitar like there was no tomorrow. That's the way it is.

  • @AJGMify
    @AJGMify 7 місяців тому +1

    The greatest song ever!

  • @noahmwale8448
    @noahmwale8448 2 роки тому +3

    id've failed as a father if my kids never get to know such soothing sounds

  • @philly-ndl2
    @philly-ndl2 5 місяців тому +1

    2024 to infinity...this song will stand the taste of time

  • @bwalyamwenya9223
    @bwalyamwenya9223 10 місяців тому

    Its December 2023 after decades still going down

  • @realzack2790
    @realzack2790 4 місяці тому

    A timeless masterpiece indeed and the lady doing those backing vocals🎉🎉

  • @lontiatruckpark6008
    @lontiatruckpark6008 Рік тому +3

    Get well soon father,you lost memory & you can't remember any one & anything. I want to tell you that these are challenging times as a family but your words has kept us strong as a family. A lot are wishing us a down fall but instead,we are getting stronger & stronger by the day than never before. Thank you father & may you get better soon

  • @celinechisandi158
    @celinechisandi158 2 роки тому +3

    Exactly what mum and dad encourage us to do❤️❤️❤️

  • @doreenmombotwa3182
    @doreenmombotwa3182 3 роки тому +3

    Dad loved this song so much... continue resting in peace 😭 I miss you lots Tate...I love you.

  • @mosesmulenga8902
    @mosesmulenga8902 Рік тому +1

    2023 still listening to the track, are you?

  • @mukukasarts7805
    @mukukasarts7805 Рік тому +2

    Even though I never met you Grand Pa Your Music Still speaks to us.. Wish I had a chance to meet you. All I hear are stories from Mom.

  • @alexmpande4424
    @alexmpande4424 Рік тому +3

    This was dad"s favorite song, because it talks exactly how fathered us his kids on this Earth

  • @taonachitabanta9531
    @taonachitabanta9531 3 роки тому +4

    I MISS MOM & DAD WHENEVER I HEAR THIS SONG.. RIP mom AND dad 💔❤️

  • @liliannachalwe7435
    @liliannachalwe7435 5 років тому +8

    This song reminds me of mom's words I have really missed you mom😥😥😥😥thanks Mr simukonda for this peace of music which never fades may your soul rest in eternal peace

  • @Panyake
    @Panyake 14 років тому +5

    One of the greatest guitarists Zambia has ever produced. Miss you Akim you went to soon. RIP

  • @deanphiri3010
    @deanphiri3010 Рік тому +1

    SONG OF DAD TO CHILDREN. VERY HEART-FELT ANS AND STILL VERY TRUE AND RELEVANT. MISS MY FRIEND

  • @fridaymundia6082
    @fridaymundia6082 Рік тому

    27 January 2023... Classics never die🙏🏾

  • @victortembo1972
    @victortembo1972 4 місяці тому

    2024 am still listening to real Z music

  • @chrispinebanda933
    @chrispinebanda933 4 роки тому +4

    These were songs with teachings and great lessons in them, no WONDER they have stood taste of time

  • @samuelbanda8089
    @samuelbanda8089 Рік тому

    I miss you daddy ..these were your last word you said to us..
    We shall continue to love each other 2023

  • @MsChengelo
    @MsChengelo 11 років тому +8

    touching song....reminds me of my uncle,Ackim Simukonda.two pipo sharing the same names,leading the same kind of life style en both not with us...may their souls rest in peace

  • @moffatmmambwe654
    @moffatmmambwe654 2 роки тому +3

    Words of wisdom from a great father 💖🕊️🙏 ...

  • @nchimunyamuponda
    @nchimunyamuponda 6 днів тому

    such songs will live forever.

  • @geraldkmusonda485
    @geraldkmusonda485 3 роки тому +2

    Where has this kind of music disappeared to how I love old Zambian Music,is this the way we gonna miss the current Zambian Music of today.MYSRIP

  • @shadreckkakumba4831
    @shadreckkakumba4831 Рік тому +2

    The legacy of this song will continue to live on

  • @clementmundia9916
    @clementmundia9916 6 років тому +5

    This Song is as Beautiful as the Zambian people....God did something Special in us as a people!!! My prayer is for our country, each family, to take the Lyrics of this song & translate them into Daily Living!!!

  • @englidbanda2320
    @englidbanda2320 2 роки тому

    I have really miss my mother 😔😔

  • @FarmtechAgro-rq8qr
    @FarmtechAgro-rq8qr Рік тому

    Will never forget him was young that time

  • @brightneo8953
    @brightneo8953 6 років тому +6

    I always dedicate this song to my two sisters Veronica and Constance Sakala, the message mum left with us so vividly. Thank you mum Grace.... MYSRIP

  • @simonzed
    @simonzed 12 років тому +3

    A true reflection of my nation! Beautiful, collected, nurtured, loving and above all Zambian! R.I.P the spirit lives on!

  • @jamiechits9134
    @jamiechits9134 Рік тому

    I have noticed one thing in comparison between today's and long time ago music....
    A long time ago music was meant to bring people together, love each other and promote unity while today's music is all about hatrage , disunity and self centered lifestyle yielding no positive results.......I can gladly say that today, 08th of may 2023 @ exactly 12:58hrs am listening to this song

  • @mimitaulo5778
    @mimitaulo5778 5 років тому +5

    21/08/13- remains me of the day you passed mum.....I lost a friend, a mother 😔💔.the song remains me of you....the message just like you used to tell us. We miss you mother 😔

  • @patrickmwape-5591
    @patrickmwape-5591 3 місяці тому

    Thanks to UA-cam I really enjoy songs as can create a wonderful music library of your choice.

  • @moseshangandu899
    @moseshangandu899 Рік тому

    This song reminds me of the late Isaac Mulinda Aka Dr Zambia

  • @Courage94
    @Courage94 5 місяців тому

    Dad am listening to this song on your behalf. RIP always love you

  • @emmymsukwa5576
    @emmymsukwa5576 6 років тому +6

    Celebrating 2018 Independence day away from home. Celebrating all Zambian musicians who made an impact on my life through their music. RIP

    • @MrMickeymajor
      @MrMickeymajor 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GfZSMCJLyiU/v-deo.html Different version by Niza Simukonda (the son)

  • @alexsala1416
    @alexsala1416 2 роки тому

    RIP Ndimanye Robert Raphael Lwenje.
    The words of this song remind me of the message you left me with.
    Though the tides of life have separated us, you live in my heart every day.
    Bambo Ndimakulemekezani Zambiri Kwamuyaya

  • @mwakatumbulamilambomushani695
    @mwakatumbulamilambomushani695 4 роки тому +2

    Akim Simukonda, my mentor! you taught how to strum the guitar. I came to know the language of music because of you. Thank you very much the good job well done. Sleep well till we meet at Jesus' feet!

  • @kaelakateule6661
    @kaelakateule6661 Рік тому

    2023 am still here streaming to tjis jam❤

  • @libertyfarmsandagribusiness
    @libertyfarmsandagribusiness 10 місяців тому

    ❤❤.. wow, reminds me of 1995 when dad called us to tell us about his goodbye's, it was as though he knew that he was going to leave us months later.

  • @kelvinmwelwa8353
    @kelvinmwelwa8353 3 роки тому +10

    2021 AND THIS SONG IS STILL A HEAT

  • @TakawiraKupakuwana
    @TakawiraKupakuwana 9 років тому +3

    The boys who transcended the artificial Colonial Boundaries ! What a resonating nostalgic memory !

  • @cotinanyirongo125
    @cotinanyirongo125 8 місяців тому

    This song was dad's favorite song and he would sing it to us 😢❤

  • @DinahMusonda-u4l
    @DinahMusonda-u4l Рік тому

    For me it's all about me and my children
    God help me bring them close to each other

  • @philipachipungare7550
    @philipachipungare7550 2 місяці тому

    What great things we can do as a family if we just work as one?
    No matter who your father or mother is.😊

  • @mwakachapuswike5167
    @mwakachapuswike5167 4 роки тому +4

    I was young when my mom past on but if there is something i remember her telling us was that we should love one another. My family remains the most important. very powerful message.

  • @mataaimasiku7530
    @mataaimasiku7530 2 роки тому

    this song has a touch to it that makes you love Zambia more & reminds you how time has flown from when pipo used to make music which was more Zambian...#no offense to today's music

  • @isaacchimoba6803
    @isaacchimoba6803 Рік тому

    Beautiful timeless piece and authentic genre original Zambian music I wonder why we drifted to always trying to copying our friends who do south African or Nigerian music and Zambian musicians wonder why it's hard to get to compete at international level and get

  • @helenmacarius9968
    @helenmacarius9968 Рік тому

    I was very little when Dad always played this song for us,may his soul rest in peace 😔

  • @giantstrides2225
    @giantstrides2225 5 років тому +8

    2019 n we still rocking ur music. RIP AS

  • @beritabanda4398
    @beritabanda4398 7 місяців тому

    2024 still Powerful words. ❤❤reminds me of my younger years 🥹

  • @Satakunta
    @Satakunta 15 років тому +8

    This song is the best!
    R.I.P BaSimukonda

  • @muyamuyamwa7907
    @muyamuyamwa7907 Рік тому

    Did this just drop? Timeless!!

  • @arthurndanjisimfukwe2938
    @arthurndanjisimfukwe2938 Рік тому

    The year is 2100 this song was a master piece young ones.

  • @kalubachisanga1633
    @kalubachisanga1633 4 роки тому +1

    So touching... Dad oweyz played this song when talking to us

  • @mwaangamichelo1971
    @mwaangamichelo1971 2 роки тому

    I was shed tears listening to this song

  • @Fraykays
    @Fraykays 11 років тому +1

    From chamboli...went to school with elder sister, and she always that he was gonna be big. We miss u alot. Thanx for the music

  • @davidkatala6873
    @davidkatala6873 Рік тому

    I always find it interesting to listen to this song.

  • @LovePeaceJoy120
    @LovePeaceJoy120 10 років тому +5

    Its as if my old man knew he was bout to die. A few months b4 he answered the lords call, this was his favorite song. I love u owez Mr Chikwempa.

    • @MrMickeymajor
      @MrMickeymajor 5 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/GfZSMCJLyiU/v-deo.html Different version by Niza Simukonda (the son)

  • @mrgreatzambia
    @mrgreatzambia Рік тому

    Zambian music had a nice touch.
    We need this back...

  • @louischinondochipasha1987
    @louischinondochipasha1987 4 місяці тому

    Great message promotomg Unity 🎉

  • @anthonylimbumbu4309
    @anthonylimbumbu4309 Рік тому

    2023 still jamming to this

  • @gilbertkasongokayombo3173
    @gilbertkasongokayombo3173 4 місяці тому

    Beautiful piece of art..

  • @lindahmuchaili9962
    @lindahmuchaili9962 5 років тому +3

    And his son's reply to the father, made me cry

  • @thandyjairos
    @thandyjairos 3 роки тому +2

    This songs is one of my favorites .it brings mixed emotions to me rip niza and Dad

  • @fridaymundia6082
    @fridaymundia6082 Рік тому

    10th JUNE 2023... a few hours before the champions league final... congrats Man City.

  • @namumbamichellenamukonda
    @namumbamichellenamukonda 4 роки тому +8

    RIP GRANDPA

  • @williamsimpasa7180
    @williamsimpasa7180 3 роки тому

    Dad /mum it was Time for me to come in the house for God sake to be in love 🙏🐓💛❣️💛

  • @stanleynyirongo9797
    @stanleynyirongo9797 8 років тому +7

    Connecting to the roots!!!wow my Dad loved this song...missing Zambia.Thanks for uploading

    • @MrMickeymajor
      @MrMickeymajor 5 років тому

      Bless Stanley. ua-cam.com/video/GfZSMCJLyiU/v-deo.html Different version by Niza Simukonda (the son)

  • @chelekagod6266
    @chelekagod6266 Рік тому

    This is a great song and powerful