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'''Nasty D''', born '''Davies Gersom Ngoma''', is a [[Zambia]]n musician. His music is a fusion of Kalifunku and [[Kalindula]] he called [[Zambezi music]].

==Career==
Nasty D started his entertainment career as a DJ and music promoter working for EHD Mobile disco company which specialized in Zambia’s famed [[Teen Variety shows]] in and around Zambia’s [[Copperbelt]], but mostly [[Kitwe]].

Nasty D first collaborated with Ommy Luv of Tanzania and Mash Me of Zimbabwe; the trio formed the rap group [[T2Z (band)|T2Z]] while at college in Zimbabwe. He came back to Zambia upon completing his studies and made his first public appearance as a musician on a local TV production called [[Sounds Good]] where he sang ''“[[Good Milile (song)|Good Milile]]”''. The track became an instant hit on the show and marked his step to fame.<ref name=MA>[http://musicinafrica.net/directory/nasty-d Nasty D on Music in Africa]</ref>

In 1997, he moved to [[Lusaka]] and worked under [[Brian Shakarongo Chengala]]’s Jah Entertainments. Failure to access recording facilities became a challenge to him. He enrolled at West London College to study CIMA. With money earned from working part-time in a chicken restaurant, he managed to record his first ''[[Nyanjalize Bembalize (album)|Nyanjalize Bembalize]]'' album at a studio in Central London. It was the first Zambian recording to reach the [[Sounds Music Chart]], a local chart show based on album sales.<ref name=MA/> 

This was followed by the formation of a music group called ‘Ever High Dreads’ or EHD as it was popularly known. In 2000, [[Steve Lox]] died after a long illness. [[2wice]], another member, released a single tilted ‘''[[Tomato Balunda (song)|Tomato Balunda]]''’ which was meant to be an EHD project. This upset the rest of the group and the group disbanded.<ref name=MA/>

His second album ''[[Fwelele Fwelele (album)|Fwelele Fwelele]]'' was released in 2001, published by [[Sounds Investments Zambia]] and in 2002 Nasty D formed an entertainment production company with his wife, which they called [[Mphalala Production]].
 
The third album ''[[Zambezi Yeka Yeka (album)|Zambezi Yeka Yeka]]'' was released on Mphalala Productions. This album featured [[Louie X]] and [[Shi Masta]]. The album marked the beginning of the Zambezi Music era, and again the song ''[[Aitaya (song)|Aitaya]]'' topped the local charts for a record 23 weeks. Nasty D formed the [[Zambezi Symphony]] playing live Zambian music.

Zambezi Symphony comprised of Desh, [[Shi Masta]], Mwaka and Queen Sheba on backing vocals, Zenzo, Mwika and Mumbi on bass guitar, rhythm guitar and drums respectively, Dave on lead guitar while Nasty D and [[2wice]] where the main vocalists. After touring the country, the group disbanded and Nasty retreated to [[Kabwe]] with some of the band members to explore Zambezi music. 

He later formed the [[Zambezi Family band]] with his brother Hakeem and sister Mwaka. In 2004, he released his fourth album titled ‘''[[Banjikata Kata Sana (album)|Banjikata Kata Sana]]''’. The album explored his Zambezi music with the title track about his arrest. It was released under Mission Press.

In 2005, he moved back to [[Lusaka]] and worked on an eight track album called ''[[Zambezi Fire (album)|Zambezi Fire]]'' which was released in July under [[Supershine Investments]]. This was followed by another music project titled ‘[[Zambezi Bluez (album)|Zambezi Bluez]]’.

In 2007 he decided to take a break from the music industry, citing personal reasons, among them school. In 2012 he returned with a remix of his classic hit ''[[Bombasa (song)|Bombasa]]'' and ''[[Shake Your Kwendo (song)|Shake Your Kwendo]]'', a club banger in which he featured a talented teenage rapper Drillz and Stevo.<ref name=UK>[http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/2012/03/15/nasty-d-is-back-with-shake-your-kwendo/ Nasty D is back with shake your kwendo], UK Zambians, 15 March 2012</ref>

===Discography===

==External links==
*[http://blog.kalimbaradio.com/index.php/2015/12/17/nasty-d-one-of-the-founding-fathers-of-modern-zambian-music/ Nasty D: One Of The Founding Fathers Of Modern Zambian Music], Mwape Chisaka, Turn It Up, December 17, 2015

==References==

[[Category:People of Zambia]]
[[Category:Zambian musicians]]