“Dreaming doesn’t kill. Even though I’ve never won any award locally, I would want to bring Grammys home,” says Gospel artiste Kwanda Mwima. The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy of the United States, are some of the world’s most prestigious honors in music. While Kwanda acknowledges she’s not yet a household name, her dream of global recognition burns brightly. Born and raised in Kalulushi, Kwanda grew up in a deeply musical and spiritual environment as a pastor’s child. Her earliest musical lessons came from her parents. “I started singing when I was very young, I think I should say six years somewhere there. I have an album to my name titled Nalicimfya (I’ve triumphed) and several other singles,...

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