Fumba Chama (born 6 April 1984), known professionally as Pilato, is a Zambian hip hop recording artist from Ndola. The name Pilato written as “pilAto” is an acronym for, People in Lyrical Arena Taking Over. Born and raised in the copperbelt province, pilAto commenced his career as a Poet at the early age of 10 before formally moving into the music industry in 2010 and in 2010, poetry became his music. Pilato has released three studio albums. Chama Fumba, being in one of Ndola’s sprawling townships and his upbringing which was rough in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods brought him close to the pitfalls of poverty and the daily struggles of the masses.
pilAto’s music is largely broad-spectrum social commentary with generous overtones of contemporary Hip Hop after starting out as a poet Pilato is referred to as the voice of the voiceless, he is known to be a relevant voice in the dispensation of Democracy in Zambia. pilAto has managed to affix art and music on the political picture in Zambia today. In 2010 Pilato won the Ngoma Award as Zambia’s Best Poet. He was later nominated for Best Music Video at the Born & Bred Awards in 2011. More on Wikipedia.