By TERENCE MISELO
DONAVAN Kanyembo musically known as Ice Box is a 29-year-old Zambian artiste who was born in Ndola, on the Copperbelt.
Son to late Bowas Kanyembo and Betty Namukoko Kanyembo, Donavan is a the fourth child who picked on music as his career path.
Growing up in a community where a career in music was the least favoured, Ice Box who is also known by the nickname Dova first came on the scene in 2015 with his first track titled ‘Supra on My Fit’ produced by Jolly B.
Ice Box’s greatest fear growing up was having the lowest grades at school. This enabled him to work hard while at Kalulushi Trust School in Kalulushi, with his favorite subject being History.
The most influencial person to Donavan was his father seeing that he pushed him to always chase after his dreams and work hard in life.
In the year 2018, Ice Box released a banger that put him on the map.
‘New Dance’ was produced by the late Cholacho ‘good boy’.
This single was a sound played by several youths and party lovers as it had a unique beat and implored a new dance that was creatively described throughout the lyrics of the song.
As he continues to make music, Ice Box draws his inspiration from the renowned artiste Jay-Z and also his two brothers that have been instrumental to his career Duncan Kanyembo, a designer with the brand name Blink Africa Designs & Njavwa Simukoko, the Communications & Advocacy officer at Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) alongside other family and friends.
With a total of 34 songs attached to his name, Ice Box just dropped a new song titled ‘Sela’ ft K Viper produced by Deezy Ex.
About Ice Box
