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Slapdee
Mwila Musonda (born April 27, 1987), known professionally as Slapdee, is a Zambian African hip hop, hip hop and rap musician. Having won multiple awards since his debut in 2006, he is often regarded one of the pioneers of Zambian hip-hop. Early life Slapdee was raised by his aunt, after losing his parents and brother. Because of his aunt’s career, he moved around often, even attending schools in Botswana and South Africa. During his high school years, Slapdee returned to Zambia where he befriended future musician Hamoba, and the two started making music together. He has helped bring to light many upcoming artists including Xaven The Kopala Queen Music career His musical career began in 2006 when he released "Asembe Isebenza". After a while it got identified by promoter Sync. He released a debut album “Asembe isebenza” and gained radio hype and generated a buzz in the Hip-hop underground. Although his debut album wasn't a success, Slapdee released a second album ''So Che'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XYZ Entertainments
XYZ Entertainments, also known as XYZ Entertainment and XYZ (for short), is a Zambian record label based in Lusaka. It was founded by Mwila " Slapdee" Musonda. The entertainment group specializes in R&B and hip hop music. "XYZ" stands for ''Example yapa Zambia'', which is literally "Example of Zambia" in Bemba and Nyanja. Robert "Bobby East" Chunga is the label's CEO and the production manager was Harry "DJ H-Mac" Mwanza(who is now the Founder of a new record label Called "New age Entertainment"). Notable artists signed to XYZ include Brawen ormer member of xyz,now signed to new Age entertainment founder Slapdee, Bobby East, Kags, Mr. Starsh, Mubby Roux, Koby ormer member of xyz,now signed to new Age entertainment B-Mak ormer member of xyz,now signed to new Age entertainment and singer Jorzi ormer member of xyz,now signed to new Age entertainment At the 2017 Kwacha Music Awards (KMA), Slapdee won three awards, including Best Male Artist, Best Hip Hop Song (for "Vagwada") and B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Hip Hop
Hip hop music has been popular in Africa since the early 1980s due to widespread African American influence. In 1985, hip hop reached Senegal, a French-speaking country in West Africa. Some of the first Senegalese rappers were M.C. Lida, M.C. Solaar, and Positive Black Soul. There also have been groups in Tanzania and other countries that emceed before 1989, that knows as Kwanza Unit although it is not very well known. During the late 1980s to mid 1990s, Stevano UGO, Lagos, Nigeria hit “Earthquaking African MC” became the first Afrobeat rap Artist playing on radio Ray Power FM released via Kennis Music founder, Kenny Ogungbe “African Diddy, this sparked more awareness of bilingual rappers started to escalate all over Africa. Each region had a new type of style of hip hop. Rap elements are also found in Kwaito, a new genre based on house music which developed in South Africa in the 1990s. Hip Hop the genre itself was created by African Americans during the early 1970s in The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumba Yachi
Shadreck Mukenge (born June 14, 1986) better known by his stage name Mumba Yachi, is a Congolese musician based in Zambia. Career Mumba Yachi's love for music developed at a very young age. He grew up listening to Kalindula and Rhumba music. P. K. Chishala and Franco Luambo are said to be one of the people that inspired him to become a musician. In 2009, he began his singing career. Since then, he has been nominated and has won various awards. He has worked with many different Zambian artists such as Chef 187, Slapdee and many others. Discography Studio albums Singles Controversy and legal issues In 2017, Mumba was arrested by Zambia's Immigration Department when they discovered that he was a Congolese who had illegally obtained Zambian citizenship. The Immigration Department's public relations spokes officer said that Mumba made up a false identity to obtain a Zambian; NRC and passport with the names "Shadreck Mumba". Upon his detention and subsequent investigations, Mum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleo Ice Queen
Clementina Mulenga (born June 14, 1989), popularly known as Cleo Ice Queen, is a Zambian-born hip-hop recording artist, television, and radio presenter. She is a multiple award-winning musical artiste and media personality which has seen her become one of the most influential personalities in Zambia and the rest of Africa. She is signed to global record label.Def Jam Records, Backed by a huge social media following of over 1.6 million across all social media platforms, she first gained recognition for her work as a Proflight Zambia brand ambassador and a Maximum Diva Woman Condom brand ambassador. Since then, she has gone on to sign deals with huge global franchises such as Johnnie Walker, Fair and White and Softcare. She is also passionate about female physical fitness and partners with Evolve Fitness. Cleo rose to prominence in 2013 when she participated in the eighth season of the reality television series Big Brother Africa, known as The Chase. She is also known for her m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambian Rappers
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotseland-North-Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngoma Music Award
The Ngoma Awards are an annual Zambian arts award ceremony which recognise the nation's artistic talent. The awards are organised by the National Arts Council of Zambia. The Ngoma Awards are Zambia's only official national artistic honours and awards, covering a wide range of disciplines. History The National Arts Council of Zambia is mandated by the National Arts Council Act 31 of 1994 Part 5, Section (e) to “regulate and provide for modalities for the award of national honours for artistic merit.” In 2019, the Ngoma Awards returned to Zambia after a 6 year hiatus. The newly relaunched Ngoma Awards includes 7 categories: creative writing, stage theatre, community theatre, music, traditional music and dance, visual arts, and media arts. Guidelines and Procedures for the Ngoma Awards are provided in booklet and PDF form by the National Arts Council of Zambia. 2019 winners Ngoma Award winners were announced in December 2019.Ano Shumba,Zambia: 2019 Ngoma Awards announce winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xaven The Kopala Queen
Rachel Chakwa Mwewa commonly known as Xaven The Kopala Queen is a Zambian rapper and singer. In 2022, she won the Zambian Female Artist of the Year at the Diamond TV personality award, becoming the first female artist from the Copperbelt to win the award. Career Xaven began her music career at a young age. However, she became a noticeable figure in Zambian music after releasing a single title “Ndine woloweshe” and “Adedesha” among others, which propelled her to the Zambian Female artist of the year award. She is managed by Jerahyo alongside Chanda Na Kay. https://zedscoop.com/full-winners-list-diamond-tv-2022-personality-of-the-year-awards/ Xaven Wins Female Artists of the year Personal life Xaven lives in Lusaka, she is married to Nez Long, also a Zambia singer and rapper. References Living people People from Kitwe Musicians from Lusaka 1991 births Zambian rappers {{Improve categories, date=June 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black South Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koby
KOBY (940 AM) was an American radio station broadcasting an Oldies format. It was licensed to Cedar City, Utah. The license and the callsign have been deleted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. History The station used to be known as KBRE, and then KNNZ, beginning on May 25, 2001. On February 24, 2009, while off air, the station changed its call sign to KOBY. On May 29, 2009, the Fifth District Court of Utah in Washington County, Utah, appointed a receiver to take over KOBY for US Capital, Incorporated of Boulder, Colorado, an investment group which foreclosed on Legecy Media, the owners of KOBY and several other stations. The receiver turned the license in to the FCC and requested it be canceled pursuant to court approval. It was cancelled on November 9, 2012. References External links FCC History Cards for KOBY Defunct radio stations in the United States BOY A boy is a young male human. The term is commonly used for a child or an adolescent. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macky 2
Mulaza Kaira (born 10 October 1984), also known by the stage names Macky II, Macky 2, MK Macky 2, DJ Bugar, and Flava Boy, is a Zambian Multi-Award winning hip hop musician, singer, Songwriter and producer. He is known for participating in the ninth season of ''Big Brother Africa'', where he placed third in the competition. Kaira is from Chingola, Zambia and runs the Macky 2 Hope Foundation, which supports orphans and vulnerable children. Music career Kaira began showing an interest in music in his childhood after attending the Catholic church in Ndola. In 2011 he left home to travel to Lusaka, where he released his album ''Ndimupondo'' under the Digital X label with Alpha Entertainment and J-Kayo. Two songs from the album, "I am The President" and "Number 1 Fan", received radio play and were positively received by audiences. Kaira received the Zambia Music Award for Album of the Year in 2013 for his album ''Legendary''. In 2014 He was nominated in the Zambia Music Awards, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
