Kondwani Kaira (born May 23, 1986), known professionally as Chef 187, is a
Zambia
Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor ...
n
hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
musician, a former
Infinix ambassador and former
Proflight ambassador
from the
Copperbelt Province
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signed under Alpha Entertainments Music. A younger brother to
Macky 2
Mulaza Kaira (born 10 October 1984), also known as Macky II, Macky 2, MK Macky 2, DJ Bugar, and Flava Boy, is a Zambian hip hop musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and Actor. He is known for participating in the ninth season of ''Big B ...
.
Career
Chef 187 first showed interest in music when he was 5 but he only considered it as a career in 2003 after seeing his elder brother
Macky 2
Mulaza Kaira (born 10 October 1984), also known as Macky II, Macky 2, MK Macky 2, DJ Bugar, and Flava Boy, is a Zambian hip hop musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and Actor. He is known for participating in the ninth season of ''Big B ...
become successful in the music industry over the years. In 2005 he recorded his first song. In 2011 he collaborated with
Macky 2
Mulaza Kaira (born 10 October 1984), also known as Macky II, Macky 2, MK Macky 2, DJ Bugar, and Flava Boy, is a Zambian hip hop musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and Actor. He is known for participating in the ninth season of ''Big B ...
his older brother, performing a
diss track
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entitled "I Am Zambian Hip-Hop", targeted at rapper
Slap Dee of XYZ entertainment records.
Discography
Albums
* ''Bon Appetit'' - 2019
* ''Bon Appetit Deluxe'' - Published: 02/2021
* ''Amnesia'' - 2016
* ''Heart of a Lion'' - 2014
* ''Amenso Pamo- 2013''
* ''Broke Nolunkumbwa'' - 2023
Notable songs
* "Wala" -2015
* "Kumalila Ngoma" - 2014
* "Foolish me feat P Jay"
* "Big Shofolo"
* "99 jobs"
* "Love you"
* "Court session"
[
* "Complicated" ft. T-Low Badman Alahji
* "Amnesia"
* "Good Teacher Bad Kasukulu"
* "Mundowe ndowe" ft. ]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. ...
and Dope G
* "Winning feat Wilz Nyopole"
* "Can't Wait to Tell You I Told you" ft. S Roxy
* "Unbeatable" ft. SRoxy
*"Sensei"
*"No Minyo Minyo"
*"I need you"
*"Coordinate" ft Skales
Raoul John Njeng-Njeng (born 1 April 1991), better known as Skales (an acronym for "Seek Knowledge Acquire Large Entrepreneurial Skills"), is a Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter. In 2000, he started writing rap songs in Kaduna. Between 2 ...
*"One more" ft Mr. P
*" Never Forget (Sampa the Great song)"
* “ Nobody” ft Blake
Awards
* 2015 - Mainstream Album Award - ''Heart of a Lion''[
* 2022- best hip-hop artist of year- kwacha awards(2022)
]
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chef 187
Living people
21st-century Zambian male singers
Musicians from Lusaka
1986 births
Instagram