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Zambian hip hop musician (born 1986)

Chef 187
Chef 187 in 2022
BornKondwani Kaira
(1986-05-23) 23 May 1986 (age 38)
Chingola, Zambia
Other namesNumeral Uno • Lyrical Sensei
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • rapper
SpouseYolanda Kaira
RelativesMacky 2 (brother), Towela Kaira (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Years active2010–present
LabelsAlpha Entertainments
Musical artist

Kondwani Kaira (born May 23, 1986), known professionally as Chef 187, is a Zambian hip hop musician, a former Infinix ambassador and former Proflight ambassador from the Copperbelt Province signed under Alpha Entertainments Music. A younger brother to Macky 2.

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 become successful in the music industry over the years. In 2005 he recorded his first song. In 2011 he collaborated with Macky 2 his older brother, performing a diss track 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 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
  • "One more" ft Mr. P
  • "Never Forget (Sampa the Great song)"

Awards

  • 2015 - Mainstream Album Award - Heart of a Lion
  • 2015 - Best Hip Hop Album - Heart of a Lion
  • 2015 - Best Mainstream Male Artiste award - Chef 187
  • 2015 - Best Collaboration - "Kumalila Ngoma" (Chef 187 ft. Afunika)
  • 2022- best hip-hop artist of year- kwacha awards(2022)

References

  1. "Proflight's new Fly5". ZNBC NEWS. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. "Proflight unveils Fly5 envoys". Edwin Mbulo. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. "Macky 2, Chef 187 face off". CLEVER ZULU. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. "Heart of a Lion Album". KKbox.com.
  5. "Chef 187 New Song". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ^ "CHEF 187 CHARMS KITWE NEW YEAR'S EVE CLUBBERS". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  7. "Zambian Breweries Revamps Music Awards Ceremony". Chambwa Moonga. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ^ "CHEF 187, ABEL CHUNGU SWEEP ZMA AWARDS". Davies M.M Chanda. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. "Nominations for Zambian music awards 2015". Lusaka Times. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ^ "Proflight Zambia congratulates Chef 187". Zambian Eye. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.

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