Chef 187 Explained
| Chef 187 |
| Nickname: | Numeral Uno • Lyrical Sensei |
| Birth Name: | Kondwani Kaira |
| Birth Date: | 23 May 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Chingola, Zambia |
| Relatives: | Macky 2 (brother), Towela Kaira (sister) |
| Spouse: | Yolanda Kaira |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Years Active: | 2010–present | | Label: | Alpha Entertainments | | Associated Acts: | Skales P-Square |
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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[1] [2] 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[3] 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[4]
- Amenso Pamo- 2013
- Broke Nolunkumbwa - 2023
Notable songs
- "Wala" -2015
- "Kumalila Ngoma" - 2014[5]
- "Foolish me feat P Jay"
- "Big Shofolo"[6]
- "99 jobs"
- "Love you"
- "Court session"[6]
- "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[7] [8]
- 2015 - Best Hip Hop Album - Heart of a Lion[8] [9]
- 2015 - Best Mainstream Male Artiste award - Chef 187[10]
- 2015 - Best Collaboration - "Kumalila Ngoma" (Chef 187 ft. Afunika)[8] [10]
- 2022- best hip-hop artist of year- kwacha awards(2022)
Notes and References
- Web site: Proflight’s new Fly5 . ZNBC NEWS . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150714042738/http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=10278 . 14 July 2015 . dead .
- Web site: Proflight unveils Fly5 envoys . Edwin Mbulo . 25 March 2016.
- Web site: Macky 2, Chef 187 face off . CLEVER ZULU . 25 March 2016.
- Web site: Heart of a Lion Album . KKbox.com .
- Web site: Chef 187 New Song . Lusaka Times . 26 March 2016.
- Web site: CHEF 187 CHARMS KITWE NEW YEAR’S EVE CLUBBERS . Times of Zambia . 26 March 2016.
- Web site: Zambian Breweries Revamps Music Awards Ceremony . Chambwa Moonga . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130083756/http://postzambia.com/news.php?id=15007 . 30 January 2016 . dead .
- Web site: CHEF 187, ABEL CHUNGU SWEEP ZMA AWARDS . Davies M.M Chanda . 25 March 2016.
- Web site: Nominations for Zambian music awards 2015 . Lusaka Times . 25 March 2016.
- Web site: Proflight Zambia congratulates Chef 187 . Zambian Eye . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416204700/http://zambianeye.com/archives/31324 . 16 April 2015 . dead .
