By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – NDOLA artiste Bob Siyuni, otherwise known as Holly Bob, is set to launch his second album Imfula Yamapalo next week Friday on April 4. The 30-year-old Ndola artiste cannot wait for...

ZAMBIAN legend Benson Simbeye cannot be ignored in the upplause of local stars, especially those that traversed the East African music circuit in the 1960s through to the 70s and popularised the Nairobi twist in...

By SAM PHIRI – SOME viewers have compared the Born and Bred Awards to the just ended larger-than-life continental Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) and the heavily sponsored Mosi Zambian Music Awards. No qualms,...

By SAM PHIRI – COINERS and fans of the famous Kopala Swag catch-phrase in the Zambian musical circles were last Friday on cloud nine after their well-loved top-rep Macky 2 swept the board of the...

By PEZO SIABASIMBI – THERE is an announcement of a new voice in the circles of R&B music in Zambia that will not go without noticing, James Mbewe otherwise known as Jay Jay. Jay Jay,...

By JAMES KUNDA INSPIRED by renowned Nigerian song-bird SINACH, Cecilia Mwaba has developed her talent to sing and is on the road to becoming a Zambian version of “SINACH” herself. Cecilia has been singing since...

ZAMBIAN music legend Jeff Mulenga never ceased to amuse and whenever he jumped on stage to grab the micro phone, his die-hard followers just went wild. Jeff’s voice was both touching and inspiring, his stage...

By JAMES KUNDA – FROM the tender age of 15, Pasha Magaba has been building his talent to sing and now he intends to produce his first album by August, 2014. Magaba, whose dream to...

By JAMES KUNDA – ENTREPRENEURSHIP can take up many forms as Lusaka-based studio owner and media producer Joel Siwale reveals. Siwale is the founder of Ikonik Music Studios, a media production and record label agency...

THE arts in Zambia have been rocked by confusion as some sections of the discipline are calling for the resignation of the National Arts Council (NAC) chairperson. Mulenga Kapwepwe has been at the helm of...