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.

Chef 187
Chef 187 in 2022
Born
Kondwani 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

Career

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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

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Albums

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  • 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

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  • "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

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  • 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)

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Proflight Zambia congratulates Chef 187". Zambian Eye. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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