A ROUND-UP OF NEWS IN THE ZAMBIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY OVER THE WEEKEND!
Westside Music Blog brings you to our new weekly report of all of the weekend’s activities in the Zambian entertainment arena.
On the Westside Weekend Buzz, we will take through all of the attention-grabbing updates of the week.
Enjoy
Macky 2’s ‘King Bugar’ reality show, Mpali takes AMVCA Award
Zambia’s multi-talented artist Macky 2’s ‘King Bugar’ reality show and famous telenovela ‘Mpali’ reaped awards at the prestigious African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) Awards held last Saturday.
King Bugar, which premiered last year in June, was named ‘Best Unscripted Original’ at the flashy ceremony held at the Eko Hotels & Suites in Lagos, Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the famous Zambezi Magic telenovela, Mpali, took home the ‘Best Original Telenovela’ award at the event that was attended by a host of celebrities.
Shakirah Saeed Phiri alias ‘Tamara’ in Mpali represented the cast at the ceremony and received the award as well as on behalf of Macky 2.
Chile One Fill Up Levy Dream Received With Heavy Public Backlash
Ahead of Yo Maps’ ‘Fill Up Heroes’ album launch event set for Saturday at the National Heroes Stadium, Chile One has also embarked on an operation to fill up Ndola’s Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
However, Chile One’s proposed show has been received with a great deal of criticism from the public owing to his timing of availing his show just a few days to Yo Maps’ own at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
In a social media posting on Sunday, the ‘Fwe Bakuchaume’ hit-song maker availed his dream of a mega-show at the 48,000 capacity arena.
“Levy Mwanawasa Stadium
Fill Up???
BoyFromChililand” Chile One posted on his official Facebook page.
However, Chile One has yet to release a program for the show.
Chef 187 Lits Up Levy With ‘Broke Nolunkumbwa’ Album Launch
Award-winning Zambian hip-hop star Chef 187 took the limelight in the city of Ndola last Sunday as thousands turned up for his ‘Broke Nolunkumbwa” album launch.
The Kopala edition of Chef 187 mega-hit album managed to pull a huge crowd as expected at Ndola’s iconic Levy Mwanawasa Stadium.
A number of top recording artists also turned up to perform at the show including Y Celeb, Jemax, Xaven, Drifa Trek, T Low, and Dizmo among others.
All Set For Yo Maps’ Fill Up Heroes Show
All is set for Zambian music megastar Yo Maps’ much anticipated Fill Up Heroes show for the launch of his “Try Again” album on Saturday, 27 May.
The program for the show set to be held at the 60,000-capacity National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka was released on Friday.
Gates at the Heroes Stadium are expected to open at 12:00 hours with a blockbuster line-up of artists set to grace the stage at the show.
Prominent artists include the likes of Macky 2, Slap Dee, Chanda Na Kay, Bobby East plus more.