AFRICAN DREAM

 

African Dream, Kadoko chanda  was born in Lusaka ,but spent his childhood in Mozambique, South Africa and Angola.

His poems and music are influenced by the different cultures he has experienced and the need for change to improve lives of people in the African continent. This has influenced him to recite poems and rap in English, Portuguese, Bemba and Nyanja.

He has been writing poems for over 10 years, but only recently started performing on stage.

Most of his music comes from the poems he writes. He has worked with a few artist such as Ariel, Ceeceefied, Jesse, T.C. From Nigeria, Shenzi, Lee, Multi, just to name a few artist.

“My dream is to make music and poetry that people will relate, enjoy, dance to, and get influenced or motivated to do bigger things.”

KAPA187: What does being creative mean to you?

AFRICAN DREAM :. Umm, well its about opening your own mind to possibilities that do not exist without putting boundaries for yourself. Doing things that have never been done.

 KAPA187: When did you first start writing, what made you feel the need to express yourself in this way?

AFRICAN DREAM :. I started writing when I was about 10 years old when I went to boarding school in South Africa. Poetry was a way of expressing my feelings to this new culture I had found. It was also the first time i learnt that race was an issue and people had been segregated because of being black in the past, and having a father who worked in a humanitarian organization in Mozambique before and after the war, it made me experience poverty first hand and question why some people would go to certain extremes to destroy the destiny of success of their own people.

KAPA187:  What kind of work are you most drawn to reading yourself? Do you find yourself reading work similar to your own, or completely different?

AFRICAN DREAM :.I try to read just about everything though African material stands out, but it usually depends on the state of mind am at, at a particular time.
 KAPA187:  What style of poetry do you prefer?  Freestyle, Rhyming …

AFRICAN DREAM :.Umm, i like free verse because it lets me express exactly how i feel without any rules.

 KAPA187:  Who are some poets that inspire you and why ?

AFRICAN DREAM :.Yooh, thats a difficult one man, but Agostinho Neto and Che Guevara do it. I get inspired at how they thought and saw the world at that time, and how their poems still relate and reflect to the life we live today.

 

KAPA187:  How did you feel the first time you performed your poetry.

AFRICAN DREAM :.Mmm, i was nervous at first man, but, once the poem was finished, it felt really good.

KAPA187:  You also rap. Are you lyrics centered on the same subject matter as your poems?

AFRICAN DREAM :.Up to a certain degree, though i feel comfortable rapping about certain issues which i cant with poems, especially if you talking about chilling and having a good time.hehe
KAPA187:  What has been your biggest achievement?

AFRICAN DREAM :.Helping my parents build their dream house, and seeing the joy it brings to them.

 

KAPA187: If you could have any super powers what would it be and why?

AFRICAN DREAM :.hehe. Read womens minds.hehehe wouldnt it be great man? Neh just kidding, i wouldn’t mind being as fast as light, so i could go anywhere in the world within a flash. Love travelling and experiencing new cultures.

KAPA187: Is there something about you that people will be surprised to know?

AFRICAN DREAM :.I started learning how to speak english when i was 10 years old. Bemba was my prefered language to speak.

KAPA187: Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years ?

AFRICAN DREAM :.ish, thats a tough one. I see myself running my own business and also participating in charitable organisations to help the people in need in our society. Plus still doing what i do with a bigger platform

 KAPA187: Is there a poem that you have written that you will never forget , if so what was it about.
AFRICAN DREAM :Yeah i have, its called One Zambia One Nation. Its a poem about being proud to be Zambian, and embracing the people in our past, believing in the zambian youth that they have the power to make things better. It talks about uniting people together as one no matter what tribe you are, because we can achieve anything we want if we work together as one.

POEM

MUSIC

HAVE A GOOD TIME

A feel-good track that you can put on repeat and just “have a good time”

Follow him on twitter ( @african_dream) and find him on facebook , to get more of his music and poetry.

BY KAPA187