Post Newspaper Managing Editor Fred M’membe has been honoured and awarded by Reggae musician Maiko Zulu for being the most relevant person in the promotion of Maiko Zulu and Saint Maiko Band.
And Maiko has also awarded the Post for being the most relevant organisation in promotion of Maiko Zulu and St. Maiko Band.
Presenting the award of recognition at a ceremony held at the Post Newspaper Offices in Lusaka today, Zulu said M’membe has outstanding record in supporting the St. Maiko Band speak for the voiceless people in community.
Zulu took a swipe at the national broadcaster, the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) for allegedly blacklisting him in 2006 when released his sixth album, Mad president.
Zulu, who was flanked by his wife Dambusa Nkhata alias ‘Sister D’ and daughter also condemned the previous MMD government for being at the centre of abusing state machinery to ‘block him’ from highlighting social injustices.
He hoped that the new Patriotic Front (PF) government will work hand-in-hand with artists who are doing their level best to sensitize the people.
“State machinery was used in 2006 to halt and block me to voice out the concerns contained in my album affecting people in communities.
ZNBC blacklisted my song/album from enjoying the airways, that decision was very unfair. But I hope the PF Government will manage things better,” he said.
Zulu has produced six albums namely; In The Ghetto which was the first album released in 2001, Pressure (2004), Reggae Unlimited (2005), Mad President (2006), Monk Square Revolution (2008) and Justice For Hire in 2009.
Zulu has written a song titled “Bwezani” as his seventh album yet to be released. The song is not about former Head of State Bwezani as in Rupiah Banda but rather a satirical composition which addresses real issues like the ZAMTEL tender, the plunder of national resources, the retirement nightmares and the failed constitution. The song also tackles the unfair judicial system and the cost of essential commodities among other burning issues
Zulu is an aggressive stage performer with direct social commentary in his hard-hitting lyrics.
His 2006 album ‘Mad President’ has continued to raise the controversy surrounding the artiste with Parliament in Zambia debating his music during live broadcast of parliamentary debates.
In accepting the award, Post Newspaper Managing Editor Fred M’membe said he was humbled by Maiko Zulu whom he said was giving the award as an individual instead of the government of the day.
“ I am really humbled and l appreciate for receiving this honour from a musician. I thank Maiko and his wife for their generosity and kindness to present this award to me,” M’membe said.
He disclosed that he has received other honours from outside the country but this is the very first time he was receiving an award locally.
And M’membe has called on government to support and uplift the welfare of artists in the country.
M’membe who claimed to be a musician in his 20s added that traditional music in Zambia was ‘stuck’ because no-body is paying attention to revive it.
He observed that Cuba, Congo- DR, Jamaica and other countries are earning huge sums of moneys from foreign exchange because of the input of their indigenous best musicians who made an impact.
“Government should pay attention to musicians because other countries are doing fine and earning a lot from forex. We are stuck here in Zambia because our own traditional music has gone down and no-body is paying attention to revive it,” M’membe said.
Veteran musician Brain Chengala Shakarongo and Rick Illilonga including other up-coming local artists; Twice and Impi witnessed the award presentation ceremony.
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Honoured for producing news papers for Rolling weed?
They smoke grass together. Nicely rolled up in Sunday’s edition of The Post.
HAHAHAHA PLEASE ALLOW THE MAD PRESIDENT ULBAM NOW. ITS RELEVANT
Ichisungu amareporter nishani kanshi? I would like to read and enjoy a news item- not navigating through landmines! He has been awarded! Awarded what?
#3 Higher Taller The award is “Excellence in Weed Smoking”
Passing on his fake Kora award???
Maiko Zulu has smoked the tough weed ya chi-Ngoni. Tomorrow he will wake up and revoke the award. If Fred Mmembe can pick up an award in today’s Zambia, what more ME? I should be President, then!
What’s up people? Learn to appreciate. Miko has been speaking for the voiceless unlike some of you who decide to keep quite in the face of injustice!!! I personally give him respect!!!
Rick ililonga is stil alive?oh wow.
Fwaka ama men munasheko?
membe is corrupt not worthy any honour!!! PAY DBZ… i will be the first to one to honour you!
#5 Nubian Princess: There is absolutely nothing wrong with weed stop this misconception iwe ka Nubian Princess, in fact I use it for mediation. Yes meditation with the herb is awesome. depending on your tolerance to the herb, you can partake just the right amount to put you in this great sense of awareness, but not the groggy stoned out feeling. Be sure to burn the appropriate kinds of incense to make it even better.
For your information I run a very successful business and i can even pay your tuma tuition fees, book allowance at your ka college; I will even sponsor you if they ever admit you at MIT (which you dream of) atase..
Bravo Ba Maiko.
You sound like the Hindu Guru of India – they use the weed and plenty of incense for enlightenment/awakening during long hours of medidation
In Zambia you can just create an award an honor anyone as you please… I think Zulu should stick to his weed smoking if he thinks Mmembe deserves any award. The man is a mercenary…
#11 Uncle Pipos- I always wondered what you were on! Thank you for the clarification. I wont ever hold anything against you.
The man must have been high on weed!
Ya, mbanje munyamata. Take him to a detox clinic
I am sure Mmembe will put that “award” on his resume.
Trot away and stop this nonsense, Ba Maiko is doing a fantastic job for the Zambian music industry, at least show the man some respect, the man is not just sitting there like you tapping on some keyboard with your fat fingers.
Awarding a K14 billion thief with some crap award is meaningless
numb 10, know that even USA finds it hard to pay back the money it owes to China. Allaaaaa.
And Maiko is more reasonable than some of ‘US’ and appreciates wat the Post has done for him
Uncle peoples no wonder u are a fooool,are you a bamba?
Let the artistes roam free :) The award is personal to him and his experience. It is not imperative to agree and in fact probably immaterial to him whether you do or don’t.
Maiko, u’re no better than the MMD. u were convicted for dagga
Rastafarians have always been the voice of the voiceless and a thorn to the system through roots reggae music. They stand for social justice and will highlight deficiencies and injustices caused by those privileged with leadership. They are intrepid and will risk their lives against political vultures for the sake of the masses. Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Joseph Hill to name a few are examples. By Zambian standards, Maiko Zulu(IRE WHO?) passes the test as did closer to home in Malawi, the late Evison Matafale. However, now that Membe and the Post are bedfellows with the system for a threesome, it will be interesting to see if Maiko has the spine to “bite the finger that fed him”. Let the powerless; the downtrodden; the underserved find solace in Reggae music.Conscious Music for ever! IRE!
F*** you all writing of weed this weed that! is that all you see or think of when you see or read about a reggae artist? You are all disgusting, some of you probably smoke cigarets and even ganja itself and yet you want to pretend to be the cleanest of all in society and who told you ganja was bad for you? If your bible is the center of your moral compass then quit condemning Miko for he does nothing wrong to you, appreciate his music because he discusses very important subjects in our country and the world at large. Miko is doing something for his country and what the F*** are you doing “You John solye Ubwali”.
Stop the PHD syndrome guys. Both these men have done something in this country in their own right! At least this is not in a time of death.Their names are recognisable. What about you? Who are you? What have you done in Zambia? Nonentities (Note: you are NON ENTITIES).
#3 Danger Jere, your comment ranks above all that have been posted so far. Keep it up and stay blessed.
WE HAVE THE MAD PRESIDENT NOW!! TELL AMOS MALUPENGA TO ALLOW YOUR MUSIC TO PLAY ON ZNBC NOW.. YOU ARE A FOOL!!! WEED IN YOUR CHIMUTU..
hahahaha! Maiko is always seeking attention, is music is useless, no one buys his music, he should stick to his weed, faggot Mmembe deserves no award, instead he should be shamed for being an *****, a self centred homo, a debt ridden cockroach, and a mercenary…Ba maiko if you want attention find something useful to do, not honouring faggots, or maybe you also do yakuback.