Born in Lusaka, Zambia, life has taken this young phenomenon around the world. A self-declared ‘rolling stone’, Chanda has lived in Zambia, Spain and the United States, with many, many other travels in between. His journey with music began at a young age, with the classic album Doggystyle by Snoop Dogg. Later, He would become enthralled with East Coast legends, including Nas, who would become his favorite MC. At the callow age of nine, he decided that he could rap too and he began penning his first verses. Many rhyme books later, Chanda has now arrived.
Chanda’s time in Spain immersed him further into hip-hop culture teaching him about the elements, including breakdancing, graffiti and freestyling. It was here in Spain that he first recorded in a professional music studio, first performed live shows and first released multiple mixtapes. As part of the Spanish/English bi-lingual duo Uny2 (pronounced ‘unidos’), Chanda Mbao learned what it meant to connect with the audience. He fuses different styles of hip-hop and focuses on using witty punchlines and wordplay to keep his listeners entertained. For every layer of meaning you think you uncover, look further because he aims for lyrical depth beyond the norm.
The next voyage took the teenage Mbao to Miami where he would attend the University of Miami to study Economics and International Studies. With these two majors, as well as minors in Mathematics and Foreign Languages, the stress of school, internships and extra-curricular activities seemed to take him away from music but this hiatus was an important period in helping him formulate the right plan of attack.
Now, in 2012, he is bringing you two key projects. The first, The Syllabus Mixtape, is a mixtape that will be released via weekly downloadable tracks. The second, tentatively titled Midnight Lightz, after Chanda Mbao’s publishing company, will be released on May 31st, 2012. Midnight Lightz will be a project consisting of solely original material and is well on its way to being complete.
Chanda Mbao is looking forward to riding with you all on this epic journey.
follow him on twitter @chandambao
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Listen to more of his music at http://soundcloud.com/chandambao
THE MUSIC
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(the song can be downloaded from here :http://soundcloud.com/chandambao/icon)
By Kapa187
wow..goodluck youngman..International School of Lusaka(ISL) made you a star..keep it up!
Thank you very much–I certainly will keep it up. I wish you all the best in your endeavours, too!
good song young man . keep working hard ,just because u are in america doesnt mean its easy to make it big in music
Wow the song is killer. Love the suit man .big up
Thank you, sir. I rap in a suit because I’m trying to challenge some preconceived notions people have. Also, you’ll notice I use no profanity.
LT why is that every artist you feature is described as ‘up and coming’? When are they going to arrive?
OK, the boy’s got the flow, no doubt. Plus he can rap tight but he’s not the only one out there… there are hundred thousands rival MCs that don’t sleep. So he’ll need more than just a mixtape to break through. Wishing him good luck!
Good luck to them all. The world is big enough for them all and more but when you put in the work, your reward comes to you at some point.
Well done and Good lucky
Wow, good stuff!! Well done indeed. Well educated and hard work.They say you reap what you sow and God helps those who help themselves. Keep it up, we are very proud of you and the very best wishes to you.
Way better than the American wannabe Mr Swagger (C.R.I.S.I.S).
Thank you for the compliment but even I’ve got to admit that Crisis was one of the first Zambian Hip-Hop artists to do what he’s done. Much respect to all the hard workers out there.
Good staff man. wish to see and hear more of your music
like Wale said “ambition is priceless”…keep it up man
like Wale said “ambition is priceless” keep it up man
That’s my uncle!!!!
Ndelombako zali!