GENERAL OZZY UNLEASHES UNSTOPPABLE EP
David Banda alas
Ozzy was born in Ndola 34 years ago, Ozzy blasted to fame on the Zambian music scene in 2004
with a track entitled “Backstabber” which eventually earned a spot in the
Romaside compilation alongside artists like Exile, MC Wabwino and Runnel.
Unarguably, the
over 10 years hit maker is the most consistent artist from the generation of
music artists that pioneered Zambian music to the level it is now. Having had
his stint with Sling Beats Records where he released so many hits from, he has
never stopped to woo his fans with banging tracks.
General Ozzy has officially let loose his Unstoppable EP after a successful listening session at Vegas
Annex VIP in Longacres, Lusaka.
The event which
was mostly attended by TV and Radio personalities from different media
organisations coupled with some artists and music producers.
KB and Vjeezy were
the hosts, Supasta DJ was on hand to deliver hot choones on decks and some
notable names included Cash Money and Flex from 4fm, 3illmatic from Rock fm,
Master LT and Showstar from Hone fm, Spina from Comet fm and Jekafela Jams from
Hot fm.
The Zambezi Magic
crew comprised of DSTV Marketing Manager Ndela Sichizya, Public Relations
Manager Mwika Malindima, GOTV Public Relations Officer Kalumba Chikonde –Ksmash
and a renowned Public Relations Practioner Mumbi Mutale now with Society for Family
Health (SFH) were also in attendance.
Zambian artists
were encouraged to submit their videos so that they are aired on the DSTV
musical channels.
Music producers
Raydo and Trickstar, Hiphop artists Secret and Tiye-P and an Ikonik song bird
Nyemba were equally spotted in the crowd.
The curtain raiser
of the night was none other than the Kopala based Hiphop artist K’Chinga
followed by the singing sensation Wezi, who never ceases to captivate people’s
hearts with her soulful flavour.
She performed an
acoustic version of General Ozzy’s “Take My Heart” then wrapped up with Chi
Daddy, her latest single, which is currently enjoying massive airplay on most
of the Radio Stations.
DJ Cosmo also
laced it with “Olipa” act of his dancehall jams before the freshest and dopest
name in game MK Macky 2 delivered a killa performance that left most of the revellers
still yearning for more.
Just before the
sampling could begin, Ozzy’s young brother, Brotherhood Music C.E.O, a Multi Award
Winner, Singer and Producer, Roberto performed Ama-Rulah and his newest single,
which has an awesome and fresh video – #Mailo.
After all these
performances, it was now time for General Ozzy to step up to the stage and mesmerised
the crowd with his antics and lyrics of his most popular tracks.
Some tracks he
sampled included “Sebenza” featuring Crisis aka Mr Swagger, the Legendary
Zambian Hip hop artist but based in Australia then came “Everything” ft Jody
from Namibia, “Girlfriend” featuring Knii Lante produced by TK Romaside then he
went on to perform some tracks from the EP, kicking it off with “Mahala”, followed
by “She loves the boy” and shut it down with “Pamodzi” together with Wezi.
The 12 track album
was auctioned for K3, 000 with the highest bidder being a Ugandan Entrepreneur
James Byaru who travelled all the way just to witness the certified release of
Unstoppable EP.
This was very
historical in that, it’s at the same Vegas Annex VIP where last year in
November, KB’s “My Diary” album was auctioned at K3,000 after which PJAY’s
“Lesa Somone” went up to K3, 500 in December.
The figures are
totally impressive and it’s all thanks to everyone that has been supporting and
appreciating the works that these artists put in.
At the moment, the
album is only available on iTunes but it will soon be in all the leading sound
stores nationwide.
Incontrovertibly,
the Unstoppable EP sampling party which ended after midnight was an epic moment
and this is what we ought to embrace as lovers of Zambian Music.
The 5-star General
urged his fellow artists to always speak out their minds through songs
regardless of what the next person is going to say or think.
He reckoned how
much he had peace of mind while recording this album, which has made a positive
contribution to the project.
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