(House of dreamers) , who are Innovators and leaders in the Zambian
media industry.
opportunity to be recognised on an all African level, with videos that
have played on commercial channels such as MTV Base and Channel O (where
he finished off 2009 as number one on young gifted and African).On 8 December 2012, he released a maiden album called ‘Mizu’. The music
project was the highest selling album in Zambia for more than 12 weeks.
In 2011, he was voted winner of the BNB (Born and Bred) award in the
Best Gospel Artist category. In 2013, he was voted the winner of two
ZMAs (Zambian Music Awards) categories namely the Best Gospel Male
Artist and Best Gospel Male Album. In June 2013, he performed as guest
artist during the Big Brother Africa eviction show.
acting as an ambassador to African youth, showing the achievements that
can be made off talent, of which he has abundantly and has been
recognised by credible individuals such as Chief Igbinedion of Nigerias
Benin State, Prince Africa Zulu South Africa and the 4th president of Zambia His Excellency Rupiah Banda.
His song ‘Hipolopolo’ was used by Super Sport as the official song
during the Zambian soccer league. Through the U.S. State Department, he
went on a tour of the U.S. to study how music is used for civil
engagement. He and 20 other media personalities selected from 20
countries were issued with IVLP (International Visitors’ Leadership
Program) certificates. The tour saw him featuring in the Rolling Stones
magazine with a four page article on his tour to that country.
His ‘Mizu’ album was followed by the release of the ‘Broken English’ (2015) album.
He pioneered as the first Zambian artist to be invited by prince Africa
Zulu to perform at the Royal Onkweni Music Festival for the Zulu King
and thousands of people.
Pompi who is both a singer and a rapper, besides making good music is
a marvel to watch when performing because of his creative buildups and
coordinated movements. Pompis major objectives are to make music that
inspires and to highlight the beauty of our African culture which he
believes is being lost due to the westernised perception of the world
that is always shown by the media. He believes Africans should have an
identity with features unique to them such as the type of music, fashion
e.t.c.
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