Dandy Krazy cries over his dreads

COPPERBELT singer Dandy Krazy last Friday night cried over his dreads that were forcefully cut by prison officials in Luanshya during his stay at the correctional facility over a cannabis case.

Wesley Chibambo, a.k.a King Dandy, 37, poured out his emotions to his fans that turned up in numbers at Chilenje’s East Point Nevada where he was making his maiden performance after the courts convicted him for unlawful possession of marijuana.

“I kept those dreads for 15 years and it was so unfair that they had to cut them before I was even convicted,” said the Chintelelwe singer amid applause from the revellers.

King Dandy also showed the patrons what looked like a scar on his head while suggesting that he was hurt when the prison officials were trying to cut his dreads.

“I refused but as you can see this scar here (pointing at his head), and because of that I will never wear any cap in protest for my dreads,” he added.

Currently riding high on his new single dubbed Dibili Dibili, Dandy pulled a large crowd and never disappointed with his performance though his dancing suggests he still is not a free man as he couldn’t match his pre-incarceration act.

With such hits as Donchi Kubeba which still proves to be popular, Lubuto, Bed Sheet, Dibili Dibili and Give Me Your Love featuring Dacosta, Dandy’s fans had a great time during an hour-long performance that started around 01:00 hours on Saturday morning.

Before hanging up the microphone to end his performance, Dandy revealed that he has been smoking dagga for the past 27 years and claimed that the drug never ever influenced him to do wrong things.

He saw nothing wrong with smoking the banned substance until last month when he was arrested and convicted. “I have been smoking for the past 27 years but I didn’t know it was wrong.

“I would like to urge everyone who smokes to stop because it’s against the laws of Zambia to do so,” he said.

Luanshya magistrate Edward Banda slapped a 12-month jail term with hard labour on Dandy Crazy of Kitwe’s Ndeke Village township.

Magistrate Banda suspended the sentence for 18 months on condition that the convict does involve himself in any criminal activities during this period.

This means that he will not be in jail but if he commits another offence within the next 18 months.