Dear Editor,
The rationale behind this program is absolutely perfect.This kind of innovation and motivational schemes are what we need in Zambia. But am constantly disappointed with the reasoning of the judges when they are saying their “NOs” and “YESs”
I Believe the Idea of the program is to motivate young Zambians but these Judges instead of Doing Just That they discourage them. The Fact that someone falls to meet their stand on this program should not be platform for them to destroy talent for good in these young people. Where someone say “Stop Singing, you are not a singer.” That is a very careless statement for someone to utter after assessing someone for less than 20minutes.
These judges some of them do not even have a successful music career, am imagining Ballard Zulu Singing His “Ndivour!! Ndivour!!” in front of the Judges. I don’t think himself (Ballad) would have gone through.
One Thing that amazes me is that, these Judges are even being influenced by things like beauty. Sometimes I question these judges ability to make Judgment. They Judge RAP,POETRY,DRAMA,COMEDY,DANCE in short all sorts of art when they have little Knowledge about these Arts themselves. It’s a shame!!!!!!!
Dear Judges Make your Judgments but don’t think you have the right to destroy these Kids potential . Don’t you know that the words you say so carelessly will affect some of the kids’ abilities for the rest of their lives?
Little Advice to Judges: Look at what Zambians Enjoy and Make you Judgments based on that, not what you like
Food for thought, Dandy Crazy ,Mark II , General Kanene& many others like that, If they were being assessed,what would have been these judges’ comments??? But this is the kind Zambian Like.
JUDGES BE ZAMBIAN JUDGES : Don’t be influenced by south African Judges on south African Talent (Idols) or American Judges on American Talent… Be Zambian Judges on Zambian Talent
ALL You Judging other, the Nation is watching and we await your next Albums… I Hope they will be Hits!!!
Heli Kaputo
umuzombiki
September 2, 2012 at 9:11 am
that niggar na RASTA…!
alfred
September 2, 2012 at 9:41 am
if someone sucks and are wasting our time, i think the judge should never mince their words and just be honest and tell them they SUCK. a lot of the people auditoning pa Talent Y Pa Zed are horrible and seem to be out of touch with reality.
kalulete
September 2, 2012 at 9:55 am
YOR OBSERVATION OVER THESE JUDGES IS TRUE SURELY HOW CAN U BRIN NAMAKAU SOME ONE WHO CAN NT SING A NATIONAL ATHEM TO B A JUDGE AND THEY WAT THESE CHILDREN TO SING OR DANCE LIK FALLY IPUPA OR DA LATE MJ OR LUTHAR VANDRAS B GENTLE PLIZ SOME OF U EVEN SUNG OR DACE
Mo taim
September 2, 2012 at 10:41 am
I agree with you those judges truly suck,Especially Ballad Zulu.
channda mwamba
September 2, 2012 at 11:00 am
true these judges suck, i imagine balat zulu singing “activities” on talent yapa zed can he surely win? shame on these useless judges.
GUN
September 2, 2012 at 11:16 am
I like it when they share a microphone,damn! Do they judge football?because i want to send my boy mukubashomba pa menso!
Jack Chibanga Juma
September 2, 2012 at 11:29 am
leave Ballad alone… I use 2 thnk he was a demn judge, bt my gods hv jst convinced me tht he is worth it. No one cn discovr or ruin one’s talent, it is yourself. Such pipo ar there to encourage or discourage u. It only dipends on hw u take it.
Ballad, shud remain, why say so? Evry contestant shud undrstand tht TYZ is not to discovr talent bt to expose it. Its not easy to pocket K100 mln, tht why there huddles like Ballad. Go with quality of conviction, Ballad wil not hide his rare YES. To some pipo its really shocking, promising, accountants, lawyers, footballers, med doc and many more, waisting their tym wht does not befeat thm.
Long leave Ken
Long leave Ballad
Long leave TAZ
Long leave Mule-Kapwe
Long leave Mo-Lilanda
The Elder
September 2, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Wow wow !thts showbiz for you.its not a game for the mellow hearted like the author and i,its for the tough ,resilient and goal oriented.Its a dog eat dog industry where only the tough tested survive.I too cnt stand the comments those judges pass to 14yr kids so i jst change channels when the programe begins.I really feel bad but the contestants know what they are in for and some even smile when they are being humiliated by a guy who doesnt even understand the difference between aria and minim.Still,those judges should know the difference between criticism and humiliation.
Bull Bwalya
September 2, 2012 at 12:31 pm
What do u expect when corruption comes in different forms and people; it’s up to you to see in a normal way or upside. The judges corrupt behavior does not the expect an expert to see; they are biased towards gender, complexion [ladies], surnames and if it a song then it must of a particular tribe.
SIMS
September 2, 2012 at 12:44 pm
i thank you just watch talent yapa zed you do not watch other talent search around the world if you do you can not be saying that that Ballad is not a good judge have you Simone, jack randy from the American how they do it,so its up to someone to take it or leave it if we went the best we need ballad zulu do you get it KAPUTO
matako
September 2, 2012 at 12:56 pm
This program is bullshit,out of millions only one winner,y nt split the hundred million into twenty or twenty five milliom n av atleast one winner frm o the provinces the auditions took frm,twenty million is enough to empower someone to start somethin,thinking capacity too shalow ba zed
zamshu
September 2, 2012 at 1:46 pm
you are absolutely right especially the guy who claims he knows it all. those chaps are meant to destroy talent in the young lads. they shouldn’t think they are special than those they judge
The Equalizer
September 2, 2012 at 2:22 pm
I have not seen the show, so I can not comment on it. I can however say that imitating Randy and Simon is not good for us. Those guys are coming from a different reality, and a more advanced industry. Even then, I find their attitudes in bad taste. What we need is to encourage our young people. It is true that some people just can not sing, or do not have what it takes, but one need not humiliate them. Anyway, for some time now the Zambian music industry has been dominated by fakes and phonies with pretty low standards.
Imbwili kulupako
September 2, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Mafi yabo
umuzombiki
September 2, 2012 at 2:34 pm
ZNBC is just SHIT…! Fyola.
waona
September 2, 2012 at 4:22 pm
waona ba kukalipila bazako hahahahahahaaaa!
agu
September 2, 2012 at 4:53 pm
vry discouraging!
lombe
September 2, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Ballad zulu is the ***** and most discouraging of them all. The chap can’t even sing but slams at children. As for me, I can’t even accept if he gave me his free songs on cd, ataaaaa!
lombe
September 2, 2012 at 6:25 pm
Where u see 5 stars in my comment above I mean “Idyoti”. A big one for that matter!
Ndivour!! Ndivour
September 2, 2012 at 6:42 pm
These judges are UPND bitter pundits.Fuckk HH,**** Tonganyokos who always say NO even its a YES ….We need Tupac to be the judge there.
Voltron
September 2, 2012 at 8:10 pm
NO FOR ME
Isaac Mapiki
September 2, 2012 at 8:57 pm
If you come to such talent shows you must be prepared to be shitted on.
Isaac Mapiki
September 2, 2012 at 9:01 pm
Lombe how did u get ‘published’ here. It seems a mission
Isaac Mapiki
September 2, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Viva Ballad Zulu!!
Isaac Mapiki
September 2, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Ballad is not a Bishop mentoring to his flock…
bob
September 3, 2012 at 5:00 am
I like kenny tonga he is the Real judge.leave long my brother.
kakolwe
September 3, 2012 at 5:46 am
True, Ballard Zulu must be the first person to know that talent is groomed. Almost 30yrs in music & he is still in infanncy! You should have tried Sakala Bros, Exile or Dandy Bushilu. These have proved their meto
Umuntu
September 3, 2012 at 6:33 am
Guys lets be real even a grade one boy knows that he(ballad) -is no gud judge, y not put guys like exile and the sakala brothers on the panel of judges imagin ba ballad its you been told the same words you use on others, how would you feel?
sc
September 3, 2012 at 8:27 am
Out of all,Ken Tonga is the man!
Teny
September 3, 2012 at 8:59 am
I agree with most of comments above. The best Judge is Kenny if not mistaken (The Chief Judge). Taonga,Ballard, and Mulenga no. Ballard waste of all. I liked Kenny’s Judgment right from inception.
Keep it up Kenny.
Exposed viewer
September 3, 2012 at 9:57 am
I would like to know whether the participants undergo any auditioning before they appear in front of judges and on national television because this is the trend elsewhere in the world. Auditioning would reduces dissing of these young Zambians aspiring to be artists.
FUTURE PRESIDENT-ZAMBIA
September 3, 2012 at 10:28 am
I observed that as well they are very disappoint Judges some of them people like the fake Barllard foolish Zulu.This my opinion.
Chosen
September 3, 2012 at 10:34 am
Boi kaputo you must have bn a competitor on the show and you wear a lousy one at that. That is how they judge. If you come here with some hiphop junk we ll judge you based on hiphop. If you come with kalindula kalindula it will be. There is no such thing as zambian reggea, its just reggea played by a zambian. The judges are fine what they want is the cream. They are not mentors. Waumfwa?
m . mwansa
September 3, 2012 at 10:40 am
But cishinka ba Ballad Zulu is not a judge way bacitilamofye bu judge bwabo tayawama. U can imagine Ballad aisa mukwimba tulya twi ne utu ma songs twabo ndiyo shaneo kuti bawina teti ba wine nokuwina. Apart from that na way fye yama comment ba ballad awe teisuma mwe, man u should change for better people are talk about you. Change for better my dear nangu mukamufumweko fye. Be like my man Ken Tonga that man is super all the best ken my man
naturi
September 3, 2012 at 10:44 am
i liked bob nkosha as a judge…lol..
love
September 3, 2012 at 11:07 am
well.ballard is indeed the worstest judge of all.ken ( the chief judge is simply the best)…maureen lilanda(no….not every1 can sing zambian music….so leave the singers alone)….the other guy (u deserve 2 be out of this show)
william
September 3, 2012 at 12:03 pm
thz jdgs r nt fare honstly hw cn u take TK,Sacalet 2b jdgs?thz guys thy r nt even recognzd in musical scene thy r usless u bttr take pipo like Kmillian,JK,Danny,Mampi Dndny,Exile etc 2b jdgs bcs thy r singers.ZNBC pliz improve thatswhy i spnt time wtchng DSTV.
Rodgers
September 3, 2012 at 12:17 pm
Tonga bull Kenny s a man TK,Scarlet,Ballard nd d othr woman w dnt nd thm fire thm out thy r dstryng Zambian talent.pLIZ choose musicians 2b jdgs.thy d’nt evn appriciate Espclly TK&Scalet thy r corrupt jdgs Ballad s d waste jdg bcs his songs r boring. why dnt u brng pipo like Sakala brs, Angella Nyirenda,Amayenge 2b jdgs.myb thy jealousy f d reward.
the others
September 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm
ala yalikosa… Not all Judges can be alike, we need em all.. the tough the loose and the reasonable … it makes it very interesting
James
September 3, 2012 at 1:59 pm
For real Ballard Zulu is not helping these kids to develop their talents. Some of those harsh remarks that this useless rat makes will negatively affect the kids!!! Shaaa…
Mwansabombwe
September 3, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Non of those judges even qualifies in the first place, elo Ballard Zulu wena ni mbushi, they should remove him from that panel he is the WORST of them all. Ballard Zulu u SUCK yaba!!!!!!!
boyd mundia
September 3, 2012 at 3:53 pm
LET THE PROGRAMMER BRING JUDGES WHO ARE PROFESSIONAL LIKE ARTS OR MUSIC TEACHERS.OTHERWISE CURRNTLY THE PROGRAM HAS LOST DIRECTION
Mule
September 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Talent ya pazed is the most Eva usless program znbc has Eva broadcast, even those kids participating in it are just being taught usless careers. Pliz promote benefitial programs like TELEQIZ
artlover
September 3, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Kenny Tonga just shows off his dreads and thinks he is a star. Wonder why they even made him chief judge when hez never even written a song. He’s just a DJ and not even the best DJ.
Sometimes he attaches alot of emotion and ends up being childish. He criticises the poor paticitants not to sound Western but Zambian when himself wants to judge them like on X factor. Practice What you preach Kenny Tong.
juldan
September 3, 2012 at 7:46 pm
Ifi fi jaj naine namfimfipesha amano.fichitafye discourage abaiche
mubanga
September 3, 2012 at 10:24 pm
it looks like every one is missing the whole point of the program.The program was introduced so as to pick out one (1) winner among the few people that have real talent that needs to be exposed.Not the nonsense weve been exposed to,hence we need judges that are tough and know the existance of roots.not nga mwa pepa ibange you all think you are micheal jackson or beyonce when you can simply be yourselves and sing or do whatever in your local roots.Look at shows like Banja,mwine mushi,Ever heard of mashombe blue jeans? thats talent we need to expose.So leave ballard and come with something impresive not ifya malushi(Vomit).
CHIMBUSU
September 3, 2012 at 10:43 pm
HU EVER Z POSTED SAMTHNG ON THS ATIKO. ABA ULOTA KWI BOLO NGA NI MOMA ABA PUPWE MUNYO.
Genaro
September 3, 2012 at 11:17 pm
Ba Tumfweko where is my comment???
GREAT
September 4, 2012 at 5:58 am
aya yaya yaya!