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Sakala's first biggest performance was at The Stanbic Jazz Festival in 2014<ref name=mwebantu>[https://www.mwebantu.com/2015/09/27/stanbic-jazz-festival-artist-feature-james-sakala/ Stanbic Jazz Festival, Artist Feature: James Sakala], [[Mwebantu]], 27 September 2015</ref> at [[The Misty Jazz Café and Restaurant]] in [[Lusaka]] as a supporting artist. The festival featured international artistes Earl Klugh, Oliver Mtukudzi and Mi Casa.<ref name=dailymail>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=45031 Stanbic Jazz Festival VIP tickets are hot cakes], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 27 September 2015</ref> | Sakala's first biggest performance was at The Stanbic Jazz Festival in 2014<ref name=mwebantu>[https://www.mwebantu.com/2015/09/27/stanbic-jazz-festival-artist-feature-james-sakala/ Stanbic Jazz Festival, Artist Feature: James Sakala], [[Mwebantu]], 27 September 2015</ref> at [[The Misty Jazz Café and Restaurant]] in [[Lusaka]] as a supporting artist. The festival featured international artistes Earl Klugh, Oliver Mtukudzi and Mi Casa.<ref name=dailymail>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=45031 Stanbic Jazz Festival VIP tickets are hot cakes], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 27 September 2015</ref> | ||
[[File:James Sakala - Insale album 2017.jpg|170px|thumb|left|Sakala's [[Insale (album)|debut album Insale]] released in 2017]] | |||
Sakala was named a 2015 [[Proflight]] brand ambassador along with four other artistes who include hip hop artiste, [[Chef 187]] and rapper, [[Cleo Ice Queen]].<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=21763 James Sakala and JJ drop ‘listen to me’], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 28 February 2015</ref> In a Facebook post on the MTN Zambia official page on 13 April 2016, MTN announced it had signed James Sakala as its Youth Brand Ambassador alongside other artists who included [[Pompi]], [[Trinah Chisanga|Trinah]] and [[Mutaz]] from Radio Christian Voice.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/mtnzambia/photos/pcb.1069762779733423/1069760803066954/?type=3 MTN Introduces Youth Brand Ambassadors], 13 April 2016</ref> | Sakala was named a 2015 [[Proflight]] brand ambassador along with four other artistes who include hip hop artiste, [[Chef 187]] and rapper, [[Cleo Ice Queen]].<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=21763 James Sakala and JJ drop ‘listen to me’], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 28 February 2015</ref> In a Facebook post on the MTN Zambia official page on 13 April 2016, MTN announced it had signed James Sakala as its Youth Brand Ambassador alongside other artists who included [[Pompi]], [[Trinah Chisanga|Trinah]] and [[Mutaz]] from Radio Christian Voice.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/mtnzambia/photos/pcb.1069762779733423/1069760803066954/?type=3 MTN Introduces Youth Brand Ambassadors], 13 April 2016</ref> | ||
In 2016, Sakala performed at the Gaborone Music and Cultural Week featuring Jonathan Butler, [[Mumba Yachi]] and Botswana band, Sereetsi and the Natives. | In 2016, Sakala performed at the Gaborone Music and Cultural Week featuring Jonathan Butler, [[Mumba Yachi]] and Botswana band, Sereetsi and the Natives. | ||
In the same year 2016, Zimbabwean legendary singer Oliver Mtukudzi collaborated with Sakala and the duo recorded a song at Pakare Paye (Mtukudzi's studio) in Zimbabwe. The collaboration was to promote the preservation of the authenticity of the original Zambian sound, [[Kalindula]]. Sakala also had a privilege of sharing the stage with the world's multiple grammy award winning reggae band UB40 at the Stanbic Music Festival in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. The festival took place in October 2016 and featured other local artists which included [[JK]], [[Wezi (singer)|Wezi]], [[Pompi]], [[Afunika]] and [[Israel]]. | In the same year 2016, Zimbabwean legendary singer Oliver Mtukudzi collaborated with Sakala and the duo recorded a song at Pakare Paye (Mtukudzi's studio) in Zimbabwe. The collaboration was to promote the preservation of the authenticity of the original Zambian sound, [[Kalindula]]. Sakala also had a privilege of sharing the stage with the world's multiple grammy award winning reggae band UB40 at the Stanbic Music Festival in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. The festival took place in October 2016 and featured other local artists which included [[JK]], [[Wezi (singer)|Wezi]], [[Pompi]], [[Afunika]] and [[Israel]]. | ||
