REMEMBER that story about K’Millian allegedly receiving more than two Chilanga Mulilos from different families?
Well, let me jog your memory, even though I must have been a bit young at the time but come on, this is one of those stories that even Gen Zs found floating around the internet.
Back in the day, when K’Millian was the Yo Maps of his time (the most happening artiste), rumours swirled that he had devoured about six to seven Chilanga Mulilos from different families of girls whose portals of happiness he never got the chance to officially devour forever.
Word on the street even has it that Ruff Kid dropped a song about the whole saga, a tale K’Millian says was blown way out of proportion.
In a sit-down with B Flow on Zed Flow Back, K’Millian dismissed the long standing rumour and clarified that he only ever received one Chilanga Mulilo and it was from a woman he never even ended up marrying.
Now, during the interview, the two were actually referring to it as Matebeto of course I have corrected them because Matebeto is a ceremony reserved for married men, so what they meant to say was Chilanga Mulilo.
Icilanga Mulilo, as the Bembas call it, is a pre-marriage traditional ceremony between the son in law and the mother in law which hapoens before the wedding or marriage blessing.
Traditionally, its purpose is to familiarise the groom-to-be with the types of food served in his in-laws’ household and also gives the man a chance to point out any dishes he doesn’t eat.
K’Millian, whose real name is Leo Moyo said the infamous six Chilanga Mulilos rumour still haunts him as whenever he meets a potential bride, her parents are quick to ask, “Isn’t this the guy who ate six Chilanga Mulilos?”
“People are stuck with that story when it never even happened. It’s actually one I only ate one matebeto (Chilanga Mulilo) but people are stuck with the story that I ate 6 matebetos. That story was blown out of proportion,” stated K’Millian.
The musician also reminisced about how he made a bunch of money in his hay days as an artiste.
“We used to make money from Friday to Sunday, every weekend, five years in a roll and you spend it like no man’s business then after four years you are like where is that money,” shared K’Millian.
By Catherine Pule
Kalemba, April 20, 2025
