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Malawi’s Lake of Stars festival cancelled, back 2013
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By Nyasa Times Reporter |
January 27, 2012 · 20 Comments |
The yearly Lake Of Stars festival in Malawi has been cancelled for 2012, organisers have said but promised to return to shores of Lake Malawi in 2013.
Director and founder of Lake of Stars, Will Jameson has said the festival is taking a year off to “support local initiatives.”
“Lake of Stars has always been about much more than just an annual festival. It’s a year-round project to promote arts, travel and development, but staging the festival consumes all of our small team’s time and resources making it difficult to focus on our other goals,” Jameson said in a statement.
He added: “After eight years of the festival, we have decided to take stock of our experiences in putting the festival together, and spend some time supporting local initiatives in Malawi.
The festival takes a year break
“ We also want to take time this year to incorporate the feedback from Malawians and international festival goers, artists and sponsors to help us build a bigger and better event in 2013″.
The team behind Lake of Stars are remaining engaged in Malawi in 2012 through the support of local arts and creative initiatives, and have ambitious plans for the event in 2013, the statement said
: “We are looking into ways in which we can support the development of the creative industries here in Malawi. We will be supporting the good work the Arterial Network Malawi, Music Crossroads and Blantyre Arts Festival are doing here.
“Also, in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University, we are submitting a proposal to the Scottish Government to support the impact of local arts projects and deliver a three year training course in creative business skills,” he said.
“We are really keen that the 2013 Lake of Stars Festival is a launch pad for Malawian artists and creative professionals to showcase what they have to offer. We will use the extra time we have in 2012 to ensure we deliver on our ambitions for the event.”
The international media hailed Lake of Stars as the most spectacular festival in the world. The 2011 festival generated a record-breaking $1.3 million dollars of local spend, according to organisers.
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Well done Will Jameson – we salute you fou putting Malawi on the map; Lake of Stars is a national icon and should be cherished – looking forward to 2013:)
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ReplyWill Jameson, i salute you man!! Putting Malawi on the map is what its all about and Lake of Stars has done that – proper street cred – NME voted it one of the best festivals on the planet..looking forward to 2013!)
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ReplyId never be able to hold a BLACK AFRICA FESTIVAL IN UK, we should wake up as MALAWIANS sort our country out ..WE should have our OWN festivals … of course ALL are welcom but come on !!!cant we do these things ourselves
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ReplyYour festival idea sounds great – we would love to support – please get in touch at will@lakeofstars.org
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Reply@event organiser, where do you stay? which side has no fuel in malawi?
Learn to share the truth, I have never attended any event as to do with lake of stars but i know it is good for our tourism.
Thanks to the real organisers that they are still considering this for the year to come.
Big up guys.
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ReplyMwandinyasa….
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ReplyHalloween in October yachitabwino yalepheleka. Thats why Satana anatikhalira.
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ReplyIsadzachitikenso. anthu amangochindana pa mchenga basi.ndi nduna zomwe kaya ma MP amkhala ali mbulanda kufuna kusosola
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ReplyI have always contributed and criticised to important issues. But, in this case, i have personally noted that most of Malawians do not love their country. Their is no way one can talk shit of an event that put Malawi on a Map. I once came across an advert for Lake of Stars event in a free morning METRO newspaper when i was in the United Kingdom. I was proud of it. Fuel has got nothing to do with the event but it is a matter of tourism. Tourism is not like mining minerals. Tourisms is about social life. Let us love our country ladies and gentlemen. Achewa adanena kuti: mako ndi mako angakhale achepe mwendo. Tiyeni tilikonde dziko lathu. Our friends love their countries no matter what. We have a beautiful lake much that if we can make use of it, we can generate more revenue than that of lake of stars event. For example, Mauritius is doing much better in tourism. ndagodusamo Scotsman.
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Replyachita bwino! mwina tisatengeso ma HIV amenewa!
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