Organising chairman of Shouts of Praise Singing Completion has expressed concern with some media reports that some of the completion qualifiers were characterised by squabbles as some participant expressed anger on how it was being conducted. Jefferson Milanzie expressed displeasure at the completion’s semi finals at Naotcha CCAP seeking to identify six groups to take […]
Despite dominating the Ireland African Music Awards (IAMA) 2012 nominations, Malawi’s rapper Pop Dogg, who is based in Dublin, last Friday failed to clinch any award out of the six nominations he got. The rapper, born Ibrahim Hadji, was nominated for the Best Male Artist, Best Rap Artist, Best Song Collaboration, Best Director and Best […]
Finally the French Culture Centre (FCC) re-opens its doors after a year-long closure with Mali’s Afro-pop singer, Salif Keita enlisted as first international headliner to premiere the re-opening. Salif Keita will be performing in Malawi for the first time during this year’s three-day Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF) to be held at FCC early October. BAF […]
This coming Sunday will be a great day for gospel fans in Lilongwe as the capital city’s well-known men of God, Pastor and singer Charles Chayang’ana, will be unveiling his ‘Woyera’ CD and DVD. The launch is scheduled to take place at what is now becoming a popular rendezvous for gospel musicians and their fans […]
Fresh from their spectacular performance at the Ireland African Music (IAM) Awards 2012 in Dublin last Friday, Malawi urban music sensation Maskal and Ireland based Malawian rapper, Pop Dogg, are set to hold a joint performance in Dublin on Saturday,15 September 2012. The show will be held at Club Nassau. Maskal The 26-year-old Maskal , who […]
Malawi’s top musician Lucius Banda says he is in “good spirits” after being discharged from a hospital in South Africa. Banda, 42, left Malawi over the weekend to perform at a wedding in Johannesburg but developed high-blood pressure on the plane. He was evacuated to a hospital on arrival and was treated in an Intensive […]
After mesmerising the local music scene with his 2010 album ‘No Size’, which had the hit single ‘Part of Life’, one of the country’s top selling musicians, Dan Lu is back with new hits. The new singles, off his upcoming album ‘So What?’ were released last week Thursday and are already enjoying airplay on local […]
If it is to rate it, then, Piksy’s ‘Maso’ album launch would be first of its kind this year in the urban music zone to receive awe-inspiring response that justified why the album was bought on auction at K50,000. And the Saturday turn-out itself justified why Airtel Malawi, without hesitation, signed the artist as its […]
Malawi’s award winning and top selling musician Lucius Chicco Banda was on Sunday rushed to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a hospital in Midlands, South Africa after his blood pressure went up. However, the musician who is popularly known as ‘Soldier’ is out of danger after leaving the ICU despite still being on a […]
The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) has appealed to mobile disco equipment owners to have their equipment licensed or risk a penalty for failure to comply with this legal requirement. This was disclosed by COSOMA Senior Licensing Officer, Rosario Kamanga, on Wednesday. The remarks come amid reports that some disco equipment owners are not aware […]
As Malawi’s music industry keeps rising, with new artists born every day, the country still lags behind in video production, looking at the quality of music videos on local TVs and the market. With few known, if not one good video producer, Chipie Khonje, famed for his ‘high quality’ music videos Malawi has exported to […]
Patience is a virtue, with hard work, it pays and for rising star Piksy, it has been underlying factor for his music success that has hit a quantum leap in no time. Piksy, rooted from the Atumwi duo, which disbanded late 2010, might be a household name with chart-topping hit song ‘Unamata’, but remains one […]
South Africa’s soulful singer, Zahara, famed for her hit song ‘Loliwe’ is scheduled to perform in the country this month. Zahara, who is Africa’s hottest female musician, with her 2011 ‘Loliwe’ album, will be headlining the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz on September 22 at the Presidential Hotel in Lilongwe. According to Standard Bank head […]
Arts , theatre pundits and critics within Blantyre and beyond had superb summer time start following a successful launch of much anticipated Mwezi Wawala International Arts and Theatre festival over the weekend. Marking its entry into the arts records for the first time, the multicultural event lived up to its billing despite the absence of […]
One of the country’s English theatre groups, Solomonic Peacocks has taken a step further in its quest for theatrical advancement by featuring a former Zambian ex-sex worker, Precious Kawinga in a new play, Seal of Confession. Apart from the play, Kawinga and Solomonic have partnered to work in a project aimed at reforming commercial sex […]
The much awaited Malawi Cultural Festival (MaCFest) is set to become a reality as it concurs with this year’ Tourism Week next month. MacFest, initiated by Ministry of Tourism has been rescheduled a couple times due to undisclosed reasons, but officials from the ministry have since confirmed of new dates for the festival. It will […]
After making Malawi proud with her dazzling clothing in the United Kingdom recently, up-and-coming designer Lilly Alfonso says she is now determined to hoist the country’s flag even higher. The Lilongwe-based designer was the centre of attraction at the Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) where she showcased her dazzling garments which are a combination of […]
Its summer time, hot weather; the moment good vibes make jolly. As for Lilongwe, the moments have just began with Entertainers Promotions hosting music phungwe in the capital city. With a blend of major and renowned local and urban artists on the list to dish out their very best, Mungo Park becomes the best place […]