One of the country’s entertainment companies, Nde’feyo Entertainment has announced that it will soon start a series of stand-up comedy. The announcement was made through a media statement made available to Nyasa Times . According to the company the series is being introduced to turn comics in Malawi a profession. “We have a vision to […]
Sigh of relief. Theatre enthusiasts have something to smile following revelations by the country’s oldest theatre group, Wakhumbata Ensemble Theatre (WET) is gearing to get back on stage next month. Wakhumbata has been on and off stage since the demise of its founder, theatre maestro Du Chisiza junior and had its last performance at now […]
UK-based stand-up comedian Daliso Chaponda (DC) is in the country on tour with his new ‘Antisocial Commentator’ and is expected to have two shows in the capital Lilongwe on 27 January, then in Blantyre the following day. After Malawi, the comic will stage performances in Harare, Zimbabwe. Nyasa Times (NT) caught up with the son […]
Monday 16th January would go downas any other holiday for most ordinary Malawians, but to theatre academicians, pundits and enthusiasts it was another exciting moment when they, in enlightened spirits, unpackaged the bombshell, Semo, a play written by Thlupego Chisiza and the slained university student Robert Chasowa. The mid-day drizzles could not dampen the spirits […]
Susan Mtegha from the northern city of Mzuzu was on December 23 crowned Miss Malawi 2011/12. About three weeks after her crowning, Nyasa Times (NT) caught up with the 24-year-old, and in this interview she talks about her life and the road to the country’s top beauty office. She also talks about her plans as […]
Malawian musicians now have a new platform to promote their music further, thanks to the coming of One Malawi Music, a free-music downloads website. A brainchild of Timve Media Group (TMG), the website allows registered users to download legal Malawian music for free. TMG chief Pempho Kafoteka told Nyasa Times that the website,http://1mwmusic.net/, has been […]
Though he has been in the music industry for not more than two years, 26-year-old Maskal is far from a stranger. At the moment, with only one album ‘Nthawi’ and a DVD to his credit, the Afro R&B singer, real name Masiye Kasaru, is now rated to be one of the top musicians in the […]
Nothing can silence a strong and will-hearted man. Nothing can veil the truth and nothing can kill creative work of the genius, and that is the warning the nation gets when politics tried to stand on the play Semo (Mose) last December. But, one month after, Semo a play written Thlupego Chisiza and slained university […]
In a peculiar circumstance where a taboo gene is cast-off, the gospel fraternity has come to term with secular artists in aid of cancer-stricken gospel singer Geoffrey ‘Yellowman’ Zigoma. Gospel artists including Ethel Kamwendo who came under fire last year for refusing to share a stage with circular artists branding them sinners, will share a stage […]
Malawi’s renowned disc maestro, DJ Boo has disclosed that he will soon be releasing his debut House music album. The FM 101 deejay, born Chifundo Ntwana told Nyasa Times that the 10-track album titled Bteez Finest Vol. 1 would be ready by March. He will be the first Malawian artist to release a full House […]
Malawian comedian based in UK, Daliso Chaponda, will embark on a nationwide tour on January 27 to perform his ‘Antisocial commentator’. The son of Minister of Education George Chaponda, Daliso has performed and been published all over the world. He began his comedy career in Canada with the acclaimed one man show ‘Feed This Black […]
Africa’s most popular reality television show, Big Brother Africa (BBA), returns in May, organisers Pay-TV broadcaster M-Net and Endemol have announced. According to information on the M-Net website, the seventh season of BBA will be hitting DStv screens in May and viewers can expect drama, action and entertainment with twists and turns galore in the […]
Its obvious Malawians have fallen in love with foreign music especially Zambian music. Clubs, parties and weddings are now centre-stage for Zambian music a clear indication how passionate the locals are towards the neighbours’ work of art. Ironically, in what would be dubbed as unexpected circumstance, Malawian artists seem to have found solace in Zambia […]
Thousands of Malawians on Wednesday gathered at PIM in Chiradzulu district to pay their last respects to the man of many talents Fredrick Muphuwa. A well known musician, producer, playwright and actor, Muphuwa died on Tuesday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre after suffering from pneumonia for a while. He was until his death […]
A 19-year-old form four student at Target Private School in Blantyre, Jacqueline Thomson was crowned winner of s the annual Miss Christmas beauty pageant at Chez Ntemba night club She received K15, 000 cash prize as an ultimate prize for emerged top. Damalisha Maluzi, 19, a student at Eagles Foundation Secondary School was crowned first […]
One of Malawi’s most celebrated Afro-R&B singers Masiye Kasaru popularly known as Maskal has released a single gospel track which he says is giving to his fans for free as a Christmas gift because of their continued support. Maskal, as he is better known, says the vernacular song titled Wabadwa or He is Born is currently available on […]
Two contestants from Mzuzu city scooped top positions in the Miss Malawi 2011 contest with Susan Mtegha being crowned the top beauty queen of the southern African nation. A Diploma in Business Information Systems, Mtegha of Mzuzu beat thirteen other contestants in the wee hours of Saturday to win the title in a glamorous pageant […]
Actor Thlupego Chisiza , son of late theatre maestro Dunduzu Chisiza Jr who was arrested for performing a play critical of the government, says he is taking the play Semo back to stage on January 16. Chisiza took to Facebook on Friday to announce that he will stage the play. “Semo is coming back on […]