One of Malawi’s reknown veteran female percussionist, singer and dancer Betrice Kamwendo has died. Kamwendo a sister to celebrated gospel artist Dr. Ethel Kamwendo Banda died on Tuesday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre on Tuesday. The late Beatrice announced in 2016 she had turned to gospel after taking a break in music and […]
Malawi’s gospel songbird, Ethel Kamwendo Banda says all is set for the launch of her new triple album on November 30 2018 through a three course dinner. In an interview , Ethel’s Manager, Blessings Banda said Ethel’s objective is to win souls through worship whereby she is involved in crusades for people to appreciate the […]
Gospel hip – hop artist, Gwamba will from September hold shows in various colleges in all the three regions of the country expected to begin on September 15,2017. The tour will be promoted by Major 1 Records. “The tour in earnest starts on September 15 at the Polytechnic before moving on to Mzuzu University followed […]
Performing arts can help in the development of girls’ self-esteem and better performance in school, a Mulanje based local non-governmental organization has revealed. The organization, Othakarhaka Foundation, said this recently during the graduation of 42 young girls from a week long girl’s arts empowerment camp aimed at boosting girls’ abilities to withstand emerging challenges in […]
American-based worship leaders, Kei’Ana and Jadyn, are set to perform in Malawi alongside the country’s award-winning gospel musician Ethel Kamwendo-Banda. The three will grace the Lilongwe Flood Church night of worship slated for 17 June. Done in collaboration with Live Love Malawi, the night of worship will take place at Crossroads Hotel, Sapitwa Hall. “Live […]
The second eviction show of the ongoing 2015 E-wallet music competition will take place on Saturday 5th December, 2015 at the M-Theatre located at the Chichiri Shopping Mall in the Commercial City of Blantyre. E-wallet Project Manager Anthony Kafuwa said the show will be of its on kind as they have ropped in celebrated gospel […]
Thousands of music fans thronged Gynkhana grounds in Zomba Saturday for the Mpamba ndi Moyo Regional Music4Life Festival for the southern region an initiative aimed at promoting health issues through songs in the country. The festival paraded maestro music gurus such as Ethel Kamwendo who was the main artist of the day supported by cerebrated […]
A fledging economy that have shrunk the spending power of Malawian consumers and resulted in fewer CDs being sold on the market and a thriving piracy racket has forced gospel musicians to pursue other forms of getting their product to the buyer. A new trend has developed that has seen artists, mostly gospel musicians, cutting […]
Veteran female Malawian musician Maria Chidzanja Nkhoma has been listed by Musicians Association of Malawi (MAM) women’s desk as one of the artists to be awarded for hercontributions to music in the country. The award will be presented during a fundraising dinner dance at at Sunbird Capital in Lilongwe on Friday night. Apart from Chidzanja Nkhoma, MAM […]
A Lilongwe based grouping, Chiwamba Initiative, will on 14th May bring together some of Malawi’s popular gospel artists for a gospel concert that has been organised to raise funds for the completion of a school block. The show, labeled ‘Kamuzu Day Gospel Concert’ will be held at the ICA Marquee in the capital Lilongwe, according to a […]
Some Malawian gospel artists have cried foul over the distribution of the cash donation Transport and Publics works minister, Sidik Mia presented to artists who curtain raised the launch of Kamuzu Barracks CCAP Singer’s album in Blantyre. Mia gave renowned gospel artist Ethel Kamwendo-Banda K100,000, and K300,000 to other supporting artists, but controversy erupted over […]
A well known artist who switched from secular music to gospel, Mlaka Maliro successfully unveiled his first gospel album – Hossana – at the Lilongwe Sheaffer Hall on Sunday. The venue was fully packed with people who came to witness Mlaka live performance in the world of gospel switching from secular music after nine albums. Mlaka […]
Gospel singer Estiner Katengeza has said her latest album ‘Ndamasulidwa’ will go on the market this weekend and the first copies of the 10-track CD will be sold during the launch to be held at Robin’s Park in Blantyre on Sunday. The Blantyre-based vocalist, a lecturer at University of Malawi’s College of Medicine, releases ‘Ndamasulidwa’ […]
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 […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter Malawi’s gospel diva Ethel Kamwendo-Banda proved that her music transcends international boundaries when ‘she delivered a flawless act’ at a concert aimed at raising funds to be used for the CCAP Centennial Celebrations to be held next year in Zimbabwe. Performing at the Harare Gardens on Sunday, Banda lived to her […]