Lilongwe based female Jazz giant Rudo Chakwera gave an outstanding performance at the Lilongwe Jazz festival (LJF) over the weekend. The two-day festival started with the performance of the Lilongwe based Jazz band The Smooth Grooves on Friday night. In an interview after her performance, Chakwera said the festival was a good opportunity for her […]
Lilongwe Jazz Company has announced that this year’s Jazz Festival will be held on 30 to 31 August at Lilongwe Golf Club. Director of the company, Erick Paliani, disclosed this over the weekend, saying all is set to give Jazz loving Malawians the best. He said the festival will offer patrons a memorable weekend full […]
South African jazz legend Raymond Chikapa Phiri on Wednesday succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 70. Since Wednesday, tributes have been pouring in for Phiri who was born to a Malawian immigrant worker. Speaking to Nyasa Times, veteran musician Waliko Makhala said Phiri was supposed to play on some of the recordings they […]
Standard Bank is pleased to announce that its annual jazz concert returns on October 24 with an international artist under a new brand platform called ‘Blue Mingoli’. ‘Blue Mingoli’ is a celebration of the Standard Bank’s iconic corporate and brand identity that has blue as the outstanding color. Locally, ‘Mingoli’ means a tune. Head of Personal and […]