Gospel artist Maggie Mangani, who has been spicing up several concerts recently, now want to stage her own show to launch album titled Mundiyendere scheduled to take place at Sheaffer ICA Marque in Lilongwe on 1st May. This is Mangani’s third album since she came on the limelight in 2006 when she released her first […]
In this modern era, apart from promoting their art, artists are also using social media platforms to express their feelings and frustrations. Among others, Kanye West, AKA and Cassper Nyovest are some of the well known emotional international celebrities who rant on whatever is bothering them. Malawi is no exception; recently Fredokiss took to his […]
Blantyre based gospel artist Princess Chitsulo has finally dropped her 12 track album titled “Nyimbo Yanga”. The songstress says the new album is a continuation from her past album called “Udzaimba Nyimba”. She gives testimony on how God has challenged her when many people never gave her a chance to survive that long after she […]
Malawi-music.com the country’s leading music file sharing website has announced that in the next few weeks artists with premium content will be contacted with instructions on how to acquire a username and password for the new site. According to a statement posted on online social media platforms on Monday, customers will now be buying music direct […]
Jeff Kayira, one of the founding members of Boyz Lazzy, a boy band formed in the early 90s has appealed for togetherness amongst artists in the country. The artist said there is a lot of “I made it”, “Do it yourself” attitude which is killing the music industry in Malawi. Speaking in an interview, Kayira […]
Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) says the emergence of social media such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Whatsup in the communication world, has negatively affected operations of Malawi’s artistic work in various ways. COSOMA Licensing Manager, Mutty Munkhondia, made the observation and expressed concern in Mzuzu Thursday after delivering a public lecture at Malawi Institute […]
A new gospel artist has risen in Lilongwe with an announcement that his mission is to target both born again Christians and non-believers. Twenty-eight year-old Hellings Masamba has since released his debut album titled Chisomo with many of his songs already enjoying the airplay in some of the Christian radio stations in the country. Speaking […]
After being silent for sometime in the gospel music domain, Lilongwe-based artist Ronald Thamakera is back with a new album titled “Mau Anu”. The album, which has six singles already playing on radio and available for streaming and downloads, was released a week ago. Thamakela is confident enough that he has done a good job […]
One of the country’s hip-hop artists, IKK has bemoaned how influx of ‘bubblegum artists’ on the music scene, saying their presence has diluted what was expected to be lucrative industry. IKK real name Ishmael Kachali who has just released his 2016 first video Fire, has also bemoaned the impact of piracy. IKK told Nyasa Times […]
Malawi’s upcoming artist Mike Akitivi has released two album promotion singles which have started hitting the airwaves on. The artist who has just signed a contract and is trading under the label Mathumela Music Company owned by Afro-R & B singer and guitarist Lulu said the singles are ‘Ndilira‘ and ‘Ndineneretu’. He said both are […]
Songstress Carol “Lilia” Mataya, has promised different and unusual sound this year after taking a small break from the music scene. The Lilongwe based singer told this publication that she is currently on a break for personal reasons. “Well I am on a small break due to some personal reasons. But I’ll be back later […]
There is still a long way to go before Malawian music can be taken seriously, veteran music tutor Wenham Chechamba has observed. According to Chechamba, Malawi music has reached a ‘laughable state’ due to a lack of formal training among the artisans. His comments come to back the proclamation by reggae musician Limbani Banda that “Malawi […]
R&B musician Bucci has roped in the cream of Malawi’s urban music in his forthcoming mixtape Worth the Wait. The 20-track mixtape, Bucci’s debut, is scheduled for release on 27 February. It brings together the finest vocal features and productions. The Nde’feyo Music artist has worked with exciting names that include Daredevilz, Sangie, Home Grown African, […]
Former FM 101 Radio DJ and House music artist Drew Moyo has attributed Malawi music’s struggle to infiltrate international boundaries to lack of credible production and management teams. The artist, who is now based in Norway, owns a studio in Oslo and is one of the few Malawian artists selling music on iTunes made the […]
Legal practitioner Chimwemwe Ayanjanisa Jamali popularly known by his rap name “Jaxstar” has stepped out of the courts to condemn fake prophets and address social ills affecting the country in his new song. Titled “No Stress”, the song features last year’s breakout star Classik and Afrika and it is currently circulating on social media. Speaking […]
Gospel musician Sangwani Munthali has revealed that his third album titled Ndipulumutseni is nearly ready for release. Hedisclosed this in an interview from Windhoek, Namibia, where has been working on the 11-track album with Namibian and Zimbabwean producers. “We have finalized all the recordings and mixing,” said the singer on Monday. “We will now be […]
Veteran musician, Lucius Banda has attributed the fast growing technological world to piracy saying it has become very easy for culprits to make copies of their music. The artist also known as the soldier of the poor complained on his Facebook page saying back in the days when there were only cassettes, artists used to […]
After taking a musical break to complete his university education, rapper – cum – producer and TV host Alex “Dizzo Kachepa” has bounced back with a new song “You Dunno My Struggle.” Dizzo hosts a radio show on Star FM and is also marketing executive for Timveni media, According to a press release from A1 […]