Onesimus marries Merhu in ceremony at Assemblies of God church

Malawian musician Armstrong Sopani Kalua, popularly known as Onesimus, tied the knot today with his bride, Merhuniciah James, in a ceremony held at Assemblies of God, Eagles Cathedral in Area 47, Lilongwe. Among those present at the wedding was Onesimus’s former manager, Tonderai Banda, who was seated alongside his father, well-known ‘Mr Entertainer’Jai Banda. The […]

Onesimus’ Solomoni – Song of the year in GBV prevention

Malawi’s platinum selling artist, Onesimus is soaring high with his gender based violence (GBV) sensitisation song ‘Solomoni’ as it is number 1 on iTunes top 100. The song, recorded and composed in his native language ‘Chichewa’ is directed towards men who mistreat their women and feel no shame or guilt for beating them which he […]

Onesimus new single ‘Here With Me’ hits no.5 on Africa’s iTunes

Malawian South Africa-based musician Onesimus’ new single ‘Here With Me’ continue to make headlines—with the recent being among the top 5 songs on Africa’s iTunes top 100 songs. In an interview with Nyasa Times, the Major 1 Records Label singer and songwriter says he is grateful to God for the wonderful gift of music endowed […]

Malawi gospel artist Onesimus wins Afrima award in Nigeria

Malawian South Africa-based musician Onesimus, real name Sopani Kalua,  of Prophet Shepherd Bushiri’s Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) on Saturday night won the All Africa Music Award (Afrima)  as the Best Male Artiste  under the category of Inspirational Music category. AFRIMA is an annual competition which aims to promote the unification of Africa through the celebration […]

ECG Church artist Onesimus new album rates among top 40 downloaded on ITunes

Onesimus new album, Messenger, has broken record by being among the 40 most downloaded albums on ITunes world wide. This is Onesimus second album after the debut Epikaizo which had great singles sush as Miracle Money and testimony. In an interview with Nyasa Times, the humble and soft spoken star, signed to Major 1 Records, […]

Onesimus trending on social media with new ‘Shekele’

Renowned gospel sensation Onesimus – born Armstrong Kalua – has become the centre of hashtags on social media with his latest release Shekele. It can be on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, Onesimus song has gone  viral that a day never elapses with video clips posted  showing people dancing and expressing their appreciation to it. So […]

Onesimus’ ‘Tchuku Tchuku’ gets over 6 million downloads world over

He impressed with one of his last videos, ‘Miracle Money’; and, now he is back with ‘Tchuku Tchuku’—a hit that is full of praises for Jesus Christ and has in the last two weeks gotten over six million downloads. In four minutes and three seconds, Onesimus—born Armstrong Kalua—makes it a point that he is enjoying […]

Gwamba CD fetches K17mil in Blantyre as Onesimus splashes ‘Miracle Money’

Malawian gospel musician Duncan Zgambo alias Gwamba  took his 10-track CD Jesus Is My Boss to Blantyre at the Robins Park where it fetched about K17 million in a matter of  an hour of auctioning. Having performed to hundreds at Bingu International Convention Centre in December, Gwamba mesmerised patrons in Blantyre with a great performance. But […]

‘Miracle money’ lures Malawi artists into gospel, working with Prophet Bushiri- Report

A number of  musicians from Malawi are leaving secular music to become gospel artists and working with popular Malawian born prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) attracted by ‘Miracle money’. According to published reports, some of the some of the artists that are working with the prophet include Thoko Phiri, Onesimus and […]

Miracle Money video out, projected to break YouTube viewership record in Malawi

Hours after breaking downloads record by the neck, the Miracle Money hit, by Onesimus Muzik, has now been followed by a hot video which has been released in the dying hours of Tuesday, January 29, 2015. The video, which has been shot from a flying Jet which belongs to Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, is directed by […]

Onesimus comes with a banger ‘Miracle Money’ song breaks music download record in Malawi

Record was broken on Monday at Malawimusic.com website when one particular song, ‘Miracle Money’ done by Onesmus Muzik, had to attract an incessant traffic for downloads to an extent that the website had to jam for some good 30 minutes, Nyasa Times can reveal. The download trend which was closely monitored by Nyasa Times was […]

Onesimus drops surprise single ‘Open Letter’: Addresses feud with rapper Piksy

South African based Malawian gospel sensation Onesimus Muzik (real name Armstrong Kalua) has announced a surprise release of his single Open Letter via Malawi Music Website. Speaking to Nyasa Times, the artist said he decided to drop the single to reach out to his old friends to turn to God. “Am a minister of the […]

Onesimus releases new single, album out end May

The elevating voice of Onesimus (real name Armstrong Kalua) creates another spirit-lifting song in his latest single, “Heavily Defended”. The fifth single off his highly-anticipated album “Thank You Lord”, will be available for radio play and digital downloads via Malawi-music.com and Retunes beginning Friday May 15, 2015. Well known for charismatic music, “Heavily Defended” is a song that will […]

Onesimus drops ‘Get better’ new single

Critically acclaimed Malawian Christian musician Onesimus Friday morning scheduled to release his newest single titled “Get Better”. Onesimus, formerly known as Armstrong, before he turned to gospel music from secular, is a gifted singer, songwriter, composer and performer currently based in South Africa. The song is taken from his upcoming debut gospel album titled “Worship Core” […]

Mizaya to hold Easter shows in aid of disadvantaged kids

Mizaya: Shows for charity One of the celebrated gospel songbirds in the country, Chimwemwe Mizaya is expected to entertain Christians during Easter on April, 2012 at Shaefer Marquee Hall in Lilongwe’s Area 14 and the show will be from 12 noon to 5.30. Mizaya said: “We would like to offer some real celebration to our […]