2017: Year film industry blossomed
The year 2017, saw two remarkable movies released in Malawi. Both movies were purely done and produced locally. The movies also featured lots of…
Category: Society
Back to natural hair
They say your hair is your crown. Your hairstyle speaks a lot about you. African women have for ages made efforts to make their…
Life swap experience
What happens when you take a Ntcheu farmer in Malawi to Essex, United Kingdom (UK)? What happens when you take an overworked British businessman…
‘Delilah’ singer no saint
When different musicians started writing and producing their own songs for their society, the music industry used to be one of the major channels…
Daliso’s sterner stuff
When Daliso Chaponda performed last Friday at the Victoria Gardens, I didn’t know what to expect. All I knew was that I was not…
Lawi whistles again
After a four-year hibernation, musician Lawi, says he has undergone a rebirth, refinement, achieved growth, learnt a lot, importantly he has seen the ‘sunset…
Fredokiss and his ghetto gospel
On a sunny afternoon at Ndirande Community Ground, Fredokiss’s fast and furious renditions did not only melt the hearts of the ghetto youths, they…
Jay Jay makes hay
He has talent. When he performs Busy Signal’s Missing You, the Jamaican reggae artist voice comes alive. As he turns to Bob Marley’s One…
Season of jacarandas
Once again all roads lead to Blantyre Cultural Centre (BCC) and Jacaranda Cultural Centre (JCC). Blantyre Arts Festival (BAF) is in town again, but…
On politics and violence
Politics and violence seem to enjoy a rather healthy matrimony in Malawi. Our history, since independence, as a matter of fact, reveals that violence…
From China with lessons
Mixed feelings engulfed my mind when Nation Publications Limited (NPL) nominated me to join a group of journalists travelling to China for a week-long…
Bicycle taxis the way to go in Malawi
Bicycle taxis with padded passenger seats fashioned onto their metal baggage racks line the road waiting for customers to hop on for a low…
Daring Jazz with female voice
Mellow smooth jazz is a demanding genre, which requires a certain degree of skill and obligation to deliver successfully. It is a type of…
Tonderai, Lucius to revive int’l music shows
It is yet that time of the year when the country’s entertainment industry gets busy with international artists that flood Malawi to perform or…
Raiding our parastatals
On July 29 2017, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) held a dinner event dubbed ‘Blue Night’, in essence a fundraising gala evening intended…
Women objectified in music videos?
Women are objectified in music videos, especially in hip hop and rap; from sexy dressing, speaking in seductive tones to acting and dancing in…
Rediscovering Namadingo
Patience Namadingo was barely 18-years-old when he decided to pursue a music career. The young singer, his debut CD in hand, would go around…
Championing hip hop for positive change
Imagine, a young star in the ‘Ghetto’ calling himself a gangster and spending his precious time drinking the popular midori or terrorising their neighborhood…
Vic Marley’s music style
Victor Kunje aka Vic Marley marked the epoch of a new era in ragga music to a generation that was being exposed to different…
Reviving theatre performances
Drama enthusiasts in the country are complaining about the scanty theatre performances in recent years. They cite a time when there used to be…