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Malawian artists taught dancing skills

 

Dr Malinga shows his signature kick dance at a concert
Dr Malinga shows his signature kick dance at a concert
P Square in concert in Malawi
P Square in concert in Malawi

Malawian artists have seen it over and over again. When they support international artists they find that their counterparts energise their shows with crafty dance moves which serve as an added attraction. In Malawi simple moves in a performance are all an artist needs, or is it true? YVONNIE SUNDU explores this idea.

Though crazy and very eccentric, an international artist highly lovable because of his dance skills is South Africa’s Dr Malinga.

He was the toast at Lucius Banda’s Time DVD launch and people kept commenting on “Malinga’s” great dance moves. Talk about stealing the show! Tapping his shoes and shaking his shoulders, kick dancing with so much energy, it was something, fun-seekers will remember for many years to come.

Revellers who converged at the Lilongwe Golf Club in March for the P Square Experience It gig, will attest to the fact that, the Nigerian duo means business on stage. Two hours of singing and dance moves left many imitating Peter and Paul Okoye. From hip hop, kwaito to dance moves that only the award winning duo can correctly describe.

Closer home there is Mampi, the Zambian sensation, who has performed in Malawi for a number of times now? Every time the former Big Brother StarGame housemate performs in Malawi, her impressive performances leave people wanting more.

At any time she joins her dancing girls in the dance, something unusual in Malawi. Her dance is always extra-ordinary, fusing kwaito, rhumba, kwasa-kwasa and hip dances to what only Mampi can describe.

She can dance, shake, gyrate and writhe like a possessed girl, going as far as a somersault dance with her head down, legs up and her torso shaking like an acrobat.

That is not all. Mampi can go wild, climbing as high as the stage poles and dancing with one hand from there. Her signature dance is classy, always laying back on the stage floor doing a snake move.

Wendy Harawa so far is the outstanding local artist that takes the time and courage to complement her singing with good dance moves, that over the years have made her popular.

Of course there are others who also juggle the two and that’s Lulu and Dan Lu.

“Its art that I suppose augurs well when its goes together. If one can, I bet give them to people as I take it as the best of both worlds. So if you are able to do the two why not?” said Harawa in an interview.

“As for me, I love the two and I take it, it is worth people’s time and money. I believe doing the two is giving people what they deserve in the world of entertainment. Let me encourage those who can to give it a try just like international stars Beyonce, Rihanna do,” she explained.

One of the Malawi’s rising music stars Piksy is of the view that artists need to be doing both as it is very important.

“When people come to shows, they expect a lot from musicians, they expect to see something new from us, they want the difference between just listening to a CD and watching us perform.

“It is, therefore, very important for us to do both. I was impressed with the P Square performance that I was moved to beef up my singing with dancing. I now have found a trainer who will give me dance lessons during my free time so people should expect a change,” he explained.

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