Namadingo, Faith Mussa brace for ChriChi launch

Gospel artists Patience Namadingo and Faith Mussa say they are braced for the launch of ChriChi Multipurpose Gardens in Blantyre on Sunday.

The pair are the inaugural performers at the Chitawira-based entertainment venue, which seats 3 000 patrons.

In an interview, both Namadingo and Mussa said they are honoured to have been chosen to open the new premises and promised to give a performance to remember.

Namadingo lauded the venue, saying it offers a fresh alternative for performers.

“As far as venues are concerned in Blantyre, this is the first of its kind. And the nature of this venue makes it easy for us performers to give a show that is classy. It gives us an opportunity to have a close encounter with our audience. So, I want to promise the patrons that they will experience something different,” he said.

According to the musician, the pair will perform most of their popular hits as well as new tracks.

“In the spirit of this being a new venue, we will also perform some new tracks which we have never performed before. And because it is only the two of us playing, we have an opportunity to play some songs that we cannot perform at other events which usually have a whole lot of other musicians on the menu,” he said.

On his part, Mussa said he is geared for the event.

“It’s a special concert for me and my friend Patience. We have taken a long time preparing for it. We just want to give our fans a special taste of our music,” he said.

The star of the hit song Desperate said the new venue gives the pair a rare opportunity of interacting with their fans.

“We have not had an opportunity to dish out most of our music due to the limited time that we are given when we perform at other events. This is a chance to perform a whole range of what we sing,” he said.

He added: “I am just coming from a tour in Norway where we represented Malawi in an arts festival. I feel it is unfair that we should be making headlines outside Malawi while starving our very own people back home.”

Mussa alluded to the fact that poor organisation of local shows has often been a discouraging factor.

“Most of the times, people have failed to grace gospel shows due to lack of seriousness in terms of time and poor sound. So, this concert will be an opportunity to give our audience good music,” he said.

Mussa explained that what makes this show unique is that they have emphasised on good time management and the best in terms of sound.

“We want to make a difference. We will stick to the stipulated time and we have hired Jai Banda’s new equipment for the day. For starters, that should set the concert apart,” he said.

“Apart from that, as you know it is only the two of us. So, we will have time to make people dance and also let them sit and enjoy mellow tunes, a variety that fails to materialise in most shows we have been part of,” he said.