Lyrical Pen
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Following up on Beam’s musical equipment
A couple of months ago, Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika donated sets of musical instruments to University of Malawi’s Chancellor…
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Atoht Manje rising from the ghetto furore
Ellias Missi known in showbiz cycles as Atoht Manje is one self made artiste. I first saw him as an…
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Cosoma is guilty as charged
It all started immediately after gospel songbird Grace Chinga died. Her music started suffering serious piracy that the family members…
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Ujeni records is too good to be true
A Norwegian man going by the name of Karstein Grønnesby announced recently that he has established a record company called…
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Picking stars in the urban genre
There is always talking of deterioration of serious music in Malawi. The general feeling especially from the old folks is…
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A speck in the glamorous Nyasa Music Awards
On May 5 2017 the Comesa Hall in Blantyre was host to the inaugural show for Nyasa Music Awards. If…
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Quantity versus quality in live shows—Part I
This week as I took a walk around Motel Paradise I couldn’t help it but notice the numerous posters advertising…
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The ‘Wadutsa Pompa’ rivalry
The first time I ever remember of rivalry over one particular song is when Annie Matumbi did collaboration with Nelson…
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Computer manipulated Reggae music
You remember those days when artists would go into the studio and separately record all the guitars, drum beat, vocals…
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Sangie gives her music a women theme
The unique approach to this male-dominated industry has earned Sangie, the upcoming female artist, much respect among music lovers and…
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Do we have a song for re-edition?
I read in the Jamaican The Sunday Gleaner of April 2, 2017 that it has been over 40 years since…
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Business as usual at Wendy’s launch
Considering that Wendy Harawa is a good buddy of mine I should have been waxing lyrical about the launch of…
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Is Wailing Brothers already wobbling?
Granted, I might be jumping the gun. But I dare conclude that the reggae band, the Wailing Brothers, is already…
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How long should musicians play on stage?
“When you walk on stage you cannot walk off unless there is nothing left to give” Brian Roemmele, an alchemist…
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When Chaponda enlists Nkasa
If Joseph Nkasa was sent by former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to douse fires currently…
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