This and That
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Sanity required in festival scheduling
A problem is brewing up. The hunger by event organisers in fixing their festivals has almost led to a scramble…
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Thomas Chibade should come again
S ometime last year, there was a music award event in Blantyre at Comesa Hall—the Nyasa Music Awards (NMAs). Being…
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Some feedback on Kwa George
A few weeks ago, on this space, I shared my views on the current popular song Kwa George by Zambian…
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The festival season is here
L ast weekend Lilongwe played host to probably one of the biggest local jazz festivals in history. The two-day event…
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It’s getting jazzy
Traditionally, Malawi has not been known to have a deep affinity for jazz music. For some unexplained reasons, the genre…
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No Kwa George, no party!
There is a new party anthem in town.The boy from the neighbouring Zambia, B1 is making everyone, everywhere dance anyhow.…
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A Mzuzu solution is possible
The northern city of Mzuzu is one area that has not done too well in terms of hosting entertainment events…
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It’s getting jazzy
Traditionally, Malawi as nation has not been known to have a deep affinity for jazz music. For some unexplained reasons,…
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The night music won
Entertainers Promotions (EP) were back in the fray last Friday night as the country’s leading entertainment stable celebrated its30th anniversary.…
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Let Blantyre come to the party
Blantyre as a city has earned itself the unenviable reputation of being a place which is not so welcoming when…
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In the shoes of Nepman
F or the past two weeks, Nepman’s orbit has been spinning at a supersonic speed. Clearly. It needed quite an…
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MBC needs to do more
T here were some good tidings reported last Friday in as far as local music is concerned. Malawi Broadcasting Corporation…
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Arts, 55th Independence anniversary
Tomorrow Malawi will commemorate its 55 years of sovereignty. It is a day when among other things, as a nation,…
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Free lessons to Nyasa Music
T he Nyasa Music Group has always meant well when it comes to promotion of local arts, especially music. Nobody…
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The word out there
W e live in a world hungry for information. And when those who can provide reliable material sometimes miss some…
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The growing free literary spaces
D espite some perceived challenges of working as a scribe, there is also a beautiful side whose benefits outshine the…
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For the sake of Malawi
It has been a quiet two weeks in the arts and entertainment sector owing to the fact that the country…
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Tears for talented casualties
Well, voting in the much-anticipated May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections was over by 6pm on Tuesday. With unofficial results…
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Ngumuya abandoning responsibility
There are times and moments in life when you must accept that you are now grown up and gladly start…
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Bubu was not lazy
Due to competing priorities, I had no time enough to drop this entry last Friday much to the dismay of…
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