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30 acts to perform at Easter Theatre Festival-Malawi Musik

30 acts to perform at Easter Theatre Festival

Organisers of the Easter Theatre Festival on Thursday announced that the sixth…

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Entertainers of the Year seeks to erase last year’s shortfalls-Malawi Musik

Entertainers of the Year seeks to erase last year’s shortfalls

Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe welcomes the 2024 edition of…

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3 to battle for Mawu presidency-Malawi Musik

3 to battle for Mawu presidency

The battle for the Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) presidency is heating up.…

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Joyous Celebration to perform in Malawi-Malawi Musik

Joyous Celebration to perform in Malawi

South African gospel outfit Joyous Celebration is expected to perform at Bingu…

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Nyokase holds listening session-Malawi Musik

Nyokase holds listening session

Artist Nyokase Madise chose the National Library Service in Blantyre to organise…

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Christmas carols take off-Malawi Musik

Christmas carols take off

With 15 days to Christmas, players in the arts industry have been…

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Poetry Association of Malawi elects chapter committees-Malawi Musik

Poetry Association of Malawi elects chapter committees

After ushering in a National Executive Committee (Nec) led by renowned poet…

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Night of Chitenje-Malawi Musik

Night of Chitenje

Attires made from African prints (Chitenje) — ranging from dresses, shirts, shorts…

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Black Nina sets up record label-Malawi Musik

Black Nina sets up record label

Youthful musician Black Nina famed for songs such as ‘Machenge’ has established…

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Pastor Emma hints on EP-Malawi Musik

Pastor Emma hints on EP

Gospel singer Pastor Emma Mwasinga said yesterday she is all set to…

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 Unesco pushes for artistic freedoms-Malawi Musik

 Unesco pushes for artistic freedoms

By Sam Banda Jnr & Esnart Tembo Regional Director and Unesco Representative…

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 Lake of Stars Festival recycles stages into desks-Malawi Musik

 Lake of Stars Festival recycles stages into desks

Lake of Stars Festival has donated 100 desks to Kayadzi and Chikhwamba…

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Creative sector needs Empowerment—Chomanika-Malawi Musik

Creative sector needs Empowerment—Chomanika

Culture Deputy Minister Owen Chomanika said on Tuesday that the creative sector…

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Matafale Memorial show glitters-Malawi Musik

Matafale Memorial show glitters

The free-of-charge Evison Matafale Memorial show pulled massive patronage in Blantyre on…

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Alliance Francaise de Blantyre unveiled-Malawi Musik

Alliance Francaise de Blantyre unveiled

Call it Alliance Francaise de Blantyre and not Jacaranda Cultural Centre (JCC)…

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Acting is in my blood—Veep Usi-Malawi Musik

Acting is in my blood—Veep Usi

State Vice President Michael Usi said on Wednesday that he values his…

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President assents to Nahec Bill-Malawi Musik

President assents to Nahec Bill

President Lazarus Chakwera has displayed that he values the creative sector by…

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‘Reverend Bolamoyo’ lays bare Malawi’s struggles-Malawi Musik

‘Reverend Bolamoyo’ lays bare Malawi’s struggles

For years, theatre maestro Du Chisiza Jr stood out as one of…

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Unima Theatre Fest starts today-Malawi Musik

Unima Theatre Fest starts today

University of Malawi (Unima) Theatre Festival races with its second edition this…

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Lilly Alfonso to open luxurious store at Kamuzu International Airport-Malawi Musik

Lilly Alfonso to open luxurious store at Kamuzu International Airport

Award winning fashion designer Lilly Alfonso continues to set pace in the…

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Singano returns with another exhibition-Malawi Musik

Singano returns with another exhibition

Visual artist Ellis Singano, who specialises in batik, is back in the…

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38 films to screen at Malawi Film Fest-Malawi Musik

38 films to screen at Malawi Film Fest

The Malawi Film Festival returns with its third edition at Golden Peacock…

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Next Level Malawi concludes on a high-Malawi Musik

Next Level Malawi concludes on a high

Next Level Malawi initiative, led by United States of America (USA) artists,…

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LeeMckrazy offers short performance at Piano Fest-Malawi Musik

LeeMckrazy offers short performance at Piano Fest

South African artist LeeMckrazy debuted in the country with a not-so-long performance…

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 Heaven comes down at Gospel Salvation Concert-Malawi Musik

 Heaven comes down at Gospel Salvation Concert

The Gospel Salvation Concert, led by Word Alive Ministries Praise Team, debuted…

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Book Publishers Association of Malawi bemoans rampant piracy-Malawi Musik

Book Publishers Association of Malawi bemoans rampant piracy

Book Publishers Association of Malawi (Bpam) has dared players in the trade…

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Kasambwe Brothers Band gears for gig in USA Saturday-Malawi Musik

Kasambwe Brothers Band gears for gig in USA Saturday

Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers Band, who left the country on Monday for…

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Soldier’s biopic in the offing-Malawi Musik

Soldier’s biopic in the offing

A documentary of legendary musician Soldier Lucius Banda titled Soja: The Lucius…

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Maso sticks to plan, hit by withdrawals-Malawi Musik

Maso sticks to plan, hit by withdrawals

Organisers of Maso Awards said on Tuesday that they were not under…

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Kasambwe flies to America-Malawi Musik

Kasambwe flies to America

Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers Band left the country on Monday through Chileka…

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Theresa Phondo signs global distribution deal-Malawi Musik

Theresa Phondo signs global distribution deal

Zathu Band former member Theresa Phondo has signed an exclusive distribution deal…

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Queries as Maso unveils nominees-Malawi Musik

Queries as Maso unveils nominees

Organisers of Maso Awards on Sunday maintained that they are transparent in…

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Evison Matafale Memorial Dec 1-Malawi Musik

Evison Matafale Memorial Dec 1

The 23rd edition of the Evison Matafale Memorial will be held at…

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Joyah’s film starts streaming tomorrow-Malawi Musik

Joyah’s film starts streaming tomorrow

A short film by veteran filmmaker Shemu Joyah Strike A Blow and…

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‘State of the Ape Address’ play begins Mzansi tour-Malawi Musik

‘State of the Ape Address’ play begins Mzansi tour

A one-act play titled State of the Ape Address starring actor, filmmaker…

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Kasambwe Brothers set for USA tour-Malawi Musik

Kasambwe Brothers set for USA tour

Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers Band leaves the country next week Monday for…

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Xandria to fly flag in Rwanda-Malawi Musik

Xandria to fly flag in Rwanda

Renowned fashion designer Xandria left the country on Monday for Kigali, Rwanda,…

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Shemu Joyah’s short movie misses award-Malawi Musik

Shemu Joyah’s short movie misses award

Veteran filmmaker Shemu Joyah’s short film Strike A Blow and Die, which…

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Festival of hope-Malawi Musik

Festival of hope

The annual free of charge Tumaini Festival which is held at Dzaleka…

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Cadence Music breathes life to Madsoc Theatre-Malawi Musik

Cadence Music breathes life to Madsoc Theatre

Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe shifted from its usual partakes of theatre undertakings…

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Malawi creatives attend biggest forum in France-Malawi Musik

Malawi creatives attend biggest forum in France

Two creatives from Malawi were among the 12 entrepreneurs alongside those from…

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15-year old Paula launches second book-Malawi Musik

15-year old Paula launches second book

Fifteen-year-old Paula Mtamba on Sunday launched her second book titled Game On…

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Evolution of make-up art in Malawi movies: Memory Nkata Black’s experience-Malawi Musik

Evolution of make-up art in Malawi movies: Memory Nkata Black’s experience

The film industry is yet to get there in the country but…

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Tay Grin off to UK-Malawi Musik

Tay Grin off to UK

Rapper Tay Grin left the country on Thursday for Birmingham, the United…

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UMP Festival kicks-off today-Malawi Musik

UMP Festival kicks-off today

The three-day Urban Music People (UMP) Festival featuring a combo of activities…

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I am here to perform for the people – Burning Spear-Malawi Musik

I am here to perform for the people – Burning Spear

Grammy Award winning legendary roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician, Winston Rodney…

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We have contingency plan on fuel shortage—UMP Festival-Malawi Musik

We have contingency plan on fuel shortage—UMP Festival

With the country facing acute fuel shortage, organisers of the Urban Music…

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Piano Fest on the cards-Malawi Musik

Piano Fest on the cards

After hosting a number of successful events recently including a college outing,…

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K1 million for Mr, Miss Kuhes-Malawi Musik

K1 million for Mr, Miss Kuhes

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (Kuhes) students in Blantyre had a long…

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Taddja Nkhonjera pens another children’s book-Malawi Musik

Taddja Nkhonjera pens another children’s book

Actor, playwright and writer Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera has stitched another children’s book…

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Joyah’s short film to stream on Iplus-Malawi Musik

Joyah’s short film to stream on Iplus

Award winning filmmaker Shemu Joyah has said his short film Strike A…

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‘Song Unburied’ comes to Malawi-Malawi Musik

‘Song Unburied’ comes to Malawi

Rooftop Promotions, based at Theatre in the Park in Harare, Zimbabwe, in…

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Model finally makes it to Milan Fashion Week-Malawi Musik

Model finally makes it to Milan Fashion Week

Germany-based model Racheal Gausi Hoepfner is featuring at the Milan Fashion Week…

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Blacks, Jetu light Blantyre Arts Fest-Malawi Musik

Blacks, Jetu light Blantyre Arts Fest

Blantyre’s Kamuzu Upper Stadium on Sunday played host to the 15th edition…

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Mubas seeks to change narrative with Storylab-Malawi Musik

Mubas seeks to change narrative with Storylab

Award-winning filmmaker Shemu Joyah on Friday dared journalism students to rise to…

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35 awards for Maso-Malawi Musik

35 awards for Maso

Maso Awards returns to the fold with its fourth edition set to…

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Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho creatives to showcase work in France-Malawi Musik

Malawi, South Africa, Lesotho creatives to showcase work in France

Twelve entrepreneurs from Malawi, South Africa and Lesotho recently presented their creative…

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All-night party at Intercollege Socialz-Malawi Musik

All-night party at Intercollege Socialz

For once, students from the University of Malawi (Unima), Malawi College of…

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Lost History shifts Chilimwe celebration to Blantyre-Malawi Musik

Lost History shifts Chilimwe celebration to Blantyre

Lost History Foundation has moved the Traditional African New Year Celebration known…

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South Africa artist, Zeze Kingston dates Social Weekend-Malawi Musik

South Africa artist, Zeze Kingston dates Social Weekend

Amapiano musician Pcee is set to perform at the Southern Region Intercollege…

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Copyright Fund makes 5th call-Malawi Musik

Copyright Fund makes 5th call

Copyright Society of Malawi (Cosoma) has made the fifth call for proposals…

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Saint off to Germany-Malawi Musik

Saint off to Germany

Musician Saint left the country yesterday for Berlin, Germany, to perform at…

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Focus on Ability Short Film Fest debuts in Lilongwe-Malawi Musik

Focus on Ability Short Film Fest debuts in Lilongwe

Focus on Ability Short Film Festival which is led by Focus on…

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Long songs or short songs: Which is better, what’s in it?-Malawi Musik

Long songs or short songs: Which is better, what’s in it?

On a long expedition to one of the fiestas at one of…

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Blantyre Arts Festival ready for13th edition-Malawi Musik

Blantyre Arts Festival ready for13th edition

Organisers of Blantyre Arts Festival (Baf) said yesterday they are almost 100…

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Chimwemwe Mizaya relinquishes leadership to Rudo Chakwera-Malawi Musik

Chimwemwe Mizaya relinquishes leadership to Rudo Chakwera

Veteran gospel musician Chimwemwe Mizaya left recently for United States of America…

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Likongwe talks storytelling in the digital age in USA-Malawi Musik

Likongwe talks storytelling in the digital age in USA

The country’s representative at this year’s International Writing Programme (IWP) Fall Residency…

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Onesimus bags another award-Malawi Musik

Onesimus bags another award

Renowned musician Onesimus has maintained the steam in his music game bagging…

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D-Day for Nahec Bill-Malawi Musik

D-Day for Nahec Bill

Some creatives are set to gather at Parliament Building while others will…

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Katakwe maker authors 7th book-Malawi Musik

Katakwe maker authors 7th book

Renowned writer Lawrence Kadzitche, author of the Katakwe series, has published a…

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Paliani jams with Unima students-Malawi Musik

Paliani jams with Unima students

Jazz maestro Erik Paliani on Monday connected with lecturers and students in…

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Willie Zingani (1954-2024): Celebrating one of Malawi’s finest vernacular writers-Malawi Musik

Willie Zingani (1954-2024): Celebrating one of Malawi’s finest vernacular writers

Veteran writer and journalist Willie Zingani is gone, but his legacy will…

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Lake of Stars Fest finally here-Malawi Musik

Lake of Stars Fest finally here

The three-day Lake of Stars Festival (LoS) debuts at Fish Eagle Bay…

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Malawi makes steady footsteps in International Writing Programme-Malawi Musik

Malawi makes steady footsteps in International Writing Programme

Malawi seems to be heading in the right direction in its creative…

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Soldier tribute show set for Grand Business Park-Malawi Musik

Soldier tribute show set for Grand Business Park

Impakt Events has announced that a tribute concert for Soldier Lucius Banda…

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Paul Banda honoured-Malawi Musik

Paul Banda honoured

After being out of the stage for a long time due to…

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Father Boucher: A missionary who showed that religion and culture aren’t in conflict-Malawi Musik

Father Boucher: A missionary who showed that religion and culture aren’t in conflict

A cultural colossus, a man of many abilities, rituals, words, symbols and…

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Paliani, Mankhamba to rekindle Acacias memories-Malawi Musik

Paliani, Mankhamba to rekindle Acacias memories

Veteran musicians Erik Paliani and Ben Mankhamba with The Ziggzaggers Band will…

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Achisale sleeps-Malawi Musik

Achisale sleeps

A traditional dance known as Ligubo was the final calligraphy that was…

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Unima lecturer selected in 2024 writing programme-Malawi Musik

Unima lecturer selected in 2024 writing programme

Veteran playwright and University of Malawi (Unima) drama and theatre studies lecturer…

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Father Claude Boucher to rest at Kungoni compound-Malawi Musik

Father Claude Boucher to rest at Kungoni compound

Cultural colossus and founder of Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art, Father…

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Malawi wins hearts at Kulamba Ceremony-Malawi Musik

Malawi wins hearts at Kulamba Ceremony

Malawi served a good package of traditional dances, dominated by Gule Wamkulu…

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Soldier celebrated-Malawi Musik

Soldier celebrated

By Blessings Makuwira & Sam Banda Jnr: Soldier Lucius Banda’s legacy will…

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Priding in Malawi culture: Kungoni’s song of pearl-Malawi Musik

Priding in Malawi culture: Kungoni’s song of pearl

Every year Kungoni Centre of Art and Culture at Mua in Dedza…

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Gigs lined up in USA for Kasambwe Band-Malawi Musik

Gigs lined up in USA for Kasambwe Band

Two shows have already been lined up for Kukana Kuba Kasambwe Brothers…

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Zeze Kingston relishes UK tour-Malawi Musik

Zeze Kingston relishes UK tour

Amapiano star Zeze Kingston has described his trip to the United Kingdom…

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Multichoice Talent Factory 2025 call opens-Malawi Musik

Multichoice Talent Factory 2025 call opens

MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) has called for applications from aspiring filmmakers, scriptwriters,…

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Alleluya Band to hold Soldier’s memorial show-Malawi Musik

Alleluya Band to hold Soldier’s memorial show

Alleluya Band has announced that it will hold a concert to remember…

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Ben Mankhamba’s daughter stars as Tina Turner-Malawi Musik

Ben Mankhamba’s daughter stars as Tina Turner

Veteran musician Ben Mankhamba’s daughter Jenna Tuesday debuted as Tina in The…

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Onesimus sings second award-Malawi Musik

Onesimus sings second award

Musician Onesimus on Saturday bagged the Male Artist Award at the Hapa…

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44 done, 8 left for Alleluya Band in Italy-Malawi Musik

44 done, 8 left for Alleluya Band in Italy

Balaka- based group – Alleluya Band returns home later this month from…

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Kungoni Cultural event on Saturday-Malawi Musik

Kungoni Cultural event on Saturday

Kungoni Centre of Culture and Art at Mua in Dedza holds its…

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Ashukile Mwakisulu relives Mamokete’s ‘Choices’ feats-Malawi Musik

Ashukile Mwakisulu relives Mamokete’s ‘Choices’ feats

As tributes continue to pour in for veteran South African actor Connie…

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Burning Spear coming to Malawi-Malawi Musik

Burning Spear coming to Malawi

Grammy Award winning legendary roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist and musician, Winston Rodney…

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Rising Choreos to hold 23 shows in Europe-Malawi Musik

Rising Choreos to hold 23 shows in Europe

Lilongwe-based outfit Rising Choreos and Theatre Company, led by award winning filmmaker…

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Rising Choreos off to Europe-Malawi Musik

Rising Choreos off to Europe

Lilongwe-based outfit Rising Choreos and Theatre Company, led by award winning filmmaker…

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Robert Chiwamba exhibits 37 poems in USA-Malawi Musik

Robert Chiwamba exhibits 37 poems in USA

Renowned poet Robert Chiwamba said Wednesday he is glad to have managed…

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Mawu leader excels in regional contest-Malawi Musik

Mawu leader excels in regional contest

Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) leader Chikumbutso Ndaferankhande on Sunday demonstrated his versatility…

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Arts Sustainability Lab brings ‘Half Past Two’-Malawi Musik

Arts Sustainability Lab brings ‘Half Past Two’

Arts Sustainability Lab, a youthful theatre outfit, takes to the stage on…

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Blantyre Cultural Centre’s rehab delays irk Vice President-Malawi Musik

Blantyre Cultural Centre’s rehab delays irk Vice President

Vice-President Michael Usi has been in the limelight touring various places to…

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Rising Choreos set to perform in Europe-Malawi Musik

Rising Choreos set to perform in Europe

Lilongwe-based outfit Rising Choreos and Theatre Company, led by award-winning filmmaker and…

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Sho Madjozi to star at Lake of Stars as regional headliner-Malawi Musik

Sho Madjozi to star at Lake of Stars as regional headliner

South African musician Sho Madjozi is set to perform at this year’s…

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Singano to exhibit 15 artworks at exhibition-Malawi Musik

Singano to exhibit 15 artworks at exhibition

Visual artist Ellis Singano, who specialises in batik, holds his solo exhibition…

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Sir Paul feels Malawi’s love-Malawi Musik

Sir Paul feels Malawi’s love

Legendary musician Sir Paul Banda nearly shed tears on Thursday as he…

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Veteran musician Patrick Simakweli granted bail-Malawi Musik

Veteran musician Patrick Simakweli granted bail

Veteran musician Patrick Ampatsi Simakweli was granted bail yesterday by the Blantyre…

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Four artists gear for Norway, Brazil-Malawi Musik

Four artists gear for Norway, Brazil

Four young artists, namely Vanessa Litta, James Chavula, Jackline Chimatula and Christopher…

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Young Stunna finally shows up-Malawi Musik

Young Stunna finally shows up

After failing to appear for a gig two months ago due to…

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Madalitso Band heads to Europe-Malawi Musik

Madalitso Band heads to Europe

Madalitso Band, the duo of Babatoni player Yobu Maligwa and acoustic guitar…

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Investment School of Creative Arts sets off-Malawi Musik

Investment School of Creative Arts sets off

Deputy Minister of Local Government, Unity, and Culture Owen Chomanika reaffirmed yesterday…

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Kenani steps in with Sir Paul Banda fundraiser-Malawi Musik

Kenani steps in with Sir Paul Banda fundraiser

Renowned writer and social media influencer Stanley Onjezani Kenani has moved in…

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