Tributes pour in for Malawi musician, Andrew Matrauza

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Andrew Matrauza

The music fraternity in Malawi keeps making tributes to musician, Andrew Matrauza who died on Thursday morning.

Musician on the social network have been writing to Malawi24 about the huge loss the industry has by receiving the news.

Andrew Matrauza
Matrauza: No more.

According to the reports, Matrauza died this morning at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital – QECH in Blantyre where he was admitted for treatment.

Matrauza has been in South Africa for other business and he came back in the country in July this year and since the return, he has not been well.

At first, he was admitted at Chiradzulu district hospital before referred to QECH’s ward 3B where he died.
Matrauza was known by his first album’s title track, Musadabwe which was enjoying airplay on local radio and Television stations as well as wedding ceremonies.

The song which is appropriately a wedding song describes the Malawian marriage arrangement from groom’s point of view.

Matrauza had been collaborating and working with other local musicians like Evance Meleka, Saul Chembezi, Thomasi Chibade, Annie Matumbi and Joseph Tembo.