Wonderful Mkhutche

Reggae music betraying Malawi

Apr 21, 2016 76

A few days ago, an article was published establishing that reggae music is one of the popular music genres in Malawi. It has been performed for decades, and throughout, it has been changing its sounds… ...

Toza Matafale is right

Apr 19, 2016 306

Toza Matafale, the young brother to Malawi reggae icon, Evison Matafale, has of recent been in the media for his response to the remixed and sampled songs of his brother. He has expressed his disappointment… ...

The Malawi joke called Mr. Jokes

Apr 18, 2016 177

It can easily be seen as another pull-him-down article. But this is a lamentation on the state of our arts industry, especially standup comedy. For decades, Malawi has been used to the contagious kind of… ...

Tay Grin needs a Ghostwriter

Apr 13, 2016 54

This suggestion will be strange. Even before the existence of the music in Malawi, when the Balaka sound was dominating, a person writing a song for someone was never a practice. Everything was done by… ...

Malawi hip-hop kings called Trap Squad

Apr 13, 2016 90

One of the prominent rap pioneers in Malawi was a group, the Real Elements. From the late 1990s to the early 2000s, they launched and defined rap music in Malawi. They defied the odds and… ...

How Billy Kaunda knocked out Bakili Muluzi

Apr 12, 2016 216

In his first three albums, Mwapindulanji (1997), Alibe Mawu (1999) and Muyime Kaye (2000), Malawi musician Billy Kaunda was a musician who completely had nothing to do with politics. He was a soft spoken young… ...

Malawi’s three types of reggae music

Apr 05, 2016 232

What is the most performed kind of music in Malawi? It should be reggae music. Malawi can safely be called 'The Mainland Jamaica' as far as the dominance of reggae music is concerned. For close to… ...