Ebola outbreak in West Africa has cost Malawi the first ever show of the Jamaican reggae artist Luciano. According to The Jamaica Observer, Luciano has been forced to cancel plans to travel to Africa for his upcoming tour due to warnings from Health Minister Dr Fenton Ferguson that entertainers should avoid to travel to Ebola...
Ebola forces Luciano to cancel Malawi show
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Airtel Malawi partners Trace, Akon on mobile music competition
Airtel Malawi has partnered with Trace Music Star and international music super star Akon to roll out a mobile music competition in the country. Dubbed ‘Airtel Trace Music Star,’ the overall winner in the country will win K14 million plus given a chance to compete with other African winners at a Pan African Concert. Disclosing...
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Zodiak TV to launch ‘family brains showdown’
Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) has unleashed another first in Malawi; Family Brains Showdown, an unprecedented thunderbolt television family edutainment masterpiece in which brainy members of participating families will compete for a whooping K5 million. ZBS will be the faucet igniting participating families to the thirty minute program fathom out situations before the camera and millions...
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Malawi reps in Big Brother Africa hotshots face eviction
With the tempo already rising in the Big Brother Africa (BBA) season 9 hotshots, Africa’s biggest reality show , contestants were in for a surprise when Biggie revealed that all contestants including Malawi representatives Mr 265 and Sipherile Chitambo, aka Sipe , apart from Laveda, are up eviction this Sunday. Tanzania’s Laveda is excluded from the rest...
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DJ’s mar Mlaka Dublin show
What started as a worrisome night on Friday 10 October 2014, ended up as a memorable night that will live in the minds of many Malawians living in Dublin, Ireland.‘Mlaka ndi Mlaka’ and he just proved that with a thrilling performance. He performed in Dublin alongside Macko Sadik and Ireland based Pop Dogg, though with...
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Lawi in Mzuzu Wed for Mother’s Day show
Fast growing gospel hit-maker Lawi – born Francis Phiri – is set to perform in Mzuzu at Grand Palace Hotel [next to Toyota Malawi, Mzuzu Branch] Wednesday [Mother’s Day] for black tie event that has been organised by Word Alive Ministries. Lawi is currently one of the country’s celebrated musicians. Just this month he was nominated for...
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Tay Grin calls for votes on BEFFTA award: To perform in Ireland
Malawi’s high-flying hip-hop artist, Tay Grin, who got two nominations for this year’s Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) Awards, has called on Malawians in the country and outside to vote for him if he is to win an award. The hip-hop superstar was nominated for “Best International African Act” and “Best Music...
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Malawi Sunbird Search for a Star winner to release debut album: MacLuther Mambala
Blantyre-based Information Technology student MacLuther Mambala who won the Sunbird Search for a Star (SSS) 2014 championship is to begin working on recording and an could be released fearly next year. The star has now signed a recording deal with Nde’feyo Entertainment as part of his prize for triumphing in the contest besides the K500,...
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Times TV Ka Jive starts 25 Oct: Malawi ‘strictly dancing’ competition
Malawi media giant , Times Group, through Times TV,, organisers of the Ka Jive dancing competition, will roll out the first live stage of the show on the 25th of this month, according Times Group media manager Wanthaza Mughogho. Ka Jive, is aimed at promoting arts in the country, will run for eight weeks. The...
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Miss Malawi UK holders nominated for Beffta awards
Miss Malawi UK beauty pageant has made into the Beffta Award in UK with the reigning queen and former title holder both nominated for an award. BEFFTA (Black Entertainment, Film Fashion Television and Arts) awards, which will be in the sixth season, are to take place on 24th and 25th October at The Hippodrome, London. The awards that...
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Comic maker Che Nkope back in Malawi, well
Che Nkope comic-maker Nicholas Mbonera, who is also a DJ at Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) FM, has given his first interview after undergoing a successful medical treatment at Milpark Hospital in South Africa, revealing he is in much better condition now. Mbonela was diagnosed with Cardiogenic shock, a condition in which the heart fails to...
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Malawi gospel singers exposed: Unprofessional conduct
Two newspapers adverts that appeared in Monday edition of The Daily Times have apparently exposed unprofessional conduct of some gospel musicians, who always claim to have been called by God to spread the gospel through music. Malawi’s daily carried two adverts announcing gospel concerts by King James Phir and Lloyd phiri in Lilongwe and Blantyre this Sunday, respectively....
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Frank Chimpazi nominated for SABC Crown Music Awards
Gospel musician Frank Chimpazi, currently based in South Africa, has received a nomination for the 7th SABC Crown Gospel Awards slated for next month. The SABC Crown Gospel Awards are given in recognition to exploits of both South Africa and international artists. Chimpazi has been nominated in the category of Best of Africa for his...
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Malawi singer Tay Grin wins Beffta award in London
Malawi’s hip hop star Tay Grin on Saturday enriched his profile when he scooped an award at this year’s Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (Beffta) Awards presented at Hippodrome London. Tay Grin, received two nominations, for Best International African Act and Best Music Video for his new song The Beach. He also delivered...
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Malawi Music website in ‘downloads-gate’
Lately, a number of top musician in the country have been boasting of massive downloads of their singles from Malawi’s leading music downloading website, www.malawi-music.com. However, investigation shows that music downloads have lately been forged by the administrators of the website, giving selected musicians more downloads at some time. A screen capture of the website...
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Malawi Music rejects ‘download-gate’, clarifies chart download
Administrators of Malawi music.com have dismissed emerging reports implicating them in music download scandal in which they are accused of forging downloads for selected musicians to boost their popularity. The website administrators have also dismissed claims by some artists that they demand money in order to be promoted on the website and to have their music’ downloads...
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Dan Lu finds new love, launches album December 5
Afro-pop artist Dan Lu who plans to launch his fifth coming on December 5 at Robin’s Park in Blantyre seems he has found new love in retired singer Emmie Kankweche after he divorced his wife Tharisa Chimbalanga in March, 2013. The two were conspicously enjoying each other’s company at Limbe Country Club during the FM...
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Malawi hotshot Mr. 265 survives eviction: Big Brother Africa
Mr. 265, one of Malawi’s housemates in the ongoing Big Brother Africa (BBA) Hotshots, on Sunday survived eviction from the House. The 23-year-old Blantyre based TV personality survived the eviction after getting two country from Malawi and Zimbabwe. He was up for possible eviction following his nomination on Monday alongside Macky2 from Zambia, Rwandans Frankie...
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Tay Grin to perform in Northampton Nov 8: ‘Malawians to honour rapper for Beffta award’
Malawi’s urban musician Tay Grin who has recently be decorated with this year’s Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts) (BEFFTA) award, will perform in Northamption, England on Saturday night. One of the organisers of the show, Kondi Bowoyeke Munthali told Nyasa Times that Tay Grin will be “special guest” at Punjabi by Nature club from 8pm...
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Tay Grin tells BBC keen to work with Malawi artists for international recognition
Celebrated Malawian rapper, Tay Grin, has expressed his interest to work with different artists in the country to help push Malawi’s music on the international scene. Tay Grin, who just won a Beffta Award as the Best International African Act, said this in an interview with the BBC Radio Northampton in the UK. “Malawi is...
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