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                                                                               Mlaka performing at 24/7 club From 8pm to the early hours of Sunday, Alleluya Band and Mlaka Maliro kept patrons on their feet at Club 24/7 in Blantyre.The show was organised to mark the opening of a liquor shop at Club 24/7, with the proprietor MacDonald Soko indicating that they invited the Balaka-based band and Mlaka of the ‘Dzanja Lalemba’ fame to make the occasion a memorable one. “People always support us and we wanted to give them a memorable time hence inviting Alleluya Band and Mlaka Maliro. This is a great place, and because we want to give people special things, we tried to make this day special,” Soko said. Taferakaso paved the way for Mlaka, who did not disap...

Time to Buga: Kizz Daniel captured on stage  It took so long for the awaited Nigerian artist Kizz Daniel to arrive on stage and perform but the audience who stormed Lilongwe golf club waited for up till 7 hours when the artist arrived on stage and gave a stunning performance. Finally, a host of local acts, led by songstress Tuno took turns in raising the curtain for the night’s music cocktail. The Epic Lifestyle Concert had finally come to life. Provoice, Driemo, Eli Njuchi, Sangie, Janta, Wendy Harawa and Phyzix all had their time on stage before the huge audience that had filled almost every space of the venue. But the anxiety among most fans was evident. The programme on paper showed that Kizz Daniel would be the last performer on the night. As time went by some people started living the show as it didn't start on the time announced, then shortly the Co-Host Black announced the coming of the headliner, Kizz Daniel who was supposed to perform at the end of the show ...

   BRINGING ABOUT CHANGE—A scene in the film The son to one of the female legends in gospel music Ethel Kamwendo Banda, Peter has creatively forged a musical film titled NYENYEZI which is an inspirational song to people, to discover their purpose in life Peter, who is a man of many talents, is not new in the creative industry as he has produced some of her mother’s songs as a producer and has also performed with his mother during some of her live performances. But this is his first time to put in place something in relation to film production. The project has taken him two years to compile and now all is set and it will be premiered at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre on October 7 2022. “It has not been that easy producing this film, I have been discouraged at times and there were moments when we were chased from shooting in some places but God’s grace made me succeed,” Peter said. He said looking at how hard it was for people with talents, especially those coming from not so well...

   NEBA —We have written proposals Malawi Writers Union (Mawu) budding desk, on Wednesday complained that uprising potential writers are not getting enough support to grow and succeed with writing as other artistic principles do.  The desk’s chairperson Juliette Neba said this during the publishing of books titled  The Mandebvu Mistress and Other Stories  which features works by budding writers in the country. “We have written proposals and tried best to seek for funding for our projects but many are not willing to help us even where they see potential. Some have even told us outright they only support the discipline of music and yet all art disciplines are the same and equal,” Neba said. She said that they are alot of good stories that the budding writers are able and have to write, but they lack the resources to be able to publicise their works “As a budding desk, we want to give these up and coming writers a platform but with inadequate resources it has been...

   Golosi in USA recently The HD plus filmmaker Hastings Golosi, says he is very ready to put into practice what he has experienced in his trip to the united states of America where he tagged along with the famous Hollywood filmmaking studio HBO. Golosi, is also recognised here in Malawi  to have taken part in the production of the famous HD plus movie, Fatsani, the first Malawian  movie to be on SHOWMAX “I spent two weeks in United States of America and it was enough to learn more from experienced filmmakers and I had time to experience the making of The Sex Lives of College Girls. This is an American teen comedy drama streaming television series created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, ” he said. Golosi was among the few young African leaders that flew to USA for the Mandela Washington Alumni Enrichment Institute programme. “It was a great experience to be on set with global filmmakers, looking at how our industry is taking shape,” Golosi said. He said some of th...

   FLASHBACK — A scene in the play After successful adventures in Lilongwe and Mzuzu, Waz Arts takes its political satire titled  Bwabwalala , to Blantyre on Sunday. Nation Publications Limited (NPL) journalist Suzgo Chitete, who is the brains behind the production, said Tuesday they were overwhelmed by the corporate support they have received ahead of the show. “We are raring to go and we are thankful to the companies that have supported us so far. Amaryllis Hotel is the official partner and then we also have companies such as Hallmark Creations, Gazette Media, Phazi La Mkango and Salima Sugar Company who have supported us financially to meet some administrative costs,” he said. The show, to be hosted by Deus Sandram, is also expected to feature poet Tawonga Taddja Nkhonjera as a curtainraiser. Amaryllis Hotel has shown its attachment to the creative industry by opening its doors and it has hosted several events in recent times, including a stand-up comedy featuring Unit...

   KING CHAMBIECCO— You can rise with music from anywhere King Chambiecco  the kasungu based dancehall artist, says, the dancehall genre of music which is very hard to maintain in  Malawi has won him so many hearts of Malawians. He said while a lot of artist who were singing the dancehall tune switched to other genres, he has still maintained it up until now. “It is not easy to maintain such a genre but here I am still riding with it despite the several changes in the industry. Dancehall is my identity and I will continue to stick to it,” King Chambiecco said. King Chambiecco also said that, not only dancehall music has made him famous or being one of Malawians favorite, but also  has raised the made visible the flag of kasungu to the nation “I have made a name from Kasungu, it has been tough for other artists to make it in other districts but I just want to encourage them to keep on doing what they know. “You can rise with music from anywhere and it is not onl...

In the quest to bring back to life its  glory that  many Malawians gave to the  Association for the Teaching of English in Malawi (Atem) for its great organization of stage drama, Atem has launched a new programme to be training drama teachers.  Atem president Davie Mpasu, said that they have introduced this programme in order to fill up the spaces that were there in the stage dram field and bring it back in a professional way. Actors captured in action during a previous English Drama Festival picture from  https://mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Actors-captured-in-action-during-a-previous-English-Drama-Festival.jpg Mr Mpasu says that the programme will be teaching the trainees on how to direct, write script as well as acting.  He further say that  Atem went down because of financial crisis as they lacked sponsorship. “Back in the day, we had various corporate sponsors who made sure that the drama festivals were a hit. Now we lack ba...

                                                          Evra singing LAST LAST The manchester united legend, Evra, has jammed and sung Nigerian singer, Burna boy's banger"last last" in his car word for word. Evra was in an delighted mood in a video posted on his twitter handle, singing the song while promoting his autobiography called 'i love this game' while singing and enjoying the song relatable lyrics, he introduced the magazine form of his book which is now available for purchase. "Burna boy my brother, you all burning these people like myself. my book is killing it and now we going paper. We going light so no excuse. lets go, " Evra said  The song 'last last' is part of Burna boy's new album, " Love Damini" and it was the second single to be release from the album in may 2022 before the projectwas released in june sourced...

                                                           Black Missionaries perform in Balaka The famous malawian reggae group of The Black missionaries entertained people at Zitherepano in Mangochi in a storm up show in preparing  for Nigerian musician Kizz Daniel’s concert which will take place this coming Saturday, the 27th of August at Lilongwe Golf Club. The session was organised by National Bank of Malawi to promote its services including Mo626. However The concert that went on to the early hours of yesterday had Khozie Masimbe, Moda Fumulani and Yanjanani Chumbu warming up the stage for Anthony  Makondetsa and Black Missionaries to set the stage on fire Makondetsa raised the tempo and delivered an energetic and beautiful  performance that drove the audience insane. Some of the songs that he offered on the night incl...

                                                   Janta : sourced from The times group online                                    Onesimus :  sourced from The times group online The song tittled Ex-lover by Onesimus and Janta,which is their first   collaboration,  has being the peoples favorite since the day it was released. The song trended so much on tiktok, facebook and Instagram as many people participated in its challenge and through that it was highly promoted and went viral on social media. The track ‘Ex-lover’is talking about moving on from a break up and also explaining the pain that follows after a break up. The song in other ways has become the peoples favorite as it is relatable to many people and it is a trues story of the the two artists...

It's being reported that Will Smith has engaged again in talks with Netflix for the delevopment and future release of the actor's biopic, after negotiations were stopped following the incident with Chris Rock at the Oscars in which Smith slapped the comedian as he was presenting an award. Before Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the now Academy Award winner actor was negotiating with several streaming platforms over the development of his life story in a biopic. Fortunately for Smith, Netflix appears to be willing to sit back at the table and discuss the project following his apology and several months out of the spotlight, with the incident at the Academy Awards surely being a big part of this production as well. Apple could be the next streaming service to engage in negotiation once again with Smith, specially now that Will Smith seems remorseful and trying to regain the public and his peers trust. Will Smith slapping Chris Rock  Sourced from  Https//amp.marca.com...

  Bass Canyon Festival Deputies arrested a Washington man who may have had plans to commit a mass shooting during a concert at the Gorge Amphitheater Friday night. People attending the "Bass Canyon Festival" reported a suspicious man in the parking area to security officers, according to a  Grant County Sheriff's Office  news release.  Witnesses say they saw the man, who was later identified  as 31-year-old Jonathan R. Moody, who had filled unknown gas from a balloon, and had  9mm pistols from the boot of  his car and tuck both weapons inside his waistband. According to the witnesses the suspect then allegedly asked people what time the concert ended and where people would be exiting the venue. The security personnel  detained the suspect outside the venue gates and disarmed him of the  two loaded 9mm pistols. sources  https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEJ6BLAtBmiGvUNzGcIa2IjcqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowwL2ICzCckocDMP2lqQY?uo=CAUiZmh0dHBzOi8vd3d...