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                                                                                    JANTA The well known artist and audio producer,Janta, has signed a music distribution deal with South African company Electromode Ingrooves. Writing on his Facebook page, the musician has shared the news. “Today we start a new fresh journey under one of Africa’s major leading music distributors and we now share the same equal rights and territories as any major artist within our African continent,” reads his message in part. Electromode will be responsible for distributing Janta’s music to all digital platforms and pitch his music for playlist across major platforms, among other responsibilities. The company’s roster includes more than 200 artists and associated labels. Some top African artists si...

                                                                        MA BLACKS The loved local reggae music band, The black missionaries, will storm the Mulhako wa alhomwe headquarters at chonde in mulanje on the 11th of september to fundraise for this year's Mulhako wa alhomwe festival Thye Mulhako wa Alhomwe chief executive officer, Plus Mvenya, said that Ma black will perform alongside, Professor Joe Gwaladi and Gibo Pearson. We have organized, this show tittled as 'Kuipatsa moto Mulhako festival' to fundraise for our much awaited annual festival scheduled for October 9 at chonde headquarters"  The fee for the fundraiser show is K1000 only. This years festival will cost about MK180, million.

Busy signal The most loved dance artist, busy signal has been unveiled as the main headliner for the 2022 Malawi sand music festival which will take place from the 30th September to the 2nd October at Kambiri beach in salima. This has been disclosed by the event director Lucius banda on Tuesday during a press briefing that happened in Blantyre. he said that The FREE UP hit maker will come with his full band.. "we can assure  fans that Busy signal will come with full band. He will not use CD" Said banda Banda also revealed Piksy as the local headliner. The Malawi sand music festival is the biggest concert that brings together tourists, local people , business and even the youth together . sourced from  https://www.nyasatimes.com/entertainment

The Malawian movie HIGHBROW that was featured on M-Net movie afrocinema film festival, has been noted to be in the top 20 of the most watched movies on showmax this was announced at the 2022 media showcase by multichoice malawi managing director, Emma Gichonge. The annual engagement is all about summarizing and exhibiting how multichoice embraces its role as Africas most loved story teller. HIGHBROW was featured at M-Net movie afrocinema film festival together with the HD plus Malawian movie, FATSANI: A tale of survival. The movie HIGHBROW was shot by Ben Sam and jiran and directed by Chaz. The movie is about reeal life stories surrounding the cash-gate scandal. sourced from  www.nyasatimes.com/entertainment

  T wo of the country’s renowned fashionistas Lorraine Kljajic and Chimwemwe Ngugi Buleya have made it into the finals of two international awards, namely African Fashion Designer Awards and Zikomo Awards, respectively. Fashion promoter, Kljajic has been nominated for Best Africa Fashion Promoter of the Year at the Africa Fashion Designer Awards. Kljajic: I hope to take the award home This is the second time for Kljajic, who is also Lush Africa director, to be nominated for the same award after winning it in 2020. “I first won it in 2020 and to be nominated again this year is absolutely heart-warming. I hope to take the award home again,” she said. Kljajic said she is honoured as this year her fellow nominees are not individuals, but big brands from west African countries. She is competing against African Fashion TV, Naija Tailor, Naija Fashion Designer and Lodi Afredro Mahouma. “I am glad Malawi is on the list. It’s high time we are known as powerful players in the global fashion ...

    Ekaree Malawi is one of the countries whose fashion industry is still in its infancy. But despite the slow steps that the country is taking, there are few key players who have kept the dream of making Malawi a fashion powerhouse alive. One of those players is Ekaree Daniella who has kept pushing the boundaries to make her mark in the fashion world. “I draw my inspiration from people’s personalities and from my perspective of what would help bring out the best in them. I blend our traditional prints into forward-thinking designs to show the world that Africa fashion is ready to take up space,” said Daniella  Describing her journey, Daniella, who has been a designer for the past six years, said most of her designs are unique and tailor-made for individuals. “No two people wear the same print and design,” she said. Her journey as a fashion designer has taken her to African Fashion and Arts Festival in 2017 and 2019. She has also worked with brands such as Castel Malawi. ...

After the whole slap fiasco, Chris Rock is good on hosting the Oscars again. Obviously, doing so would reawaken some pretty traumatic memories for him: Will Smith slapped Rock in the face while he was presenting an award at the Oscars earlier this year. Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair, and Will Smith got up from his seat, proceeding to hit Rock with a huge smack across the face.  When he was finished, he sat back down and a brief exchange took place. Will Smith yelled at him to keep his wife’s name “out of [his] f— mouth.” Rock, visibly shaken, tried to explain that it was just a G.I. Jane joke. Will repeated himself. The entire world was shocked at the whole situation, and some have noted that it took place during a period of unprecedented low viewership at awards shows. Either way, the slap was also unprecedented and the two now appear as if they're nowhere near on speaking terms. Will Smith released a video statement where he explained his motivations, and...

                                                                  code sangala perfoming The Jacaranda Cultural Centre was set on fire by the  pre-launch of Zakumudzi Cultural Festival and Fearless Woman art exhibition by veteran visual artist Ellis Singano. Zakumudzi Cultural Festival pre-launch was held on the 3rd and it featured performances from artists such as Code Sangala and The Tribe Band, Madalitso Band, Chichiri Cultural Heritage, Lulu and Mathumela Band and Waliko Makhala and Jalawe Band. The name Zakumudzi Cultural Festival has come up following the rebranding of Music against Malaria Festival spearheaded by musicians Code Sangala and Annemarie Quinn. Annemarie, who returns to Malawi from to her home in United Kingdom, said they ...

  It has been almost a month since the arrival of Nick Cannon’s son Legendary with model Bre Tiesi - and Cannon is expecting his ninth child. Cannon posted an Instagram video of him posing for maternity photos with model Brittany Bell, confirming his third child with her. “Time Stopped, and This Happened…” Cannon captioned the post showing the two being affectionate and playing with their 5-year-old son Golden and 1-year-old daughter Powerful. He also included the hashtags “Sunshine” and “SonRISE” in the post, which could be an indicator that the two are expecting another baby boy.  Cannon held Bell’s stomach in the video while they wore coordinated outfits. Golden and Powerful also joined them in a few pregnancy announcement photos too. Cannon admitted in June that he wanted to have more children. In addition to his children with Bell and Tiesi, he is also the father of 11-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife Mariah Carey, 1-year-old twins Zion and Zillion with...

Rihanna and her entourage of six other pals asked the hotspot to stay open to allow them to enjoy some late-night bites.  As per usual, the 34-year-old stepped out in style, donning an oversized cobalt blue No Limit Records Jersey, worn over baggy light wash jeans, lace-up pointy heels, and jewelry from Tiffany & Co. A spy for Page Six informed the outlet that the "Needed Me" songstress ate caviar and sashimi bites paired with champagne to drink until 2 AM, at which time Rih was "seen helping the waitstaff clean up and push the bar stools back into place since she stayed so late."

   Unlike Patience Namadingo who relocated from Malawi to Zambia, Kizz Daniel has declared himself Malawian after a successful concert in Lilongwe. Some people have advised him to visit M’baluku in Mangochi. After throwing fans into frenzy in Malawi’s capital on Saturday night, the 28-year-old singer took to social media to make the declaration. In a brief post, Daniel said “I am Malawian. Buga Africa to the world.” The post attracted a myriad positive comments from Malawians. “I knew it from the beginning that your a true Malawian we love you brother,” said Edith Julius “You’re a true Malawian we know you by the name Ntunduwatha Maliseni,” said JayTwo Makaka in a comment Ndani Montes also commented: “I knew you are a Malawian the moment I saw you. Welcome back home Yohane.” The Nigerian musician whose real name is Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, won Malawians’ hearts during the trip due to his innocent conduct among others. The Buga hit maker avoided blunders in Malawi unlike ...

  A local barbershop has a haircut named after former presidential bodyguard Norman Chisale and it is the most expensive haircut. Titus Executive Barbershop’s charge list has been circulating on social media. It shows that the ‘Big Man Chisale’ haircut, named after the former bodyguard to ex-president Peter Mutharika, is the most expensive at K2000. There is another one named after later musician Grace Chinga going at K1000, the same charge for ‘Mpala wa Jonzi’ (full head shave originating from South Africa). At Titus, customers seeking musician Mlaka Maliro’s haircut should prepare to part ways with K1,500. The lowest charge at this barbershop is K300 for a brush cut for children. The names of the haircuts have since amused Malawians on social media.

   South African singer Khutso Kgatle better known by his stage name King Monada is set to collaborate with Zambia-based Malawian musician Patience Namadingo. Monada made the proposal to work with Namadingo in February 2021, following success of his reggae mashup which involves the legendary Giddes Chalamanda. The Mapulani star acknowledged receipt of the proposal from the Malwedhe star and hinted to work with him. This, followed another proposal for a collaborative effort in music from Zimbabwe giant Jah Prayzah. A year down the line, Namadingo has worked with the Zimbabwe star on a song which is yet to be released. Recently, the South African star has been commenting on Patience’ posts in an effort to arrest his attention. In one if his comments, he said “My brother hope you doing well. Please text me on WhatsApp or Instagram.” King made massive noise on the internet, three years ago. His Malwedhe hit made him a household name in Southern Africa. His impending collaboration ...

  When most Malawian musicians bemoan  meagre booking fees, award winning artist Tay Grin smiled all the way to the bank last weekend as  he pocketed K10 million for performing at Kizz Daniel show. Grin who was among the local supporting acts at the said event has made the revelation through his Facebook page. “Part of his post reads, “With a minimum of K10 mil this is what the king gives out to his people.” The revelation comes amidst salutes from Malawians who patronised the event. According to some people who witnessed the occasion, the Nyau King was a marvel to watch “It was not my first time watching the king on stage but last weekend was extraordinary and his creativity was just one of its kind,” said comedian Nya Uyu. “I keep on saying why everyone is not talking about Tay Grin performance, first time I got impressed was his performance at sand music 2020 and at Kizz Daniel’s show he just cemented my perception,” said one of his followers Despite performing with pr...

 .                                                         RIHANNA AND A$AP ROCKY                                                              pictures from  getty images This isn't the only New York City outing that the Fenty Beauty founder has been spotted on as of late.  Just last week, she and her beau A$AP Rocky hit up Richie Akiva's new members-only spot, The Ned, where the pair was described as looking "chill and definitely happy" by a source who noted Rihanna "looked amazing." Back in July, Rihanna and Rocky wore coordinated navy ensembles for their New York City date night, prompting plenty of conversation about how good the Barbadian starlet looks just months after giving ...

                               vube  Afro-pop musician Vube has found his feet again releasing a new song titled ‘Msandinyase’ which he has collaborated with promising up and coming star Mellz Kumpanje better known as Mellz. Vube has previously also released two singles ‘Phone’ and ‘Vendor’ which he admitted did not do well on the market. He said he was optimistic that ‘Msandinyase’ which talks about judgmental people who have pre-conceived notions about others will perform well. “The song talks about people who judge others according to how they see life instead of focusing on important matters,” Vube said. The Blantyre-based artist said he was happy to have worked with Mellz in the song which was produced by Martin Anjelz of In-house Media with its music video directed by VJ Ken of Auto Focus. “In this modern world, you need to make your song available in all platforms and so, people can access it in ...

Tumaini Letu which spearheads the annual free-of-charge Tumaini Festival held at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Dowa, last Friday launched the 2022 edition with a Cocktail Night at Orchid Café in Area 12 in Lilongwe. The festival aimed at raising awareness about Dzaleka Refugee Camp which houses 53,000 refugees and asylum seekers will this year take place on November 3rd through to November 6. A press statement from Tumaini says the funds raised at Orchid will support the Youth Engagement and Behaviour Change, one of the programmes Tumaini Letu runs within Dzaleka throughout the year. Tumaini Festival founder Menes la Plume hailed people for turning up for the event and that the performers put up impressive acts. “Let me say thank you to all those who patronised this event. Their presence has played a great role, and we promise a colourful Tumaini Festival this year,” Menes, who is also an artist said. One of the musicians who performed at the event, Joram Nyirongo, said the platform helped h...

                The headliner- Harmonize T he sand m usic Festival Director Soldier Lucius Banda said Tuesday they were in need of more support to perfectly execute this year’s event to be held at Kambiri Beach Resort in Salima from September 30 to October 2. Lucius said that their budget for this year is K106 million and that they were targeting over 35 artists locally and six international acts. “We are grateful to the companies that have come forth. We have so many activities and apart from music, we are looking at boxing, aerobics and tea party,” Lucius said. Some of the players that have pumped money towards this year’s festival include Salima Sugar Company, Banja La Mtsogolo, FDH Bank and Castel Malawi. Lucius said they were looking at changing people’s mindset over Sand Music Festival. “People still mistake Sand Music Festival for a concert or one night show. This is a festival that involves more acts and we want people to have an experienc...