Stanley Nthenga is famous for his song Sena Jive. As a sena (Southern Malawi tribe), he sings his traditional music with chewa and sena lyrics. Stanley Nthenga is famous for the choreography in his music videos and also during his live performances. Members in the audience usually call his performances electrifying and never to miss.
Stanley Nthenga has won several Malawian awards for his chart-topper Sena Jive. The song contains a unique style of music from traditional sena instruments that trace its origins to Mbira music of Zimbabwe.
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Andrew Matrauza:News,Discography,Video,Information
Who does not know Andrew Matrauza. His first album, Musadabwe was on top of Malawian charts soon after the realease. The song which is appropriately a wedding song describes the Malawian marriage arrangement from the groom's point of view. Musadabwe was arranged and produced by the Malawian music maestro Joseph Tembo. Andrew Matrauza release a DVD containing Musadabwe and other songs in 2007. Apart from collaborating with Tembo, he has also worked with Evence Meleka,Saul Chembezi, Thomas Chibade, Joe Gwaladi and Annie Matumbi.
Watch the video of Musadabwe by Andrew Matrauza,noteworthy is Tembo's presence in the video.
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Watch the video of Musadabwe by Andrew Matrauza,noteworthy is Tembo's presence in the video.
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Joseph Tembo:News,Discography,Video,Information
Joseph Tembo and the Groove Magic
This guy has performed
widely, he is one of the
most talented young guitar
wizards Malawi has ever
produced, and he has
played along side many
renowned international
performers in the likes of
Oliver Mtukudzi, etc. Joseph
France, a trip sponsored by
the French Cultural Centre,
to expand his music knowledge.
Througout his career, he has collaborated with Sally Nyundo, Lucius Banda, Mlaka Maliro and many other Malawian artists. He has produced and promoted many upcoming artists like one of his friend Andrew Matrauza who shot to stardom with the song Musadabwe. , 's style of music resembles Zimbabwean mbira music because he is a sena, a southern Malawian tribe that has a common ancestry.
Joseph Tembo is famous for his songs Dimingu, We are the Champion, Mbudye, Samalila.
Watch the video Samalila by Joseph Tembo
additional info by the Warehouse Blantyre
This guy has performed
widely, he is one of the
most talented young guitar
wizards Malawi has ever
produced, and he has
played along side many
renowned international
performers in the likes of
Oliver Mtukudzi, etc. Joseph
France, a trip sponsored by
the French Cultural Centre,
to expand his music knowledge.
Througout his career, he has collaborated with Sally Nyundo, Lucius Banda, Mlaka Maliro and many other Malawian artists. He has produced and promoted many upcoming artists like one of his friend Andrew Matrauza who shot to stardom with the song Musadabwe. , 's style of music resembles Zimbabwean mbira music because he is a sena, a southern Malawian tribe that has a common ancestry.
Joseph Tembo is famous for his songs Dimingu, We are the Champion, Mbudye, Samalila.
Watch the video Samalila by Joseph Tembo
additional info by the Warehouse Blantyre
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Hastings Kamuzu Banda
Hastings Kamuzu Banda (1896? – 25 November 1997) was the leader of Malawi, from 1961 to 1994. After receiving much of his education overseas, Banda returned to his home country (then British Nyasaland) to speak against colonialism and help lead the movement towards independence. In 1963, he was formally appointed Nyasaland’s prime minister. Shortly after Nyasaland was granted independence as Malawi in 1964, Banda adopted a new constitution which declared him the first president. He quickly consolidated power and eventually declared Malawi a one party state under the Malawi Congress Party. In 1970, the MCP declared him the party’s President for Life. In 1971, Banda declared himself President for Life of Malawi itself.
His tenure as the leader of Malawi was controversial. He received support from the West during the cold war, but Malawi’s African neighbors scorned at Banda’s policy of full diplomacy with apartheid South Africa. Although he generally supported women’s rights, improved the country’s infrastructure, and maintained a good educational system relative to other African countries, during his tenure Malawi was firmly totalitarian and a de facto police state.
By 1993, facing international pressure and widespread protest, a referendum ended his one party state, and a special assembly stripped him of his title. Banda ran for president in the democratic elections which followed, but was soundly defeated. He died in South Africa in 1997. His legacy as dictator of Malawi remains controversial, some hailing him as a national and African hero, some denouncing him as a political tyrant.
additional information from Wikipedia.
Watch Kamuzu Banda's video
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Code Sangala, Kapirintiya:News,Discography,Video,Information
Code Sangala is a Malawian radio personality who was a contestant on the second season of the reality competition Big Brother Africa, in 2007. He was born in 1976 and works for Fm101 Malawi.
He was born in Blantyre.
Code would love to visit Paris, likes weight lifting sometimes, enjoys reading music magazines, loves nature and wants to meet Al Gore because of Gore’s role in the Global Warming Campaign.
He says that the best advice he ever got was from his father who told him to "brush your teeth and keep your breath fresh all the time."
Code relaxes with his favourite beer and a good movie, with some of his favourites being The Bourne Identity, Hitch, Casino Royale and The Rising Sun.
From his blog:
Big Brother Africa 2 Malawi representative.Stayed 77 days in the just ended reality tv show.Former head of dj's for fm 101 power.Grand son of James Fredrick Sangala the father and founder of Nyasaland African Congress,which later turned to Malawi Congress Party-Son of Mauchline Fedrick Sangala.
7th born in a family of 10 children.
Studied Mass Communication with a local institution-Worked with a Youth run non governmental organisation called Youth Arm as a coordinator for Parliamenatry Tours and a producer for a feature in a radio magazine programme called "Straight Talk".
Have done a lot of radio and stage acting.
A musian who plays guitar and has two albums out with a brother name Shadre-We call our group-Kapirintiya.Currently licensed the song"Makwacha"to a London based record label called Black Mango Music.The song will be featured on the first Malawi music compilation Cd.[www.blackmangomusic.com]
Kapirintiya music is definately going to make you want to come to Ndirande,a township from where we were born and raised.Currently working on a third studio album.
Met with Nelson Mandela in 2003 when i represented Malawi as a Big Brother Africa reporter.
I was a spokes person and coordinator for"Our Walk Out of Poverty"a malawian version of Live 8,initiated by fm 101 Power with support from other malawi media institutions.The highlights about the show were showcased on BBC focus on Africa. 
www.fm101.globemw.net]
I have a passion for music and one of my big music links is Malia-the only Malawian singer signed to a big record label,Sony Bmg.Visit her site for more info at www.sonymusic.fr
Love travelling,playing guitar and making music,Hiking.watching tv,Reading among other hobbies.Learning how to swim and want to persue swimming as the next hobby.
read an article on Code who is now a daddy
LISTEN TO Makwacha by CODE
additional info from bba2 site, http://codedj.tigblog.org/
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He was born in Blantyre.
Code would love to visit Paris, likes weight lifting sometimes, enjoys reading music magazines, loves nature and wants to meet Al Gore because of Gore’s role in the Global Warming Campaign.
He says that the best advice he ever got was from his father who told him to "brush your teeth and keep your breath fresh all the time."
Code relaxes with his favourite beer and a good movie, with some of his favourites being The Bourne Identity, Hitch, Casino Royale and The Rising Sun.
From his blog:
Big Brother Africa 2 Malawi representative.Stayed 77 days in the just ended reality tv show.Former head of dj's for fm 101 power.Grand son of James Fredrick Sangala the father and founder of Nyasaland African Congress,which later turned to Malawi Congress Party-Son of Mauchline Fedrick Sangala.
7th born in a family of 10 children.
Studied Mass Communication with a local institution-Worked with a Youth run non governmental organisation called Youth Arm as a coordinator for Parliamenatry Tours and a producer for a feature in a radio magazine programme called "Straight Talk".
Have done a lot of radio and stage acting.
A musian who plays guitar and has two albums out
Kapirintiya music is definately going to make you want to come to Ndirande,a township from
Met with Nelson Mandela in 2003 when i represented Malawi as a Big Brother Africa reporter.
I was a spokes person and coordinator for"Our Walk Out of Poverty"a malawian version of Live 8,initiated by fm 101 Power with support from other malawi media institutions.The highlights about the show were showcased on BBC focus on Africa.
I have a passion for music and one of my big music links is Malia-the only Malawian singer signed to a big record label,Sony Bmg.Visit her site for more info at www.sonymusic.fr
Love travelling,playing guitar and making music,Hiking.watching tv,Reading among other hobbies.Learning how to swim and want to persue swimming as the next hobby.
read an article on Code who is now a daddy
LISTEN TO Makwacha by CODE
additional info from bba2 site, http://codedj.tigblog.org/
2008®, all rights reserved mmalawi.blogspot.com for Kalwetu Group.Contact us for any information mmalawi@live.com
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