Two clips of Dr Daniel Kachamba playing a guitar have been circulating on social media all week. Recorded in Göttingen, ...

Malawi, a beautiful country in southeast Africa, is famous for its vibrant culture and music. Although most tourists flock to the popular festivals, there are some lesser-known gems that deserve your ...

Malawi’s grief over the death of veteran musician and theatre actor Chris Mbendera is a reminder that a country’s cultural ...

He is the music tap that never runs dry. Whilst the Malawian music weather forecast can always be unpredictable and somewhat unidirectional, there is one man who knows exactly where Malawi music is ...

You might not think you know much about Malawian music, but chances are you have heard it, or at least musicians influenced by it. African music in general first came to international attention in the ...

The Lake of Stars festival put Malawi on the music map, and its vibrant scene now rivals the country’s dazzling landscape Malawi’s music scene is growing quickly, thanks to the internet, and the fact ...

Here’s one life’s great conundrum: If music is the food of love why it is then that is there’s no love among those that cook the food for love in the country? Why is it then that the Malawian ...

At the backstage in Sunbird Nkopola Lodge – Mangochi on the shores of Lake Malawi, I nearly find it impossible to speak to Lucius Banda, who is the lead organiser of Malawi’s famed Sand Music Festival ...

As a wealthy white westerner with power and access to resources, Brennan philanthropic mission to help Malawian prisoner-musicians feels too close to the archetype of the great white savior who is ...

Tumaini festival, which is held at the Dzaleka camp, aims to change perceptions about refugees by showcasing their many talents Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp, a sprawling former political prison ...

On the first volume of the new Hen House Records series, Sounds of Malawi, there is abundance. The artist lineup is generationally and stylistically diverse. The music is recorded with the utmost care ...