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Tapps Bandawe
Tapiwa "Tapps" Bandawe is a Malawian record producer. He lived in South Africa for two years before returning to Malawi. He is credited for producing the music of popular Malawian singers, such as Lucky Dube, Brenda Fassie, Jozi (South Africa), 2Face (Nigeria), Nameless (Kenya), K’Millian (Zambia), Lucius Banda, Mlaka Maliro, Theo Thompson and Phyzix (Malawi) just to name a few. His studio is called Audio Vision Studio. As a producer, Tapps is credited for helping the artist Tay Grin launch his hip-hop career by cutting the first Malawian ''Proudly African'' CD. He has also produced the song "Oh My Malawi" for Lucius Banda Lucius Chicco Banda (born 17 August 1970), better known by his stage name Soldier Lucius Banda, is a Malawian singer-songwriter, music producer and politician from Balaka, Malawi. Music career Lucius Banda was born on 17 August 1970 in Sosol ..., and has worked with artists such as Maskal. References {{Reflist Malawian record producers Alum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over 60 million people, the country is the world's 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and legislative branches of government based in Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town respectively. The largest city is Johannesburg. About 80% of the population are Black Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of 19,431,566 (as of January 2021). Malawi's capital (and largest city) is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre, its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital, Zomba. The name ''Malawi'' comes from the Maravi, an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by migrating Bantu groups . Centuries later, in 1891, the area was colonised by the British and became a protectorate of the United Kingdom known as Nyasaland. In 1953, it b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Dube
Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced ''duu-beh''; luckydubemusic.com, Retrieved 19 October 2007 3 August 1964 – 18 October 2007) was a South African reggae musician and rastafarian considered to be one of the most important musicians in the history of African music and one of the greatest reggae musicians of all time.The South African born but globally revered reggae legend recorded 22 albums in Zulu, English, and in a 25-year period and was South Africa's as well as Africa's biggest-selling reggae superstar to date. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Fassie
Brenda Nokuzola Fassie (3 November 1964 – 9 May 2004) was a South African singer, songwriter, dancer and activist. Affectionately called MaBrrr by her fans, she is also known as the "Queen of African Pop", the " Madonna of The Townships" or simply as The Black Madonna. Her bold stage antics earned a reputation for "outrageousness";Desa Philadelphia"Brenda Fassie: Africa: The Madonna Of The Townships" ''Time'', 15 September 2001. ironically, her Xhosa name, Nokuzola, means "quiet", "calm", or "peace". Biography Brenda Nokuzola Fassie was born in Langa, Cape Town on 3 November 1964, the youngest of nine children. She was named after the American singer Brenda Lee. Her father died when she was only two years old; with the help of her mother, a pianist, she soon started earning money by singing for tourists. When she was 16 years old in 1981, she received a visit by Hendrick "Koloi" Lebona. As a result, she left Cape Town for Soweto, Johannesburg, to seek her fortune as a sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucius Banda
Lucius Chicco Banda (born 17 August 1970), better known by his stage name Soldier Lucius Banda, is a Malawian singer-songwriter, music producer and politician from Balaka, Malawi. Music career Lucius Banda was born on 17 August 1970 in Sosola Village in Group Village headman Kapalamula and Traditional Authority Nsamala in Balaka District of Southern Malawi. His music career started in 1983 when he was 13 years old when he started singing with his brother Paul Banda and leader of Alleluya Band. He first appeared on stage in 1985 with his brother's led Alleluya Band. Lucius Banda started his music career while in elementary school at Mponda Full Primary School. To further his music career Lucius Banda decided to go to music school in South Africa. This dream was fulfilled in 1993 when he joined Dorkey house in Johannesburg, where he spent one full year studying music. He recorded his first album titled 'Son of a Poor Man' at shandel music studio with the help of producer Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mlaka Maliro
Mlaka Maliro is a Malawian This article is about the demographic features of the population of Malawi, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Malawi de ... gospel singer, songwriter, and evangelist. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with his debut album "Dzanja Lalemba" (''The Hand Has Written'') which sold over 131,000 copies in four months. He has released several successful albums, including "Maloto", "Usalire", and "Gologolo".His music career spans over two decades, with a transition from secular to gospel music in 2011. Background Early life and career Maliro was born on March 23, 1984, in Blantyre.He started his music career in the early 1990s. His popular songs include "Wangolakwa" and "Abraham", among others. His music is a blend of roots reggae and traditional Malawian rhythms, with lyrics that inspire and uplift. He has performed at numerous co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyzix
Noel Chikoleka (born 27 October 1983) better known by his stage name Phyzix, is a Malawian musician, rapper, songwriter and activist. He gained national recognition in 2006 when he released the song titled "Cholapitsa" (boogeyman) which sold over 40, 000 copies national wide within a month and has released over 6 albums. In 2020, he won a UMP Awards, UMP Award in Best Hip Hop artist of the year. Background Early life Chikoleka on 22 October, 1989 in Area 12, Lilongwe, Malawi. He later moved to Area 25 in Lilongwe to purse his career. Chikoleka's major breakthrough came in 2006 after releasing his single titled "Cholapitsa" (The Boogeyman) to which he later shot the music video of it that toped charts in Malawi. In 2008, Chikoleka came up with his own entertainment company labelled “It's Only Entertainment” (IOE). In 2009, he released his debut album titled "The Lone Ranger LP" which had successful singles such as "Gamba", "Abwana" “Jessie”, and "Usodzi". Chiko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music In Africa
Music is generally defined as the The arts, art of arranging sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Exact definition of music, definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect of all human societies, a cultural universal. While scholars agree that music is defined by a elements of music, few specific elements, there is Elements of music#Selection of elements, no consensus on their precise definitions. The creation of music is commonly divided into musical composition, musical improvisation, and musical performance, though the topic itself extends into #Academic study, academic disciplines, Music journalism, criticism, Philosophy of music, philosophy, and Music psychology, psychology. Music may be performed or improvised using a vast range of musical instrument, instruments, including the human voice. In some musical contexts, a performance or composi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tay Grin
Limbani Kalilani (born 15 June 1984) is a Malawian hip hop artist better known by his stage name Tay Grin. In 2009 Tay Grin founded an Entertainment & Event Promotion company, which helps to promote events across Malawi. The company is known as Black Rhyno Entertainment. In 2014, Grin won a Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts (BEFFTA) award for Best International African Act. In 2016, he won the BEFFTA Star Award in the music category. He has performed at the annual Lake of Stars Music Festival. He also won the 2016 WatsUp TV Africa Music Video Awards Best Traditional Video award, with the Video Chipapapa featuring 2baba. He has also won numerous local awards like the Nyasa Music awards and the Urban Music People ( UMP Awards) in categories such as best live act, best video and best Male artist. In 2018, he won the UMP Fashion awards for Most Fashionable Celebrity. Business ventures Tay is the CEO of Black Rhyno Entertainment. Under this label he signed other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maskal (singer)
Maskal, born Masiye Kalso Kasaru on November 20, 1985, is a Malawian Afro-R&B singer from Ntcheu. His most popular song is "Udalire". He was nominated in two categories at the Malawian Music Awards (MMA) 2011 – "Best Male" and "Best R&B". He won Best Male Vocal for the MMA 2011. Career Early career He has a diploma in Information Systems from Polytecnic and worked as an IT officer for the Blantyre Malaria Project. Music career He wrote his first song in February 2001. He made his debut on Young Kay's songs, "Utawaleza", "Photobook", and "Mamvelamvela". He was picked up by music promoter Nde'feyo Entertainment. Since launching his career he has collaborated on songs like "Malawi Goodlife" with Lucius Banda, Black Missionaries, Young Kay and Tigris. He released his first album "Nthawi" in 2010. He has performed at many local concerts and shows. He was the fourth Malawian to perform at Big Brother Africa ''Big Brother Africa'' is the African version of the international realit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
