Collen Ali: Musician, Drummer, Keyboardist and Guitarist

There is a long story that anchors the success story behind the music being enjoyed in Malawi today. There are people who have toiled to put together music instruments, form bands and create a platform for many artists who are shining today with their releases. Collen Ali is one of them. Our Reporter ALBERT SHARRA shares his story.

Usi explains silence on Kale

Renowned comedian Michael Usi has said it is not former president the late Bingu Wa Mutharika or President Joyce Banda who have hindered the release of Kale.

Department of Culture in cultural exchange

 The Department of culture through Division of Arts and Crafts in conjunction with the National Theatre Association of Malawi has engaged itself in a cultural exchange programme with a group of eight theatre actors and actresses from Denmark, Iceland and Sweden collectively referred to as "The Northern Light".

Redefining urban music

As Malawi continues to search for a definite identity in music, the journey is certainly long and winding, just looking at the foreign elements that continue to characterise local songs.

Malawians count down for BBA8

"Biggie is always full of surprises", that is the famous the catch-line of the annual Big Brother Africa (BBA) series.

Crème brûlée at Latitude 13

Do you know what a crème brûlée is?

Well also known as burnt cream, crema catalana, or trinity cream crème brûléeis a dessert consisting of a rich custard base topped with a contrasting layer of hard caramel. It is normally served at room temperature.

Marvellous deeds to launch 3rd album

Gospel trio Marvellous Deeds is set to launch their fourth album with a promise to fans of more fireworks and soul touching songs.

Malawi music moving on

There is one common element about musicians now. Many are using live bands on stage as opposed to the use of CDs.

Arts and censorship: What goes wrong?

It has been said that Malawi’s Censorship law is still very restrictive to the point that artists fail to produce their works freely, cases in point being Michael Usi’s recent play Moto wa Chilendo which was heavily censored to the point that it lost its meaning. Thlupego Chisiza’s Semo was also banned and he was thrown into jail for staging the play and many more? CHEU MITA talks to film makers to get their take on the issue.

All you need to know about BBA 8

Big Brother Africa starts on May 26 and there are no true indications who might be leaving for the Big Brother House this year although we are aware that there were some celebrities who took part in the auditions. CHEU MITA researched the following information as we countdown to the show.