Zambian Music replaces local music in Malawi
Zambia's Mampi. Her music is one of the favourite in malawi
Zambian music is flooding the market in Malawi even enjoying more radio play than the local music. The Music Association of Malawi (MAM) president Mapemba has since blamed the private radio stations for the development.
Mapemba said the private radio stations were favouring Zambian music at the expense of Malawi songs.
“It’s you [radio stations] who are opening up Zambia music. Radio stations are giving too much air time to Zambia music,” MAM president said during Capital Radio Straight Talk programme on Thursday night monitored live by Nyasa Times.
“All radio stations in Malawi have been playing Zambian music and have been playing frequently other than local music,” pointed out Mapemba.
Asked by programme hosts, Brian Banda, what the music association is doing on the matter, Mapemba said MAM has tried to lobby the media houses.”
Banda asked Mapemba if MAM has made any research why Zambian music is having more air play in local broadcasting houses but the president of music association blamed it on Malawian altitude of not supporting local products.
“It’s our Malawian altitude, we are not proud of our products. Why can’t we start looking at our Malawian music as the best,” he said.
“Even our State President says time and again its high time Malawians love our products,” he pointed out.
Nonetheless, Mapemba said Malawi music is “booming”.
“During the {late Daniel] Kachamba time there were few musicians, look today almost popular musicians are young ones it means we are moving,” he said.
“Look now an example is Tay Grin (pictured). For the first time he has won an award. It means the music is booming,” Mapemba said.
Mapemba also disclosed that international artist coming to perform in Malawi will have to pay a fee to the music association.
“There is no way you can leave this country if you are a footballer to play football in South Africa without being registered with the football association,” he said.
He appealed to Malawians to be first in promoting local music.
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It’s mainly beacause many Malawians are jealous of creative Malawians. On the other hand Malawian musicians do not work hard to create un identity in music. But I still like to listen to Zambian music because Zambians are my brothers and sisters.
AH, AH, AH, AH l didnt know that we can make havoke lnternational where muzic is concerned. Then we are moving in a right direction nafuti nafuti nafuti nafuti
Zed bEATS BABY
Malawi, that is Zambia’s EASTERNEST province which is smaller than the Northern province. The only difference is that they are autonomous (?sovereign). So, why complain??? After all, when there is fuel shortage we cross over freely,fill our tanks, drink either Mosi or Carlsberg beer and dance to Zambian music like no man’s bzness. Nafuti, nafuti……
Munyaule nafuti iwe..eh, eh..munyaule..ohhh! Iwe, chalilila pa zed. Malawi watchout!
because we have gone down footballwise musician are doing fine. nafute nafute is a hit.
Just like it was with in us in the recent past when Congolese music used to dominate, its a phase bane!