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l radio malawi as an eclectic fusion of the arts on the sunny shores of the warm heart of africa the 2015 lake of stars festival will be held on the last weekend of september 25th 27th and promises even more of the high quality entertainment that has seen it develop into a globally respected event spread across three days and three stages the line up will feature a wealth of talent from malawi africa and beyond alongside the main festival at nkopola lodge free outreach activities will also take place in neighbouring chipoka village for the local community for the first time the festival will feature a nigerian artist ric hassani whose huge hit dance dance baby dance can be heard blasting from every club minibus and local radio across malawi among the malawian artists already confirmed to perform are hip hop favourite gwamba recipient of the recent malawi musician s union award for best r b artist danny kalima and up and coming singer songwriter george kalukusha international flavour will come from cutting edge scottish trio young fathers winners of the prestigious 2014 mercury prize and 2014 scottish album of the year award helping to further the cultural connections between scotland and malawi many more acts will be announced over the next few months last year s festival saw a number of local and international brands partnering with the event this trend is set to continue in 2015 with support confirmed from the country s national airline carrier malawian airlines as well as multichoice continental outdoors and the royal norwegian embassy all of whom were involved in 2014 a new partnership has also been established with solar energy social enterprise sunnymoney who will be working with lake of stars to illuminate parts of the festival using their solar lights after the festival these will be donated to the local community in chipoka village lake of stars director will jameson said we re excited to be launching this year s lake of stars festival with the backing of a number of our sponsors and partners from 2014 alongside new partners to run the event to world class standards is a huge undertaking and one that wouldn t be possible without their generous support there are still opportunities to partner with lake of stars and reach our media audience of 600 million so if any companies are interested please do get in touch last year s festival was our biggest and best to date and this year we want to deliver an even better experience for all those who are involved we are extremely grateful for the love and support that s shown to lake of stars each year by the people of malawi and we want to continue raising the bar for live events within the country a limited number of three day tickets for this year s festival went on sale on friday march 6th at the super early bird discounted price of mwk19 000 about usd40 in lilongwe these tickets are still available from papaya café in the game complex and in blantyre from café ameca at cure hospital mwk1 000 from each of this ticket type will be donated to support flood relief efforts in mangochi further pre sale tickets will be released for the festival at a later date with plenty of opportunities to buy tickets at a discounted price before the full entrance fee applies lake of stars has grown from humble beginnings since its inception in 2003 at chinteche inn to become a high profile multi arts event frequently recognised as a leading player in the african festivals market lake of stars offers malawian artists an unrivalled opportunity to showcase their talents on an international stage according to malawi s the nation newspaper it is bigger better boosting the economy through events tourism and south africa s mail guardian says lake of stars has become much more than a music festival it is a celebration of artistic expression and increasingly a platform to launch young malawian talent in the months leading up to the festival lake of stars will be holding more cultural events and activities across the country than ever before plans include a mzuzu sunset sessions event in april an international film festival in lilongwe in may a children s festival in june and branching out into sports tourism through involvement with the mount mulanje porters race and malawi s olympic team in july for further information and announcements about lake of stars visit http www lakeofstars org follow the festival on twitter and connect on facebook leave a comment posted in artists events 4 stars for made in malawi posted on february 10 2015 by padraicmacoireachtaigh leave a comment neil and the new vibration s debut album made in malawi has garnered a 4 star review in the prestigious songlines magazine they have created a thoroughly charming fusion of country rock with some african pop elements nayar has a captivating voice he also plays an acoustic guitar that blends seamlessly with the sparkling electric guitar of blessings nkhoma the end result refreshing and unpretentious you can purchase the album on itunes here https itunes apple com gb album made in malawi id907244681 leave a comment posted in uncategorized the very best s video from mangochi for new single hear me posted on november 20 2014 by padraicmacoireachtaigh leave a comment ahead of the release of their next album the very best have shared the incredible video for their new single hear me the time lapses were filmed around m dala chikowa village in mangochi where the album was written and recorded the track features vampire weekend s chris baio on bass johan hugo says of shooting the video between writing songs and recording we would climb the mountains above the lake and set the camera up to take time lapses any time we wanted a break we would bring the camera on a tripod to the shop or to someone s small house and leave it taking time lapses we would sit for hours in the dark while the camera clicked away working on a song tweaking melodies or words mosquitoes everywhere sometimes we would leave the camera running and trek back to the house hoping no one would find it read more about the video and single on pitchfork here leave a comment posted in uncategorized malawi mouse boys us tour featured in washington times posted on november 4 2014 by padraicmacoireachtaigh leave a comment following their sold out tour in the united states the malawi mouse boys have been featured in the washington times we have wanted to play in the united states since we were 12 and we thank god and we thank mr brennan our manager for bringing us here we can t believe we are here and even our parents can t believe we are here said joseph one of the musicians our music is not a joke and it is not just something for us to do we have always played music sometimes we thank god for giving us this music that comes from within us people talk about good music and bad music for me even though all music is meaningful to someone the dividing line is truth music that is truly genuine and can generate emotion said grammy winning producer ian brennan the group s manager the malawi mouse boys grew up as almost brothers their bond is similar to that of the jackson 5 or the carter family that is what makes their music so genuine so truthful the malawi mouse boys sophomore album dirt is good released this year is available on itunes and amazon leave a comment posted in uncategorized malawi at glasgow 2014 posted on july 24 2014 by padraicmacoireachtaigh leave a comment mafilika and the very best the biggest ever malawian music event to happen in scotland to date takes place as part of the cultural celebrations for the 20th commonwealth games lake of stars will host a special free entry event at glasgow green on saturday 26 july malawian artists tay grin the very best and mafilika will join forces with scottish musicians stanley odd and algerian british artist yadi for an energetic evening of hip hop afro indie and dance pop celebrating glasgow and scotland s relationship with malawi the free event takes place as part of the cultural celebrations for the 20 th commonwealth games mafilika will also play a late night show the night before on friday 25 july at the old fruitmarket i am honoured and humbled to be representing my country at this show it s a great platform to promote my music and showcase malawian talent to the world said malawian artist tay grin last year s city of stars festival saw malawian artist peter mawanga booked by celtic connections for a glasgow performance in january lake of stars will continue to bring festival bookers to malawi to help other artists progress their international careers we are so excited about playing this show in glasgow with all our amazing malawian music friends said johan hugo of swedish malawian duo the very best also performing at the event is hip hop collective stanley odd whose album reject was nominated for scottish album of the year the core ethos of lake of stars is one of connections and collaborations from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds we re honoured and excited to share a stage with such amazing malawian artists said solareye the group s frontman lake of stars is recognized as one of the most amazing music festivals in the world and it s great to be involved in such a positive international event described by q magazine as simply the finest festival in the world lake of stars will return to the incredible sunbird nkopola lodge from 26 28 september for the 10 th edition of the award winning arts event rated amongst the top festivals in africa by cnn and metro with the support of creative scotland the festival will build on the connections between scotland and malawi by hosting 12 creatives from scotland including a poet comedian writer filmmaker and a street artist in addition to stanley odd the lake of stars project was born from a desire to raise money for a developing economy help promote malawi as a tourist destination and expose malawian artists to an international audience the project has reached more than 200 million people through international and local media coverage and generated a spend of over 3 25 million in malawi the very best s johan said we are deeply grateful to finally be able to return to the uk for a show our first in 6 years thank you lake of stars thank you commonwealth games see you soon glasgow don t forget your dancing shoes leave a comment posted in uncategorized lake of stars included in cnn s seven african music festivals you really have to see posted on march 7 2014 by joe hartley leave a comment after already hailing malawi as africa s next go to destination cnn have included lake of stars in their best african festival list compiled with music and travel web series the fest gurus check out the article here get tickets for this year s lake of stars due to take place from 26 to 28 september over here leave a comment posted in news tagged african festival cnn fest gurus lake of stars lake of stars 2014 announced tickets on sale now posted on december 9 2013 by joe hartley leave a comment the dates and first two acts have now been revealed for lake of stars 2014 the malawi arts festival will run from 26th to 28th september at a yet to be announced venue on lake malawi skeffa chimoto and peter mawanga are the first two acts to be announced with further acts and the venue to be revealed early 2014 2014 is set to be a big year for malawi with the country also enjoying inclusion in lonely planet s best in travel 2014 top ten countries the lake of stars organisers promise a true adventure into the cultural heartbeat of a vibrant nation for those heading to malawi for the festival weekend tickets for lake of stars are available online from here watch a round up of the project s city of stars festival below which was held in september 2013 in lilongwe leave a comment posted in events tagged festival lake malawi lake of stars malawi peter mawanga skeffa chimoto win tickets to city of stars plus a night at chintheche inn posted on july 29 2013 by joe hartley leave a comment lake of stars are holding a competition on their facebook page at the moment giving away 1 night for 2 at chintheche inn on lake malawi s northern shores plus a pair of tickets to city of stars festival taking place 27 and 28 september in lilongwe to be in with a chance of winning follow this link post your entry as a comment under the picture and like the ones that you think stand out the entry with the most likes by 5pm friday 2nd august wins the line up for city of stars festival has expanded recently to take in kenyan afro pop group sauti sol british algerian singer yadi and joburg acts tumi tumi and the volume and reason the full line up can be found here and tickets for the festival can be purchased here chintheche inn prize courtesy of wilderness safaris malawi leave a comment posted in news tagged african festival chintheche city of stars competition lake of stars lilongwe malawi reason sauti sol tumi wilderness safaris last call for artists to play at sauti za busara 2014 posted on july 25 2013 by joe hartley leave a comment the deadline for artists who want to play at sauti za busara festival looms closer 31st july is the latest artists can apply to play at the international music festival which is held each february in zanzibar showcasing music from the swahili region african continent and diaspora the main criteria that they ask of artists are is your music 100 live is your music connected to africa are you interested to perform next february in zanzibar if you can answer yes yes yes then please read on those keen to get involved should head to their website to complete the application form http www busaramusic org callforartists 2014 check out a video recap of the 2013 festival below leave a comment posted in news tagged africa african festival festival sauti za busara swahili tanzania zanzibar lake of stars call for artists to play city of stars festival 2013 posted on may 15 2013 by joe hartley leave a comment lake of stars are now taking applications for artists to play at this year s new city of stars festival taking place 27 and 28 september in lilongwe malawi musicians bands djs poets comedians and any other artists who are interested should download an application form and return it by friday 7 june the form can be downloaded from here city of stars is looking to showcase emerging talent from malawi and also give african and international acts the opportunity to perform on a unique and exciting platform in front of an global audience in 2011 the project reached 200 million people worldwide through media the programme will feature live music film theatre exhibitions and speakers will promote malawian creativity and attract international artists and arts practitioners to the country read more about the festival here leave a comment posted in news tagged artist application city of stars festival lake of stars lilongwe malawi older posts artists agorosso armstrong barry1 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