TAY GRIN - AFRIMA NOMINEE
Vote for the Nyau king as the best male artist in southen Africa in the AFRIMA Awards by visiting www.afrima.org. Lets bring the medal home.
URBAN MUSIC ENCOURAGING YOUTHS INTO POLITICS
By Wongani Rudoh Nzima Music has been a powerful tool in politics since the 80's. Activists such as Bob Marley have been using their music inorder to influence change. As the 2019 Malawi tripartite elections are pending, the warm heart of Africa has witnessed the activeness of local urban artists in local politics and this has been greatly appreciated by local citizens. 2014 tripartite elections marked the beginning of urban music intervention into Malawis politics when one of the presidential candidates Joyce Banda of Peoples Party (PP) included an urban song titled " Odi uko!" which comprised of rap and dancehall artists. This influenced youths to participate since they were inspired by their own idols. "I was greatly inspired seeing the likes of Fredokiss, Daredevils, Blak Jak and Young K doing a song for a political party. They influenced most of us as youths since it was a thing that has been never done before." Confessed Christopher Mbuli...
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