Lilongwe-based spoken word poet, Q Malewezi, who is set to launch his album People on April 2, 2016 at Bingu International Conference Centre, has revealed that the album will be pre-released on online platforms ITunes, Amazon and Google Play among others.
The celebrated poet; educator music producer and event manager said he was excited with the development, adding that the album will be released on the online platforms tomorrow.
He said, apart from Amazon and ITunes, the other online platforms are Tidal, Groove Deezer, Apple Music, Spotify and Shazam.
According to Q, who recently released the album’s track list on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter; People will be available on several online platforms for fans to stream, download and purchase.
He said he has also done so to give people a chance to appreciate the album leading up to the official launch.
The album features Faith Mussa and Marlen Chimombo and 29-year-old visual artist Corey – Glass Smith, who illustrated the album’s hard-hitting cover art.
Some of the poets spicing up the launch include Beneditco Wokoma-atani Malunga,, Menes La Plume, Robert Chiwamba, Emmanuel Banda, Sabrina Tambala, Julius Banda and special guest Vangile Gantsho from South Africa.
The poet said autographed copies of the People album and other merchandise will also be available for sale at the venue.
The tickets for the launch are selling at K5,000 for standard and K10,000 for VIP at Ulendo, Foodworths and Crossroads Hotel Business Centre.
Q, a pioneer on the spoken word poetry scene, already has two published poetry anthologies; The Road Taken and Little Discoveries to his artistic repertoire.
Over the past year, Q was also featured on CNN’s African Voices, BBC World, NME Magazine and The Travel Channel and was consequently awarded an Honorary Doctorate for his contribution to the creative arts by Mzuzu University.
The poet has recited original works at events such as Poetry Africa, AfrWeka Poetry Festival, Harare International Festival of Arts, Word N Sound Poetry Festival and Lake of Stars Arts Festival.
He is a founding member of the Living room Poetry Club in Lilongwe and mentors young poets through his spoken word programme Project-Project.
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