Arts, they say, is born from everywhere. Be it sorrow, pain, happiness or loss.<\/p>\n
And recently, the power outages that have rocked the country have awoken the creative spirit in musician Patience Namadingo who has released a video lamenting the electricity blackouts.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just thought I should do something on this power outages as an artist, so I decided to shoot a video and the video has actually gone viral and many people have viewed it,\u201d Namadingo said.<\/p>\n
He said the blackouts have angered Malawians and that it was time someone stepped in and gave the people a smile while they wait for the problem to be sorted out.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am a gospel artist and it\u2019s my duty to feed people when they are hungry and frustrated,\u201d said the singer and guitarist.<\/p>\n
Namadingo said the country was losing out a lot due to the power shortage.<\/p>\n
\u201cProductivity both mentally and businesswise, Malawi has slowed down because of blackouts. We as artists our shows are affected,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Several sectors including the creative industry have been affected by blackouts with organisers of events and artists forced to invest on generators during shows.<\/p>\n
Some artists have had their shows end abruptly because of power shortage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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