Reggae group Black Missionaries have been on a busy ride this festive season, jumping from one place to the other for performances.
\nOver the weekend, the group performed at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday and, on Sunday, at Blantyre Sports Club, where they curtainraised for Zimbabwean star Jah Prayzah.
\nIn fact, soon after their performance at Blantyre Sports Club on Sunday night, they left for Zitherepano in Mangochi, where they also performed during the early hours of Christmas.
\nBlack Missionaries then also performed at M1 Centre Point in Lilongwe on Christmas, when they shared the stage with, among other artists, Skeffa Chimoto and the Real Sounds Band.
\nOn Boxing Day, the reggae group performed at Mibawa Multipurpose Hall and, according to Black\u2019s lead vocalist Anjiru Fumulani, this was their last show in Blantyre in 2017.
\n\u201cWe are always happy when we perform in Blantyre because this is our home. We would like to thank Mibawa for hosting us and this is our last show in Blantyre,\u201d Anjiru said.
\nThe reggae group shared the stage with Find Codi and Mibawa Band and the show went all the way to the early hours of yesterday.
\nThere were rains on the night but this did not stop people from patronising the gig.
\nBlacks are crowd-pullers in the country but, on this day, they did not pull a huge audience.
\nMissing on the list of performers from the Chileka crew was Anthony \u2018Mr Cool\u2019 Makondetsa.
\nAnjiru said later that Makondetsa developed fever on the night of the show; hence, he could not perform.
\n\u201cHe came for the show but he developed fever so he could not perform and left for home. The audience was informed of this development and I am happy they understood us,\u201d Anjiru said.
\nThe absence of Makondetsa forced Black Missionaries to jump on stage much earlier and they were forced to perform for a long time.
\nDespite the challenge, Black Missionaries, which jumped on stage at midnight after people had sampled performances from other Chileka siblings namely Khozie Masimbe and Yanjanani Chumbu, did not disappoint.
\nThey performed for more than two hours non-stop, treating people to songs from their Kuimba albums.
\nIt was a razor-sharp performance that kept people on the dance floor.
\nTheir sound was excellent for the ear as they dished out songs such as \u2018Timba\u2019, \u2018Mulomo\u2019, \u2018Rasta man\u2019s Wife\u2019, \u2018Sitizagwada\u2019, \u2018Nsanje\u2019, and \u2018Dalo\u2019.
\nAnjiru led in most of the songs, while hoarse voiced Chizondi Fumulani, who is also a keyboardist, starred in other songs.
\n\u201cI have been given a better treat on Boxing Day. I have enjoyed all the performances. Of course I would have loved to watch Anthony Makondetsa as well but Blacks did well,\u201d a fan, Ackim Phiri, said.
\nFind Codi and Mibawa Band also did well and showed potential.
\nMasimbe also made headway as his performance received support from the audience.
\nYanjanani, too, had a fair share, although he needs to do more to show that he can strike the chord as a musician.
\nWith everything perfect for Blacks in terms of sound, the group now has to work on improving its stage work, which is predictable most of the times.
\nBlack Missionaries will today perform at the Gravity Plus in Mchinji and, tomorrow, in Dwangwa, Livingstonia Beach in Salima on New Year\u2019s Eve and Machinga on January 1, before going on a break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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