A concert organised by Musicians Union of Malawi (Mum) Welfare Committee at Mlambe Hall in Balaka District to raise funds for veteran musician Isaac Liotcha hit a snag on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Liotcha, a former Alleluya Band member, is in need of urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n
Mum Welfare Committee Coordinator, Princess Chitsulo, said Monday that they failed to raise the targeted amount of K 3.5 million.<\/p>\n
She also said the show attracted low patronage.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe turnout was not good. We collected K324,000 with a lot of pledges as well, amounting to K233,000. Out of the amount, K40,000 was used for other emergency logistics. We gave Isaac Liotcha\u2019s family cash totalling K284,000,\u201d Chitsulo said.<\/p>\n
She hailed people who patronised the show as well as artists who performed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite this setback, we will continue to organise different events. We are actually thinking of [organising] a big walk,\u201d Chitsulo said.<\/p>\n
She said that, apart from raising funds to help Liotcha get medical attention, they were also looking at generating enough for the welfare committee to help other musicians as well.<\/p>\n
Chitsulo said that some of the musicians who were on the line-up did not make it.<\/p>\n
Chitsulo, Alleluya Band, Eliza Mponya, Steve Wazisomo Muliya and Hezekiah Wachiwiri were some of the musicians who performed.<\/p>\n
Liotcha, who has been unwell with eye and liver problems, yesterday confirmed that he has received K284,000.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would like to thank the organisers of the show, led by Princess Chitsulo, for helping me although the concert did not raise enough. I will be travelling to Blantyre tomorrow (today) to meet my doctor,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Due to illness, Liotcha has not been active on stage.<\/p>\n
The Balaka-based musician said he has been to several hospitals in the country seeking medical treatment but has failed in some instances because of finances.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is an improvement at the moment,\u201d Liotcha said.<\/p>\n
The musician said he would like to get back to the stage once he gets better.<\/p>\n
Liotcha said, apart from eye and liver problems, there are other complications such as loss of blood\u2014 all of which require urgent medical attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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