{"id":76123,"date":"2019-03-28T10:33:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T08:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=76123"},"modified":"2019-03-28T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T08:33:01","slug":"grace-chinga-memorial-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2019\/03\/28\/grace-chinga-memorial-sunday\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Chinga memorial Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sam Banda Jnr:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
MIRACLE\u2014I cannot
move away from my
mother\u2019s style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mibawa Multipurpose Hall in Blantyre will on Sunday play host to the memorial of renowned fallen<\/a> gospel star Grace Chinga.<\/p>\n

The show has been organised by Chinga\u2019s children in conjunction with Mibawa Television.<\/p>\n

Chinga died on March 16 2016 and was laid to rest at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre.<\/p>\n

The singer was arguably among the best composers in the country.<\/p>\n

Her music entertained and touched a lot of souls and continues to do so. Her songs also continue to enjoy airplay in different platforms in the country.<\/p>\n

Chinga\u2019s daughter Miracle, who has been in the limelight with her brother Steve Spesho, said Wednesday all was set for the memorial to celebrate her mother\u2019s life and music exploits.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst of all, I would like to thank Mibawa for coming out to support us in this show. Since we lost our mother, we have always wanted to hold a memorial show but we could not manage due to resources. Now Mibawa has relieved us. We want to celebrate with the people my mother\u2019s life and music,\u201d<\/em> Miracle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She said during the memorial, people will have a chance of enjoying almost all her mother\u2019s songs which she will perform live.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will make sure that we perform all the songs from all her albums including the ones she left. She had lots of songs and some of them she did not record. I hope we will have the time to perform all the songs. It will be an afternoon to remember,\u201d<\/em> Miracle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She said with resources permitting, they would want the memorial show to continue being held every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI learnt a lot from my mother, I am in music today because of my mother. She taught me the dos and don\u2019ts of music. I can say since she passed on, I have been under pressure to fill my mother\u2019s shoes but God has been there and guided me. She was such a talented musician and most of all, a loving mother. We miss her,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Miracle said she will continue to keep her mother\u2019s legacy alive together with her siblings Steve Spesho and Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can say there has been progress in my music. I am currently working on my own songs and this year for sure I will be releasing my debut album. But that does not mean I will stop performing my mother\u2019s songs, my songs are just an addition to my mother\u2019s collection. Steve Spesho is also working on his album so there is more work on the ground,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So far Miracle has managed to record three songs \u2018Kumusakaniza\u2019, \u2018Mulungu Pondilenga\u2019, and \u2018Hossana\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe songs are not on the market but people have already started accessing them just to have a taste. There are more songs coming but I am taking my time. I have managed to produce a music video for \u2018Hossana\u2019,\u201d<\/em> she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The youthful musician, who is currently pursuing business studies at Malawi College of Accountancy in Blantyre, said she will continue to learn from her mother\u2019s music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot move away from my mother\u2019s style because I look up to her in music and I am not changing because of what people are saying. Even if I copy some of her style I don\u2019t think I am wrong. Grace was my mother and I am in music today because she made this path,\u201d<\/em> Miracle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She admitted that sometimes she has been under pressure but God has been her shield and that with time she believes all things will take shape as regards music as well as having a manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs human beings we have shortfalls but people have been with us. I also would like to encourage parents to support their children if they notice talent in them. Do not discourage them because you never know what they will become tomorrow,\u201d<\/em> Miracle said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mibawa\u2019s Daniel Thom better known as Super DT said the show is part of their corporate social responsibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrace Chinga contributed so much to the nation and we thought of helping out with a memorial. The whole show is for free, sound is for free and so all proceeds will go to the children,\u201d<\/em> DT said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other artists set to perform at the memorial show include Eliza Mponya, All Angels Choir, Robertson Music, Eliza Longwe, Anglican Voices, Carlo Kadzuwa, Francis Khembo and Gloria Manong\u2019a.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Sam Banda Jnr: Mibawa Multipurpose Hall in Blantyre will on Sunday play host to the memorial of renowned fallen gospel star Grace Chinga. The show has been organised by Chinga\u2019s children in conjunction with Mibawa Television. Chinga died on March 16 2016 and was laid to rest at HHI Cemetery in Blantyre. The singer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":76131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76123"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76132,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76123\/revisions\/76132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}