Afropop Worldwide

Afropop Classic April 25, 2024

The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) recorded a gold mine of local music in the 1960s and '70s, but the tapes were neglected and close to ruined when broadcaster Waliko Makhala raised the alarm. With help from the Norwegian Embassy and Norwegian broadcaster Sigbjorn Nedland, digitization got underway. In this program, we sample the results guided by Waliko, Sigbjorn and Martin White, curator of AfricanPoems, a website dedicated to preserving poetry from around the continent. Produced by Martin White.

Produced by:
- Martin White
Artists
- Waliko Makhala
- Karonga Sisters
- Betty Kamanga
- The MBC Band and Chichiri Queens
- Chensau Mkukupa
- Karonga Tribesmen
- Alan Namoko
- Nyerere
- Mike Kamwendo
- Joseph Nangalembe
- Barton Harry
- Stonald Lungu
- The Lucky Stars
- Takula
Countries
- Malawi
Genre
- African Hip-Hop
- Ngulu Wamukulu
- Nyau
- Khunju