Tag: music
Zeze’s masterclass in fan connection
While today's Gwamba Landlord Pakwao Concert in Lilongwe has brought Nigerian star Ruger to town, it is local Amapiano sensation Robert “Zeze” Ching’amba who is reminding everyone what true star power is: an unbreakable, genuine bond with the people.Dubbed the “superstar of fans” by media and admirers alike, Zeze spent the weekend proving that his...
Música en julio. La trilogía berlinesa de David Bowie (Low, "Heroes", Lodger) para escuchar en los trayectos fuera de casa, Foreign Tongues, lo... ¿último? de The Rolling Stones, Francis Bebey me cautivó con Concert Pour un Vieux Masque, y obviamente iba a escuchar Hitotarashi el reciente single de Keisuke Kuwata pues se trata de la...
Fredokiss, two others win K50m over wrongful arrest
Musician turned legislator Fred Penjani Kalua, popularly known as Fredokiss, and his two colleagues have become overnight millionaires after a Mzuzu court ruled in their favour in a six-year-old legal battle.Senior Resident Magistrate Christopher Makumba on Friday ordered the Malawi Police Service to pay the trio K50 million in damages for wrongful detention, defamation and...
Malawian artists turn on each other over COSOMA
Photo: Award-winning Malawian singer and songwriter Theresa Phondo Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) royalty dispute has taken a dramatic turn. Artists and creatives are now accusing each other of hypocrisy, cartel politics and speaking out only after falling out of favour with the system. The latest fallout follows accusations that COSOMA ignored concerns over Blank...
2026 Album #007: Charli XCX - Music, Fashion, Film
My Charli XCX hate era has officially resumed! I honestly didn't even know this was out, that's how far I dropped off. Her (lack of) relationship with Rina Sawayama, her partying with Russian regime supporters, all of it has just given me a massive 'red flag' vibe. To be fair, it was always there, I guess I just ignored it more before. Which is kinda my bad. This will be an album I listen to once and no more, even if I do like it. [Spoilers: I did not]. Maybe that means I would be primed to hate it from the outset, so keep that in mind. But I still do think most of her other music is fantastic.
COSOMA royalties row continues
Criticism of Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is deepening, with a music executive accusing the body of mishandling royalties, a dispute he says is threatening to erode artists’ trust in the system.The latest criticism comes from Madness Entertainment manager Kelvin Ngumuya, popularly known as Jaa Kev, who says this year's Blank Levy royalty distribution has...
Still Mad as Hell, and I Don’t Have Time
Last week we managed five lyrics -- not a bad showing on this blog! Fred locked down two of them, as did John -- and HL swung in to identify one more! The answers, as always, can be heard (and some seen) in this handy YouTube playlist. One of the songs that didn't get identified...
Does Vinyl sound better in the club?
In theory: No! Worse actually! In practice: Yes kind of... Here's why
Malawi draws the line on AI music
Artificial intelligence ( AI) is changing how music is made, but Malawi's entertainment industry has drawn a clear line on what it considers authentic artistry. Organizers of the Maso Awards have announced that songs and artists created entirely using artificial intelligence (AI) will not qualify for the awards, marking the latest effort by the industry...
Bizarre fetish leaks stun Malawi
A wave of leaked explicit videos exposing bizarre sexual fetishes has rocked Malawi. The clips are spreading rapidly across social media platforms. The shocking videos have sparked outrage and renewed concerns over revenge porn, online privacy and the non-consensual sharing of intimate material. The leaks our reporter has seen depicts a range of disturbing sexual...
Queen Sheba dragged into Wikise, Konkala bitter fallout
...you wanted to use him - she fires backA bitter fallout between musicians Wikise and Konkala has taken a new twist, with Queen Sheba caught in the middle and accused of fueling their split.The once close musical partners have opened up about their separation, with Wikise accusing Queen Sheba of turning them against each other,...
TezCon Exists Because We Said It Would
I didn’t notice the birds at Harry Reid.
COSOMA faces backlash over Miracle Chinga omission
The Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA) is facing a backlash after gospel musician Miracle Chinga was left out of its list of the top 10 beneficiaries of Blank Media Levy royalties. Artists and fans have taken to social media to question the selection, arguing that the Thamanga hitmaker has consistently enjoyed remarkable success over the...
If I knew that all I had to do was write a blog post about Apple Music’s absence from AAOS to actually get Apple Music on AAOS, I would have done it a year ago! Seriously, folks. The same day I wrote this post, Apple Music app was sitting there waiting for me when I...
#oneaday Day 773: Locked-in tastes
I'm increasingly convinced that there comes a point in your life where your tastes -- in every respect -- are just plain "locked", and it becomes very difficult to change them. This even extends to stepping out of your comfort zone when it comes to other works by people that you like. I am thinking...
Sidra Review
So, Apple Music has two problems: The Windows app kinda sucks. There's no app for Linux. The Linux part, I can understand. The Windows part, however, I don't - right now I've got a problem where it says "An unknown error occurred", and I think it's because I had to briefly use Wi-Fi instead of...
Good Times singer dies
James “Jim” Gilstrap, a singer whose credits include the Good Times theme song and Stevie Wonder‘s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” has died. He was 79.
‘Music From the Big House’ Frees Blues, Soul and Gospel from the Walls of Angola Prison
Standouts include a version of Lead Belly’s hit “Midnight Special” led by filmmaker Rita Chiarelli and an incarcerated band.
Google Built-in Is Out of Tune
It’s been about a year since we purchased a car with Google Built-in, and I have done my best to embrace the capabilities of Android Automotive OS (AAOS) and the apps available in Google Play. Note that my mobile phone is an iPhone, and I have used CarPlay for many years. There are several features...
#oneaday Day 772: The Lovely(-Sounding) Bones
I dread to think how much money I have spent on headphones over the years. I never buy particularly pricy ones -- I think the most expensive ones I've bought were some nice noise-cancelling Sony ones a while back, which I use when recording videos -- but I do get through 'em. I'm annoyed that...
#oneaday Day 769: Sample CDs and sonicfunkstars
I finally got around to doing something I've been meaning to do for ages today: (re)install my myriad CDs of music samples so I can have a play around with something like ACID Music again. (I don't even know if the copy of ACID Music I own still works, but it's worth a go, surely.)...
Playlist of the month: football songs
In honour of the England Men's team making the Football World Cup Semi-Finals for only the fourth time ever, this month's playlist is all about football songs. I haven't been watching the games - mainly because they're mostly on late at night or early in the morning UK time, but also because England tend to...
Somewhere, I'm online and listening to music
For a while now, my home page has shown whatever song I'm listening to (or, if idle, the last one I played). Initially, it was powered by last.fm. As I've built my own scrobbler, I populated the element from my own data. The static implementation is straightforward: I store each listen as a record. When a listen is inserted, the cache is cleared and warmed, and an update is displayed.
An Opera Explores the Strain of Prison on a Marriage
In “9131,” incarcerated composer Joseph Wilson depicts a wife’s infidelity while her husband is up for parole.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if Pandora built an API and MCP Server on top of the Pandora Genome? Imagine the joyous music solutions a person could create with access to that kind of music knowledge and information? The reality is Pandora’s algorithm is so much more powerful and accurate than any other music service. Instead...
Creating a bedtime button in Home Assistant
To help our ten-year-old get to sleep, we play some sleepy music in their bedroom each night. I've now automated this, using Home Assistant and a Zigbee scene button, so a single button press starts the automation and plays the correct Spotify playlist. Here's how I went about it. The button I bought the button...
A Timely Remix of ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ Out of a New York Prison
The Capitol riots angered Sing Sing’s Alfred Roberts. He responded with his version of what is widely known as the Black national anthem.
(I Hear He’s After Your Heart!)
Last week's Friday 10 answers have been posted, both at the original entry and in this week's brand new YouTube playlist! Y'know, for all of you visual/auditory learners an' stuff. Among the entries was the literal first time I ever heard Cher on a track, "Just Like Jesse James." It was a chart success for...
wait, meth?
i will never not be taken aback from the meth part in ‘semi-charmed life’
don’t let the end of pride stop you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrepc0EKFks Music video for Gay Thoughts directed by Jack Coleman. Shot on super 8 film.