Have you ever heard of Neil and the New Vibration? Maybe yes, most likely not. But, you needed to have heard of them. For the record, this post is about music. Malawian music. In this case, Malawian music is really a loose term stretching from songs done in Malawi, by Malawians or people who have some sort of affinity – no matter how loose – to Malawi. It is, in a way, as I wish. And, I do not say that to sound dictatorial. There is a song, Chemwali , by Neil and the New Vibration. It is from the album, Made in Malawi . The places that I patronise, the people that I talk music with, have neither played nor told me about the song. They have not told me about Neil nor the New Vibration. I chanced on their music not long ago. I just went on the internet to look up Malawian music. There, they came. I played Chemwali , I was awestruck. You should listen to the song. You should pay a particular attention to the Malawian-sounding guitar in the song. There is a sadness in the ...
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