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With a tour schedule to make even the most hard working of musicians blush, Madalitso Band have taken their exuberant, Malawian folk music from the streets of Lilongwe to thrilling audiences across Europe and are now are gearing up to release their third album Musakayike via the acclaimed Swiss imprint Bongo Joe.
The Malawian duo’s setup comprises a homemade one-string slide bass (Babatone), a cowskin foot drum thumped with the heel and a 4 string guitar. The guitar, played by Yosefe Kalekeni, holds close to the rhythm while lead singer Yobu Maligwa’s long-necked, babtone serves as both the bottom end and lead. When asked why they make their own instruments, they will simply reply “that’s how we get the sound we want.”
Some 20 years ago, at the start of a now long friendship, the duo decided to build their own instruments to recreate the sounds they'd heard on the radio growing up. Live, these songs stretch out well over 10 minutes, designed to get and then keep the audience dancing, but on this new record they were fine tuned and trimmed back before heading into the studio.
Tracklist
A1/1.Ali Ndi vuto
A2/2. Chikondi Sichiona Nkhope
A3/3. Diya
A4/4. Mwandikumbutsa
B1/5. Musakayike
B2/6. Wandiputa Dala
B3/7. Mwaza
B4/8. Jingo Janga
Soundwave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI_iju2BS4s