Many Christians in Malawi are criticizing the inclusion of a controversial tradition in Christmas celebrations -- a dance of the Chewa, called Gule wankulu. Some Christians call the practice wicked.

Dance as a ceremonial activity is no issue for me but when it is the means with which to justify the political misdeeds to please those in leadership positions. Malawi as a country is well well-known ...

Since the demise of Vic Marley and Mafunyeta, the genre of dancehall music in Malawi has been looking for a new king and fortunately it has found one, Happy Mguza, better known by his stage name King ...

A few weeks ago I flew to Malawi to meet Toby Gough, the fringe's most irrepressible theatre director. He took me to Kumbali Lodge, on the outskirts of Lilongwe, and insisted that I was given the key ...

This article attempts to place Nyau, a dance form, a men's association, and a ritual system among the Chewa of central Malawi, in the context of contemporary (1983-86) rural Malawi. Deriving from ...

Just a few months after the local dance trio the Stepas wowed Malawi with their performances at the E-Wallet contest, they have found themselves a new manager and a dance coach to assist their growth.

Gender, power, and performance -- Dance and nationalism in the independence movement -- Dance and social control in Banda's Malawi -- Dance, the transition to multipartyism, and patronage -- Power and ...

Deeply touched by the on-going untold misery for people born and living with albinism, Malawians in the UK ganged for a common purpose and organised a 'Dinner and Dance' aimed at raising funds to help ...