Coolio, the rapper whose playful and sometimes gritty takes on West Coast rap and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” made him a hip-hop star in the 1990s, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 59.

Zodiak Broadcasting Station-ZBS has on Monday 26th September signed a partnership with Lawi, a Malawian afro-jazz maestro for promotion of his Thirties Album launch, on 8th October in Lilongwe.

The only surviving member of Lucky stars band, Borniface Ndamera, says is scheduled to conduct a series of shows in Chikwawa and Nsanje slated for this month end after a long time of failing to have an interaction with the people there.

It was a day of fun and talent. Young and old could not miss it.

Real estate company Altas Realtors has summoned its brand ambassador musician Wikise to discuss the future of their partnership after he released a song which the firm says is contrary to its values.

The Musicians Association of Malawi (MAM) has expressed its enthusiasm for the launch of the Copyright Fund by the Copyright Society of Malawi (COSOMA), which aims to help artists in Malawi finance creative projects.

His name is not new in Malawi’s music cycles. A mere visit on several search engines for urban music, will definitely bump into his tunes.

Musicians Union of Malawi (MUM) says it is yet to organize training campaign to allow artists to know how their songs will be uploaded on malankiemusic.com.

Alpha Arts and Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) have on Wednesday signed a partnership making Zodiak this year’s official broadcaster for the Miss Malawi beauty pageant.