Impact Events has announced Nigerian musician MR P as one of the headliners of the Sand Music Festival this coming October.

Music continues to break boundaries and unite people from different backgrounds among other merits. In Malawi, the art has also created job opportunities for thousands. Musicians Union of Malawi (MUM) says there are over two thousand musicians plying their trade in the country and abroad.

Author of the newly launched Malangano Novel Alfred Msadala has expressed delight with feedback the book has received from students of Mjamba and Malosa secondary schools. Msadala made these remarks at Malosa Secondary School in Zomba where he was giving awards to six students who have given the best reviews on the book through a project which was aimed at developing critical thinking skills among learners.

While musician Sam Shaba is having no kind words for local musicians who copy foreign music genres, his brother in guitars Malala feels most artists in the country are at the mercy of market forces.