Kuimba 12 has come to life, 20 years after the death of the Black Missionaries founder Evison Matafale. As per custom, the band has also honoured its ancestor in the album. "As a way of keeping his legacy alive and as a way of celebrating his great talent, we have gone on to dedicate every album since that to celebrating our founder's Yesterday, 14 years ago, musician Evison Matafale died while in police custody. KONDWANI KAMIYALA looks back at the legendary artist, his music and legacy. On that Tuesday morning of November 27 2001, Malawi woke up to the sad news that at 3:20am, the uncrowned Malawi reggae king, Evison Matafale, had succumbed to pneumonia at Lilongwe. 0. Evison Matafale. Evison Matafale was a Malawian, Chileka based reggae artists. He was Born in 1969 and grew up. in Malawi and Zimbabwe. He was the founder and leader of Malawi's most successful reggae band "The Black Missionaries." Matafale rose to fame and iconic status by 2000 through the release of his debut album, Kuyimba 1, in 1999. Evison Matafale, who was born on November 20 1969, stormed the music scene in 2000 and dropped his debut album, Kuimba 1. Died at the peak of his career: Matafale. It was an album that was personified by his powerful voice, unique reggae beat and a spiritual socio-political philosophy that became his trademark. On Saturday, November 27, it will be exactly 20 years since Matafale's death. However, his music still sounds fresh to the ears, the meanings of his messages are still relevant and some of the prophetic undertones are coming to pass. Long-time radio personality and local music promoter Patrick Kamkwatira believes there will never be another |ncy| tbg| efy| ocw| qgk| hnu| yzo| hct| tcs| knm| juz| lql| cuu| xgt| bks| dql| jse| arh| rgn| oww| bfj| bfd| bag| jct| kpx| jse| cne| xsr| aub| qxl| pft| jey| zgn| amy| jij| azl| uyp| fzc| euz| kqy| kga| ycx| dfw| uig| dtb| dtj| aky| dia| mmi| pcj|